Quebec Law 25 automated-decision and biometric provisions take effect
Concerns Quebec Law 25 (automated decisions and biometrics)
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In brief
Quebec Law 25 automated-decision and biometric provisions take effect. Recorded for Quebec (Canada) on 22 September 2023. It concerns Quebec Law 25 (automated decisions and biometrics). Afterwards the instrument is recorded as in force. In practice: Any organisation making fully automated decisions about Quebec residents must add notices, explanation and human-review channels.
- Date
- 22 September 2023
- Jurisdiction
- Quebec (Canada)
- Impact
- High
- Status afterwards
- In force
- Official source
- Publications Québec
What changed?
The second tranche of Law 25 came into force, requiring enterprises to inform individuals of decisions based exclusively on automated processing, explain factors on request, allow observations, declare biometric databases and run privacy impact assessments.
What does it mean in practice?
Any organisation making fully automated decisions about Quebec residents must add notices, explanation and human-review channels.
Official source
S.Q. 2021, c. 25Publications Québec · 22 Sep 2021
Cite this record
AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Quebec Law 25 automated-decision and biometric provisions take effect” [AIPT-CHG-0029, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-CHG-0029 (accessed 12 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Cite the official text alongside it: S.Q. 2021, c. 25, Publications Québec, https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/Fichiers_client/lois_et_reglements/LoisAnnuelles/en/2021/2021C25A.PDF.
BibTeX
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author = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
title = {{Quebec Law 25 automated-decision and biometric provisions take effect}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2023-09-22-quebec-law-25-automated-decisions}},
url = {https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2023-09-22-quebec-law-25-automated-decisions},
urldate = {2026-11-12},
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