Young Canadians are picking up the phone on Parliament Hill, calling on federal leaders to pass the Safe Social Media Act, and inviting children across Canada to join them in calling on National Child Day. OTTAWA, November 12, 2026 — The future is calling, and Canada’s children are asking Parliament...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Raising Canada report calls on Parliament to make children its top priority this fall by passing a stronger Safe Social Media Act OTTAWA, ON, September 8, 2026 – As millions of children return to school this fall, Children First Canada (CFC) is issuing an urgent wake-up...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Landmark Social Media Safety Act Signals a New Era for Canada’s 8 Million Kids The Era of Impunity for Big Tech Must End: Children First Canada Welcomes Introduction of the Legislation and Calls on Parliament to Act with Urgency to Protect Children and Youth. OTTAWA, ON —...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Landmark Social Media Safety Act Signals a New Era for Canada’s 8 Million Kids The Era of Impunity for Big Tech Must End: Children First Canada Welcomes Introduction of the Legislation and Calls on Parliament to Act with Urgency to Protect Children and Youth. OTTAWA, ON —...
OTTAWA (February 3, 2026) — As countries like Australia and France move ahead with sweeping age-based restrictions and major legal action rocks US-based tech industry, the country’s top online safety advocates will appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage to urge Parliament to table and pass...
Children First Canada’s foremost concern is, and always has been, the safety and dignity of children and the protection of their rights. Recent reports about Grok being used to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM) underscore a broader and deeply troubling reality: many online platforms and AI-enabled tools are failing...
Andrea Chrysanthou, APR Director, Communications Global Public Affairs
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