Gatineau—The CRTC is taking another step forward in the implementation of the Online Streaming Act (formerly Bill C-11). The Online Streaming Act, which amended the Broadcasting Act, requires the CRTC to modernize Canada’s broadcasting framework and ensure that online streaming services make meaningful contributions to Canadian and Indigenous content. In June 2024, the CRTC announced that new funding from online streaming services would be …
Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) The CRTC is taking action to bring high-speed fibre Internet to 16 rural communities in Manitoba. In 2019, the CRTC launched the Broadband Fund to help connect rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Canada. To date, the fund has improved high-speed Internet and cellphone service in 270 communities, connecting essential institutions such as schools, …
GATINEAU– The Canadian Digital Regulators Forum (Forum) is pleased to welcome the Copyright Board of Canada (Copyright Board) as a new member, a step which will further broaden the perspectives of the Forum and enhance its ability to effectively respond to the scale, speed, and global nature of digital markets. The Forum was created in June 2023 to strengthen information …
Ottawa–Gatineau—Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The CRTC is launching a public consultation on Google’s exemption application under the Online News Act (formerly Bill C-18). The Online News Act received Royal Assent on June 22, 2023, and on December 19, 2023, the Online News Act Application and Exemption Regulations (the Regulations) came into force. The Online News Act aims to ensure that online platforms that make Canadian …
Annual government study shows prices for most wireless and home Internet services declined in 2023 Ottawa – Canadians deserve affordable and reliable telecommunications services. That’s why the government has introduced policies that promote competition and directed the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to focus on competition, affordability and consumer rights. François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced …
GATINEAU – The Government of Canada released the final regulations for the Online News Act. The Act aims to enhance fairness in the Canadian digital marketplace and to contribute to the sustainability of the Canadian news sector. It does this by establishing a bargaining framework for commercial agreements between the largest digital platforms and news businesses. This framework includes several safeguards …
MONTRÉAL – The Government of Canada has reached an important milestone in this new law that supports Canadian and Indigenous stories and music. The Online Streaming Act will make sure Canadians can see themselves in the stories and music available in the new online reality and will reinvest in future generations of artists in Canada. Online streamers are being asked to contribute …
GATINEAU – A strong, independent, and free press is fundamental to our democracy. The Online News Act, passed into law this spring, will help newsrooms across Canada negotiate fair compensation when their work appears on the dominant digital platforms. Pascale St. Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced proposed regulations to implement the Online News Act. The proposed regulations provide clarity on …
Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Today, the CRTC approved NATYF’s application to add its television service, Natyf TV, to Quebec’s basic TV package, serving Francophone racialized communities who currently do not have access to this service on basic TV. The channel offers programming reflecting interests of French-speaking communities, while providing a platform for new content creators from …
GATINEAU – The Competition Bureau (Bureau), the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) are joining forces to strengthen information sharing and collaboration on matters that relate to digital markets and platforms. Through the creation of the Canadian Digital Regulators Forum, the three agencies will exchange best practices, conduct research, and …
