Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, was introduced in the House of Commons on June 10, 2026, proposing a regulatory framework for online safety that includes age-appropriate protections and a potential 16-year minimum age requirement for designated social media services. The legislation would create a Digital Safety Commission of Canada to enforce duties on regulated platforms, such as reducing exposure to harmful content and implementing age-verification or estimation measures, but the under-16 account restrictions apply only to services later designated by regulation rather than automatically across platforms. Companies could seek exemptions by demonstrating sufficient child safeguards, and full implementation would require additional regulations, commission setup, and enforcement timelines that officials have indicated could extend well beyond royal assent. As of mid-October 2026, the bill remains in the parliamentary process with ongoing debate, stakeholder input, and opposition from groups citing privacy, free expression, and regulatory scope concerns. These factors, combined with standard legislative timelines for committee review, Senate consideration, and potential amendments, make enactment of a binding under-16 restriction before year-end highly improbable according to trader consensus. No major procedural breakthroughs or accelerated timelines have been reported in recent weeks.
2026年6月10日,加拿大政府提出了 C-34 号法案《安全社交媒体法》,该法案将禁止未满 16 岁的加拿大人持有社交媒体账户。 如果 C-34 号法案,或任何其他禁止未满 16 岁人士在社交媒体平台持有账户的联邦法案,在 2026年12月31日 23:59 ET 前获得御准,此市场将判定为“是”。否则,本市场将以“否”结算。 必须获得御准。仅由众议院或参议院通过、委员会批准,或政府发布公告,均不算数。若法案的一般规定禁止未满 16 岁人士持有账户,即使法案允许例外情形,也算数;例如,符合监管机构制定的安全标准的平台,或经父母同意开设的账户。若法案的一般规定仅适用于未满 15 岁人士,则不算数。法律是否在截止期限前生效,不影响此市场的判定。省级立法不算数。 此市场的主要判定来源将是加拿大议会关于 C-34 号法案的 LEGISinfo 记录;不过,也可以采用可信报道的一致意见。
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