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BRIEF · 2025 · 4-MIN READ

A practical Loi 25 readiness checklist.

Quebec's Law 25 has teeth. Most non-compliant systems are non-compliant in the same five places. Here's the checklist.

TL;DR
  • Five places where most systems quietly fail Loi 25, consent flows, data inventory, retention, vendor contracts, and incident response.
  • Compliance is a one-day audit and a 4-6 week remediation for most mid-market firms.
  • You don't need to be perfect on day one, you need to demonstrate a defensible improvement plan.

The five places we find Loi 25 gaps in nine out of ten audits. None of these are exotic. All of them are findable, documentable, and remediable.

1. Consent flows that do not record granularity

Consent must be specific to the purpose. A blanket "I agree to terms" is no longer sufficient. Most CRMs ship without granular consent capture; this is fixable in configuration.

2. Data inventory that no one maintains

You cannot demonstrate compliance with personal data you cannot account for. The inventory does not need to be perfect, it needs to exist and be maintained.

3. Retention policies that exist on paper but not in systems

The policy says 7 years. The system has data from 2014. Automation is required.

4. Vendor contracts that don't flow through Loi 25 obligations

Your vendors process personal data on your behalf. Their contracts need to reflect Loi 25, not just GDPR, not just SOC 2.

5. Incident response procedures that haven't been tested

You have 72 hours to notify the CAI of a breach. If your incident response procedure has never been rehearsed, you will miss the window.

For most mid-market firms, a Loi 25 readiness audit takes about a day, and remediation, where needed, is 4-6 weeks of focused work. The legal exposure does not require perfection on day one. It requires a defensible plan, a documented understanding of the gaps, and demonstrable progress against them.

Loi 25 awareness is woven through every Platine engagement by default, alongside sector-specific privacy and security requirements. We treat it as engagement infrastructure, not a separate productized service.

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