Canada has no single age verification law applying to every website or app.
Age Verification in Canada: Laws, Requirements, and Business Implications ↗
What happened
- The article states that Bill S-209 was reintroduced in May 2025 and, as of March 2026, was being considered in the Canadian Senate.
- The article states that CAN/DGSI 127:2025 was published by DGSI and accredited by the Standards Council of Canada in 2025 as Canada's first national age assurance standard.
Why it matters to Signicat
- The guide is general regulatory explainer content with no Ondato product launch, partnership or EUDI wallet claim, so direct competitive overlap with Signicat is low.
- Canadian age-assurance demand in gambling, adult content and age-restricted retail may widen the market for document and age-estimation vendors, relevant to Signicat's document IDV line.
Evidence from the source (4 quotes)
- “Reintroduced in May 2025 as Bill S-209, the legislation is now updated to include age estimation technologies as a verification option and a narrower definition of sexually explicit content. As of March 2026, Bill S‑209 is being considered in the Canadian Senate.” source ↗
- “CAN/DGSI 127:2025, Age Assurance Technologies – Canada’s first national standard for age assurance was published by the Digital Governance Standards Institute (DGSI) and accredited by the Standards Council of Canada in 2025.” source ↗
- “Canada does not have a single age verification law that applies to every website or app.” source ↗
- “age verification is something you need to understand now and figure out how to implement it without losing your customers” source ↗
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