Canadian tech firms adopt European GDPR rules due to stalled national privacy legislation.

Canadian tech companies are turning to European laws, such as the GDPR, for guidance after the prorogation of Parliament suspended cybersecurity, privacy, AI, data, and online harms bills. These bills must be reintroduced and debated to become law, leaving companies uncertain. The GDPR's strict data protection rules and high penalties make it a preferred standard until Canada updates its legislation, like Bill C-27, which aimed to modernize PIPEDA.

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