Learn about the types of cybercrime in Canada and the world, what the Government's response is, and the ways you can prevent it. Learn about efforts made to protect children from sexual exploitation online, and to increase abilities for searching, finding and prosecuting predators.

The Government of Canada has introduced legislation to hold social media platforms accountable for addressing harmful content on their platforms and for creating a safer online space that protects all people in Canada, especially kids.

Jan 7, 2025 · Only 42% of data breaches in Canada are caused by malicious attacks. It takes around 168 days on average to identify data breaches in Canada. In 2021, Canadians lost around $100 million to online fraud. The most common types of …

Bill C-13 combines a proposed new offence of non-consensual distribution of intimate images to address cyberbullying with judicially-authorized tools to help police and prosecutors investigate the proposed new offence and other existing offences that are committed via the Internet or that involve electronic evidence.

The Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act (French: Loi sur la protection des Canadiens contre la cybercriminalité, S.C. 2014, c. 31) was introduced by the Conservative government of Stephen Harper on November 20, 2013, during the 41st Parliament, and received royal assent on December 9, 2014.

Report cybercrimes to the Cyber Centre’s online portal to get support and advice on how to protect your organization from being targeted repeatedly. Report cybercrimes and fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre through their Fraud Reporting System. Or by telephone at …

Mar 1, 2024 · Joining the growing global trend towards social media regulation, the Government of Canada introduced its long-anticipated online harms legislation, Bill C-63, on February 26. The bill proposes to create a new statute, the Online Harms Act (the OHA or the Act), and to amend other existing statutes, including the Criminal Code and the Canadian ...

Through the Internet and online currency schemes, criminal money transfers originating from Canada can be electronically routed through foreign jurisdictions with weaker safeguards to more effectively conceal illicit proceeds and simplify offshore banking.

As data becomes more valuable, protecting Canada's cyber security is more important than ever. Cybercrime affects everyone, from individuals to businesses and the government. The RCMP has special units to fight cybercrime and keep Canadians safe online.

Feb 26, 2024 · The Online Harms Act, tabled Monday, proposes to police seven categories of harmful content online. Those categories include content used to bully a child and content that encourages a child to...