The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released a draft report, proposing that Canada's existing law be interpreted in line with the Court of Justice of the European Union's Google Spain case. The draft report concludes that the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) establishes a right for individuals to require search engines to de-index results from search results for that person’s name if they link to information that is inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated. Search engines are to remove or demote search results identified by such individuals if appropriate, and the individuals may lodge complaints with the Commissioner for non-compliance.
The proposal would be explicitly limited in geographic scope. It would require search engines to use geo-blocking to limit Canadians' access to the results.
The report arises from a 2016 consultation, and the Commission will accept additional comments until April 19, 2018.