Canada

What Canada’s New AI Privacy Ruling Means for Your Data In mid-May 2026, Canada’s privacy commissioner issued a decision that restricts how organizations can use personal information to train artificial intelligence models. The ruling, which applies to any entity processing data from Canadian residents, requires explicit consent before personal data can be used for AI training—even if that data was collected for other purposes. ...

Canada Just Changed How AI Can Use Your Data – Here’s What to Know If you use ChatGPT, Copilot, or any image generator that trains on user inputs, a recent privacy ruling in Canada could eventually affect how those services handle your personal information. In May 2026, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) issued a decision that restricts companies from using personal data to train AI models without explicit consent. Here’s what happened, why it matters, and what you can do to protect your data right now. ...