Canadian Bill C-15 (tabled Nov 4, 2025) — proposes data-mobility framework for federal PIPEDA

reference·Scope: business·Status: current

Created 2026-05-22

Claim: Federal Canadian Bill C-15 (tabled November 4, 2025) proposes adding a data-mobility framework to PIPEDA — bringing federal Canadian privacy law in line with Quebec Law 25 (Quebec Law 25: data portability effective Sept 22, 2024; penalties up to C$25M / 4% of worldwide turnover) and the EU Data Act (EU Data Act (Regulation 2023/2854): SaaS switching procedures effective Sept 2025; switching fees abolished by Sept 2027).

Source: McCarthy Tétrault Bill C-15 analysis, November 2025.

Confidence: Verified (legislative record).

Status (as of May 2026): Tabled; not yet passed. Track through 2026-2027. If passed, the data-portability conversation with Ontario / BC / Alberta SMB clients becomes the same conversation already happening in Quebec.

reference Quebec Law 25: data portability effective Sept 22, 2024; penalties up to C$25M / 4% of worldwide turnover
reference EU Data Act (Regulation 2023/2854): SaaS switching procedures effective Sept 2025; switching fees abolished by Sept 2027

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