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Canada Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) (CA Bill C-63)

Canadian bill establishing a duty of care for online platforms to protect children from harmful content, with specific provisions for CSAM reporting and addictive design restrictions.

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What CA Bill C-63 Requires

Key provisions of Canada Online Harms Act (Bill C-63)

Digital Safety Commission

Establishes an independent Digital Safety Commission as Canada's online safety regulator, with powers to create regulations, investigate complaints, and impose administrative monetary penalties.

Duty to Protect Children

Platforms have an affirmative duty to protect children from harmful content, including CSAM, content promoting self-harm, and bullying. This duty requires proactive measures, not just reactive takedowns.

Age-Appropriate Design

Platforms must implement age-appropriate design principles for services used by children, including privacy-by-default settings and restrictions on features that could harm children.

Mandatory CSAM Reporting

Platforms are required to report child sexual abuse material to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. Failure to report carries significant penalties.

Restrictions on Addictive Design

Platforms must restrict addictive design features for minor users, including infinite scroll, autoplay, and engagement-maximizing notification systems.

Administrative Monetary Penalties

The Digital Safety Commission can impose administrative monetary penalties for non-compliance. The bill also creates a Digital Safety Ombudsperson for public complaints.

How Phosra Helps

CA Bill C-63 provisions mapped to Phosra features

Each CA Bill C-63 requirement is addressed by a specific Phosra capability. Integrate once, and your platform is covered.

Duty to protect children

PCSS Policy Engine

addictive_design_control

Phosra's 40-category rule system covers the full scope of C-63's child protection duties, enforcing protective defaults across all connected platforms.

REST API — C-63 duty of care enforcement
bash
curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/enforcement \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "child_id": "ch_noah_08",
    "rules": ["addictive_design_control",
              "dm_restriction",
              "csam_reporting"],
    "platforms": ["youtube", "tiktok",
                  "instagram", "discord"]
  }'

CSAM reporting

CSAM Reporting

csam_reporting

The csam_reporting rule ensures platforms have CSAM detection and reporting mechanisms enabled, supporting compliance with Canada's mandatory reporting requirements.

REST API — CSAM reporting status
bash
curl -G https://api.phosra.com/v1/compliance/csam-reporting \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -d "child_id=ch_noah_08" \
  -d "regulation=ca_c63"

Addictive design restrictions

Addictive Design Control

addictive_design_control

The addictive_design_control rule disables autoplay, infinite scroll, streaks, and daily rewards across all connected platforms.

REST API — Disable addictive features
bash
curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/enforcement \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "child_id": "ch_noah_08",
    "rules": ["addictive_design_control"],
    "platforms": ["youtube", "tiktok",
                  "snapchat", "roblox"]
  }'

DM safety measures

DM Restriction

dm_restriction

The dm_restriction rule limits direct messaging to contacts-only, preventing unsolicited contact from strangers on Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and Discord.

REST API — Restrict DMs for minors
bash
curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/enforcement \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "child_id": "ch_noah_08",
    "rules": ["dm_restriction"],
    "config": { "mode": "contacts_only" },
    "platforms": ["instagram", "tiktok",
                  "snapchat", "discord"]
  }'

Enforcement documentation

Compliance Audit Trail

Complete enforcement logging provides documentary evidence for Digital Safety Commission reviews and compliance demonstrations.

REST API — DSC compliance audit
bash
curl -G https://api.phosra.com/v1/enforcement/audit \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -d "regulation=ca_bill_c63" \
  -d "format=dsc_report"

Coverage Assessment

CA Bill C-63 compliance checklist

Compliance Coverage

Child protection measures implementedPCSS Policy Engine with 40 rule categories
CSAM reporting mechanisms enabledcsam_reporting rule category
Addictive design features restrictedaddictive_design_control rule category
DM restrictions for minor accountsdm_restriction rule category
Cross-platform enforcementMulti-platform policy engine
Compliance documentation for Commission reviewEnforcement audit trail and compliance dashboard
Digital Safety Ombudsperson reportingOmbudsperson reporting integration (planned)

Start building CA Bill C-63-compliant features today

Phosra handles the complexity of multi-platform compliance so you can focus on building great products for families.

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