A reader from Canada just shared that apparently people in Quebec can now freeze their credit files:

https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-quebecers-act-now-to-freeze-your-credit-file

Opinion: Quebecers, act now to freeze your credit file

A Quebec law that has just gone into effect offers an important tool against identity theft.

Montreal Gazette
@briankrebs Thank you. Just emailed my MPP to ask if our province (Ontario) has anything similar in the works.