An Act respecting transparency for online algorithms

Bill C-292 was a Conservative Private Member's Bill respecting transparency for online algorithms used by major Canadian platforms and federally regulated entities. Brought after the 2023 OECD Trustworthy AI Recommendation framework and the EU AI Act 2024 included transparency obligations for high-risk AI systems. The bill would have required federal-jurisdiction entities (banks, telecoms, federal departments, federal Crown corporations) to publish public-facing summaries of any AI-or-algorithmic-decision-making systems affecting Canadian rights or services, parallel to the federal Directive on Automated Decision-Making (in force April 1, 2019, revised 2023). The Office of the Privacy Commissioner endorsed the proposal. Did not pass second reading.