[Advisors] Canada's digital charter

[Marita Moll]

After many years and dozens of false starts, it looks like the 
government has finally put together a vision document for what Canadians 
should expect as citizens in a digital world.

https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2019/05/minister-bains-announces-canadas-digital-charter.html

Today, during an address to the Empire Club of Canada, the Honourable 
Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, 
launched Canada’s newDigital Charter 
<http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/062.nsf/eng/h_00108.html>. Minister Bains 
also announced an initial set of actions that will serve to implement 
the Charter’s principles, highlighted by proposals to modernize 
the/Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 
<http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/062.nsf/eng/h_00107.html>/(PIPEDA), which 
governs the use of data and personal information by private entities. 
Additional actions will be announced in the coming days.

With Canada’s Digital Charter, the Government is laying the foundation 
for modernizing the rules that govern the digital sphere in Canada and 
rebuilding Canadians’ trust in these institutions. The Charter outlines 
what Canadians can expect from the Government in relation to the digital 
landscape, addressing important issues like universal access and hate 
online. The 10 principles set out in the Charter will provide the 
framework for continued Canadian leadership in the digital and 
data-driven economy. This principled approach will not only protect 
Canadians’ privacy and personal data but also leverage Canada’s unique 
talents and strengths in order to harness the power of digital and data 
transformation.

Marita

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