Bill C-22 was proposed by Canada’s ruling Liberal Party, which gained a parliamentary majority last month and is currently being debated in the House of Commons. Canadian law enforcement officials say the bill would help them investigate security threats earlier and act more quickly.
It is part of a broader push by governments to expand lawful access to encrypted data, a move tech companies say risks weakening user security.
The Canadian bill contains provisions that, depending on how they are implemented, could be similar to a UK data access provision order sent to Apple last year. That order prompted Apple to withdraw a feature allowing users to store data in its cloud with end-to-end encryption.
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