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Screen Use & Sleep
For parents, carers & educators
Canadian Paediatric Society; Centre for Healthy Screen Use — PDF
Practical guidance on limiting screens before bed and in bedrooms to protect kids’ sleep.
Being a Role Model for Healthy Screen Use
For parents, carers & educators
Canadian Paediatric Society; Centre for Healthy Screen Use — PDF
How parents’ own screen habits shape their kids’ and small changes that help the whole family.
Family & Community Question Bank
For parents, carers & educators
Canadian Paediatric Society; Centre for Healthy Screen Use
Answers to common parent questions on screen time, AI safety, and device readiness.
Cybertip.ca
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Canadian Centre for Child Protection
Online sexual abuse or exploitation of a child, Canada’s national tipline.
Bill C-34, full text (first reading)
The bill
Parliament of Canada · June 10, 2026
The complete legislation as introduced.
The Limits of Age-Based Restrictions
Canadian research
SickKids Child Health Policy Accelerator · 2026 · PDF
Why age minimums can only work as part of a wider safety-by-design framework.
AI Chatbots and Companions: Implications for Children and Youth
Canadian research
SickKids Child Health Policy Accelerator · 2026 · PDF
The risks AI companions pose to kids, and the case for a duty of care.
Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act Overview
The bill
Canadian Heritage
Plain-language summary of what the bill does, from Canadian Heritage.
ProtectKidsOnline.ca
For parents, carers & educators
Canadian Centre for Child Protection
Practical, age-by-age guidance on keeping kids safer online.
Statistics & Research
Canadian research
Canadian Centre for Child Protection · Ongoing
Data on online child sexual abuse and exploitation drawn from Cybertip.ca and Project Arachnid.
Centre for Healthy Screen Use, Evidence Hub
Canadian research
Canadian Paediatric Society · Ongoing
Curated research and guidance for parents, clinicians, and policymakers.
Digital media: Promoting healthy screen use
Canadian research
Canadian Paediatric Society · 2019, reaffirmed 2025
Clinical position statement for school-aged children and adolescents.
Family media plan
For parents, carers & educators
Canadian Paediatric Society
A practical household agreement for screen time, devices, and social media.