cyberfreedom/content/bills/c-63.md

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title: "C-63"
description: "Online Harms Act"
session: "44-1"
issues: ['Censorship']
---

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## Legislation

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|[Link to Bill](https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/44-1/c-63)|[Full Text](https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-63/first-reading)|[Open Parliament](https://openparliament.ca/bills/44-1/C-63/)|


### Coverage:
- [Online harms bill would create a new hate-crime offence, impose big fines on platforms that fail to comply](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-online-harms-bill-law/)
- [Liberals online harms bill to create new 'digital safety' internet commission to enforce content rules](https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/liberals-harmful-online-content)
- [The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 193: The Online Harms Act is Nearly Here – A Backgrounder and Preview](https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/02/law-bytes-podcast-episode-193/)
- [CCLA Urges Substantial Amendments to the Online Harms Act](https://ccla.org/press-release/ccla-urges-substantial-amendments-to-the-online-harms-act/)
- [Canada's New "Online Harms" bill - and overview and a few critiques](https://youtu.be/K2D4WivpPMY)