# Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (Part 3 of Bill C-27, Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022)

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Canada
- **Instrument type**: Bill
- **Status**: Archived
- **Binding**: No — guidance, strategy or standard
- **Issuing body**: Parliament of Canada (sponsored by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry)
- **Adopted**: 2022-06-16

## In brief

Artificial Intelligence and Data Act is a non-binding bill of Canada, issued by the Parliament of Canada (sponsored by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry). Its current status is archived. Scope is as set out in the official text linked below.

## Summary

The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) was proposed as Part 3 of Bill C-27 and would have required organisations designing, developing or deploying high-impact AI systems to assess and mitigate risks of harm and bias, keep records and publish information, with enforcement by an AI and Data Commissioner and penalties for serious offences. The bill passed second reading in the House of Commons in April 2023 and was studied in committee through 2024 but never advanced to report stage. It lapsed when the 44th Parliament ended in early 2025 without the bill being passed.

## Scope

Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by Parliament of Canada (sponsored by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry). Oversight: Proposed AI and Data Commissioner within Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. Stated purpose: Regulate high-impact AI systems to prevent harm and biased output in the private sector.

## Key dates

2022-06-16: Bill C-27 introduced at first reading in the House of Commons; 2023-04-24: Second reading passed; referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology

## Notes on dates

Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0041 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0041; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/canada-artificial-intelligence-and-data-act
- **Official source**: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-27
- **Source document**: Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (Part 3 of Bill C-27, Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022)
- **Published by**: Parliament of Canada (LEGISinfo)
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (Part 3 of Bill C-27, Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022)" [AIPT-POL-0041, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0041 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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