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The Québec National Assembly adopted Law 25, formerly called “Bill 64,” on September 21, 2021. Law 25 aims to modernise the province’s private and public sector privacy laws. Among other things, it tightens the restrictions on the handling of personal information, and grants Québecers new robust privacy rights. Though other Canadian jurisdictions are pursuing similar initiatives, the adoption of Law 25 makes Québec officially the “first jurisdiction in Canada to update its privacy legislation” The attitudes and behaviours of youth regarding online privacy has emerged as a pivotal area of study in recent years. Conventional wisdom insists that young people are unconcerned about protecting their personal information, despite empirical evidence to the contrary (Boyd & Marwick, 2011; Steeves, 2014). Growing up in an era defined by digital connectivity and ubiquitous online interactions, young people possess distinctive attitudes towards privacy and exhibit unique privacy-protective behaviours (Hargittai & Marwick, 2016). As such, this report aims to present preliminary thoughts from youth across Québec on some of the legislative provisions of Law 25, as well as privacy-related issues more generally. More specifically, we intend to answer the following research question: What are Québec youths’ perceptions and concerns about the new individual rights and provincial transparency requirements under Law 25?