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C-8 — An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts
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C-8
An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts
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BILL C-8
An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts
Last activity : Royal assent received
LPC
Assented to
Omnibus bill. It changes several different acts, one per part (2 parts). The title names only some of them, so the summary below goes part by part.
Commons · 1st2025-06-18Commons · 2nd2025-10-03Commons · 3rd2026-03-26Senate · 1st2026-03-26Senate · 2nd2026-04-23Senate · 3rd2026-06-04Royal assent2026-06-15
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What it does, in plain language
- Sets up two tracks to strengthen cyber security: new government powers over telecom companies, and a brand-new law covering sectors deemed vital to the country.
- Targets services and systems seen as vital to national security or public safety that fall under federal jurisdiction.
Part 1Telecommunications Act
- Adds promoting the security of Canada's telecommunications system to the official goals of federal telecom policy.
- Lets the Governor in Council (the federal cabinet) and the Minister of Industry order a telecom provider to do, or stop doing, anything needed to secure the system.
- Creates administrative monetary penalties — fines issued without a criminal trial — to enforce those orders and regulations.
- Sets out rules for how these orders and regulations can be challenged in court.
Part 2new Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act
- Allows the federal cabinet to designate any service or system as vital and to set classes of operators that must comply.
- Requires designated operators to build and run a cyber security program, reduce risks from suppliers and third parties, and report cyber security incidents.
- Requires those operators to follow government cyber security directions and provides for information sharing among the parties involved.
- Provides enforcement tools and consequences for non-compliance, and makes related changes to other Acts.
🤖 AI-generated from the bill’s official text as introduced — may not reflect amendments adopted since.
Registered lobbying
29 communications · 9 organizations
as of Sep 10, 2026
the 10 most recent +
Qorsa Corp.6Canadian Union of Public Employees6Kyndryl Canada Limited5International Information System Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (“ISC2”)4ELECTRICITY CANADA3
Cisco Systems Canada Co.2Google Canada Corporation1Amazon Web Services Canada, Inc.1Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)1
2026-05-13 · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
International Information System Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (“ISC2”)
Met with : Tim Logan — Senior Policy Advisor
2026-05-12 · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
International Information System Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (“ISC2”)
Met with : Simon Wood — Senior Parliamentary Affairs Advisor
2026-05-12 · Public Safety Canada (PS)
International Information System Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (“ISC2”)
Met with : Zachary Torok — Policy Advisor
2026-05-12 · Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
International Information System Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (“ISC2”)
Met with : Richard LaRose — Cyber Principal · Daniel Couillard — Director General · Jeff Rix — Senior Policy Advisor
2026-04-08 · National Research Council (NRC)
Qorsa Corp.
Met with : Dr. Joel Martin — Chief Digital Research Officer and Vice President · Dr. Sevgui Erman — Director General · Dr. Koray Karabina — Program Director
2026-04-07 · Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Qorsa Corp.
Met with : Salam Samara — Ontario Regional Advisor · Tanveerkaur Tur — Senior Advisor, Operations and Stakeholder Engagement
2026-03-03 · Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Qorsa Corp.
Met with : Sami Khoury — Senior Official, Communications Security Establishment
2026-02-23 · Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Met with : Nathalie Théberge — Vice-President · Stéphanie Paquette — Commissioner · Scott Shortliffe — Vice President
2026-02-12 · House of Commons
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Met with : Claude DeBellefeuille — MP · Joel Raby Fernandes — Parliamentary Assistant · Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba — MP
2026-02-11 · House of Commons
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Met with : Roble Osoble — Parliamentary Assistant · Fares Al Soud — Member of Parliament · Tim Logan — Senior Policy Advisor
Communications reported to the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying that name this bill. Lobbying is a lawful, publicly registered activity — this count is a fact, not a verdict. Only communications whose description names both the bill number and its title are counted, so the real total may be higher. Registry archive read on September 10, 2026; the Commissioner republishes it about monthly, and we refresh it by hand.
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