Toronto, Canada — When 24-year-old Fatima signed up for a job app during the pandemic, she didn’t expect to be monitored through facial recognition and GPS long after she logged off.
Welcome to Canada’s new digital frontier — one where surveillance technologies are no longer reserved for national security but are embedded in everyday tools: school platforms, job apps, smart city projects, even libraries.
Unlike the U.S. or EU, Canada has no comprehensive AI regulation. Private companies continue to deploy predictive tools that track behavior, emotions, and even mental health, often without meaningful consent.
“Everyone thinks Canada is a privacy haven. It’s not,” says digital rights advocate Elias Wang from Montreal. “It’s just more polite about its surveillance.”
A 2024 study by the University of British Columbia found that over 60% of public schools use third-party monitoring tools — with little to no transparency.
The question is no longer if you’re being watched, but by whom — and for what profit.
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