Complete IT support to bring your business into compliance with Quebec's Law 25. Data audits, security controls, documentation, and employee training for Montreal and Quebec SMEs.
Book Compliance AuditQuebec's Law 25 imposes strict obligations on businesses regarding personal data protection. Fines can reach $25 million or 4% of worldwide revenue. Natrix helps Montreal and Quebec SMEs achieve IT compliance through technical audits, security implementation, policy documentation, and staff training — without the enterprise-level price tag.
Law 25 is not optional. Quebec businesses must take concrete steps to protect personal data or face severe penalties.
Every business must designate someone responsible for protecting personal information. We help define this role and establish clear responsibilities.
You must know what personal data you collect, where it is stored, who has access, and what risks exist. Our audit maps everything.
Encryption, access controls, logging, secure backup, and network segmentation are required. We implement and document every control.
Clear privacy notices, data retention policies, consent management, and employee guidelines must be written and accessible.
You must maintain a breach register and notify affected individuals and the Commission within 72 hours of discovery.
Staff must understand data protection responsibilities. We provide regular training sessions tailored to your business and sector.
Law 25 (officially Bill 64, now Act 25) is Quebec's own data protection law, not the European GDPR. While both laws share common principles — transparency, consent, data minimization, and breach notification — they have important differences Quebec SMEs must understand.
Law 25 applies specifically to businesses operating in Quebec, regardless of size. It requires a designated privacy officer (mandatory for all businesses), explicit consent for data collection, and the right to data portability and automated decision transparency. Penalties are administered by the Commission d'accès à l'information (CAI), not European authorities.
If your SME does business with European clients, you may need both Law 25 and GDPR compliance. Natrix assesses your obligations under both frameworks and implements the technical controls that satisfy both simultaneously — encryption, access logging, data retention policies, and breach response procedures.
Our 4-step compliance program is designed specifically for SME budgets and timelines. No enterprise-level complexity. Just clear, actionable steps.
We map every location where personal data lives: servers, cloud services, email, mobile devices, and third-party applications. You get a complete inventory.
We evaluate your current security posture against Law 25 requirements and provide a prioritized list of gaps with estimated remediation effort.
Implementation of encryption at rest and in transit, role-based access controls, comprehensive audit logging, and secure authentication policies.
Immutable backups with defined retention periods. We ensure your backup strategy supports both recovery and compliance requirements.
We draft clear, compliant privacy notices for your website, email signatures, and customer communications that meet Law 25 standards.
Documented procedures for detecting, assessing, and reporting data breaches within the required 72-hour window to the CAI.
Interactive training sessions covering data handling, password security, phishing awareness, and incident reporting responsibilities.
Law 25 will evolve. We monitor regulatory updates, adjust your controls, and provide quarterly compliance reviews to keep you current.
From initial assessment to ongoing compliance, our structured approach gets your business Law 25-ready efficiently and affordably.
Complete inventory of personal data, risk assessment, and gap analysis against Law 25 requirements. Timeline: 2–3 weeks.
Technical controls deployment: encryption, access controls, logging, backup security, and network hardening. Timeline: 4–8 weeks.
Privacy policies, procedures, incident response plans, and employee guidelines are drafted, reviewed, and published. Timeline: 2–4 weeks.
Employee training sessions, ongoing monitoring, quarterly reviews, and proactive updates as regulations evolve. Timeline: ongoing.
Law 25 applies to every Quebec business that handles personal data. Some industries face additional scrutiny and higher compliance stakes.
Financial data security, tax compliance, client file backup.
Medical record protection, Law 25 compliance, 24/7 system availability.
Operational continuity, production system management, industrial cybersecurity.
Secure point of sale, inventory management, transaction backup.
Project document management, team collaboration, client data security.
Intellectual property protection, secure collaboration, regulatory compliance.
Or 4% of worldwide revenue — whichever is higher. For an SME, even a fraction of this amount can be catastrophic.
The Commission d'accès à l'information can issue binding orders requiring immediate corrective action.
Affected individuals can sue for damages. Quebec has an active class action culture around data breaches.
For SMEs, reputation is everything. A public data breach can destroy client relationships that took years to build.
Total typical duration: 8–16 weeks for an SME
We understand the Quebec threat landscape and the specific IT implications of Law 25. Our team stays current on every regulatory update.
Enterprise compliance consultants charge enterprise prices. Our package is specifically priced for Quebec SMEs with clear deliverables.
We handle both the IT security implementation and the policy documentation. No need to coordinate between multiple vendors.
Law 25 will change. Our ongoing monitoring ensures you stay compliant over time without scrambling to catch up.
Answers to the most important questions about Quebec data protection compliance for small and medium businesses.
We'll evaluate your current data protection practices, identify compliance gaps, and provide a clear roadmap to meet Law 25 requirements — with actionable steps and realistic timelines.
No commitment. No sales pressure. Just a clear picture of your compliance status and next steps.