Proposed change to the Canada Elections Act would crack down on 'threat' of deepfakes

Brazen meddling tactics such as deepfakes have become part of the public conversation in the U.S., but they are still 'a bit of a shock to the system' in Canada, says Canada's chief electoral officer

OTTAWA — Canada’s elections chief wants a ban on the misrepresentation of candidates and other key players in the electoral process through manipulation of their voice or image without consent.

The proposed change to the Canada Elections Act is among several measures chief electoral officer Stephane Perrault is putting forward to address the use of deepfakes and other artificially created content to fool voters.