cyberfreedom/content/bills/c-26.md

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title: "C-26"
description: "An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts"
session: "44-1"
---

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## Legislation

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|[Link to Bill](https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/44-1/c-26)|[Full Text](https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-26/first-reading)|[Open Parliament](https://openparliament.ca/bills/44-1/C-26/)|


### Coverage

- [Submission to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security](https://citizenlab.ca/2023/11/bill-c26-analysis-and-recommendations/)
- [An Overview of Canada’s Bill C-26: “An Act Respecting Cybersecurity.”](https://youtu.be/nxX1BtFrZcA)
- [Joint Letter of Concern regarding Bill C-26](https://ccla.org/privacy/joint-letter-of-concern-regarding-bill-c-26/)
- [Ottawa wants the power to create secret backdoors in our networks to allow for surveillance](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-ottawa-wants-the-power-to-create-secret-backdoors-in-our-networks-to/)