Basically Canada’s Bill C-22 (the Lawful Access Act) is proposed federal legislation introduced in March 2026 that expands police and intelligence powers, lowers evidentiary standards for accessing digital subscriber data, and requires tech and telecom companies to build surveillance and data retention capabilities.
It basically means that anyone offering online services MUST retain all user information. Including VPN’s
Most VPN providers have threatened to pull out of Canada, but who would want to subscribe to the ones who stay?
Basically, what other VPN like options would a user have?
Our only hope is that it doesn’t pass the Canadian Senate (which is unlikely to happen)
write to your representative, That’s about it. It has one more reeading in parliament before it goes to the senate.