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Canada — Voluntary Code of Conduct on Advanced Generative AI Systems

Published27 September 2023Added 27 June 2026

Issued by Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED).

Summary

Canada’s Voluntary Code of Conduct provided an interim governance framework for organisations developing and managing advanced generative AI systems while the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act proceeded through the legislative process. The code asked signatories to adopt executive accountability, adversarial testing, bias identification, human oversight, privacy protection, and incident reporting. It also emphasised tools for detecting generative outputs, particularly audio-visual content, as part of a wider effort to maintain digital trust before binding AI legislation was in place.

Why it matters

Interim voluntary compliance bridge; executive accountability; adversarial testing; bias identification; human oversight; privacy protection aligned with PIPEDA; incident reporting; detection and watermarking priorities for generative outputs.

Governance themes

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Record metadata

Country
Canada
Region
Americas
Organisation
Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED)
Governance themes
AI governance, Risk management, Safety, Transparency, Data protection, Accountability
Document type
Guidance
Status
Published
Publication date
27 September 2023
Added to archive
27 June 2026
Archive record last updated
5 July 2026
Language
English
Original source
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Plain citation

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems, 27 September 2023. Global AI Governance Archive. https://archive.reitaw.com/documents/canada-voluntary-code-advanced-generative-ai-systems.

BibTeX

@misc{canada_voluntary_code_advanced_generative_ai_systems,
  title        = {Canada — Voluntary Code of Conduct on Advanced Generative AI Systems},
  author       = {Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED)},
  year         = {2023},
  howpublished = {Global AI Governance Archive},
  url          = {https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/voluntary-code-conduct-responsible-development-and-management-advanced-generative-ai-systems},
  note         = {Archive record: https://archive.reitaw.com/documents/canada-voluntary-code-advanced-generative-ai-systems},
}

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Recorded cross-references

  • United States — Executive Order 14110
  • EU Artificial Intelligence Act
  • UK AI Regulation White Paper

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