Culture Minister Miller says Canada can't cross CanCon 'red lines' in U.S. trade negotiations Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney says he is 'strangely confident' the prime minister 'knows what he's doing' in U.S. trade negotiations as the Online Streaming Act remains under fire.

Culture Minister Miller says Canada can’t cross CanCon ‘red lines’ in U.S. trade negotiations #OnlineStreamingAct www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...

U.S. lists demands Canada must meet to extend CUSMA U.S. trade officials are signalling that Canada will need to make policy changes if it wants long-term certainty under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) when the pact comes up for mandatory rev...

“ #Canada insists on maintaining its #OnlineStreamingAct, a law that discriminates against #U.S. #tech and #media firms, as well as a number of other measures that restrict #digitalservices #trade,” Greer said. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

CRTC expands definition of CanCon, sets minimum level for copyright ownership - The Wire Report The CRTC will be expanding the points system that is used to recognize Canadian content, allowing more creative positions such as showrunners, costume designers, and visual effects directors to be inc...

#CRTC expands definition of Canadian content, sets minimum level for copyright ownership:
#CanCon #OnlineStreamingAct

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With U.S. pressure, concern emerging about fate of online streaming, news bills OTTAWA - Cultural and broadcast industry groups are calling on the Liberal government to support the Online Streaming Act and the Online News Act, as the Prime Minister’s Office refuses

With growing U.S. pressure, questions are mounting about the future of Canada’s #OnlineStreamingAct and #OnlineNewsAct.

See what CAB President @kevindesjardins.bsky.social has to say about it here: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/wit...

U.S. Republicans pushing back against Canadian rules for foreign streamers Canada was set to receive millions from U.S. streaming services this year as a CRTC ruling comes into effect, but now it seems like the trade war may kibosh that.

Canada’s recently established #OnlineStreamingAct is being targeted by 18 right-wing lawmakers in the #US who want to dismantle it as part of a new negotiation in the ongoing #trade-war. #Canada
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U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report OTTAWA - The U.S. State Department is taking aim at Canada’s Online News Act in a human rights report that criticizes press freedom in Canada — which experts characterized Thursday

"The U.S. is determined to crush two important pieces of Canadian legislation, the #OnlineNewsAct & the #OnlineStreamingAct
Their end game is clear," said #FenHampson, #InternationalAffairs professor at #CarletonUniversity.
… news outlets are now receiving payments from a $100-million #Google fund”

CRTC approves production funds eligible to receive payments from online streamers - The Wire Report The commission granted applications from the Bell Fund, the Independent Production Fund, and the TELUS fund. It also gave conditional approval to the Quebecor Fund, Telefilm Canada’s Talent Fund, and ...

The #CRTC granted applications from the Bell Fund, the Independent Production Fund, and the TELUS fund. It also gave conditional approval to the Quebecor Fund, Telefilm Canada’s Talent Fund, and the Shaw Rocket Fund:
#OnlineStreamingAct

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Canada's retreat from DST sparks questions over digital policy future Could the Online News Act and Online Streaming Act be in the crosshairs next after digital services tax dropped amid trade dispute with U.S.?

Canada’s decision to scrap #DST is raising questions about the durability of the country’s other #digital #policy measures, such as the #OnlineStreamingAct, #OnlineNewsAct, and pending #OnlineHarms legislation:

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Quebec’s Streaming Regulation Bill 109: Unconstitutional, Unnecessary, and Unworkable - Michael Geist The federal government’s plans to regulate internet streaming services such as Netflix and Spotify through the Online Streaming Act have been mired in regulatory battles and court cases for many month...

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#CRTC #OnlineStreamingAct #CanadianVoices #BroadcastingAct #cdnpoli

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Changing CanCon rules might benefit from broader consultation, CRTC panel told - The Wire Report "It is like pulling on one thread of a tapestry and risking the entire thing unraveling,” said Blue Ant CEO Michael MacMillan, calling for more participation from government bodies that deal with the ...

During the #CRTC hearing on redefining CanCon, Blue Ant CEO Michael MacMillan called for an approach with more participation from government bodies that regularly deal with the industry:
#OnlineStreamingAct

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May 23, 2025 – Friends of Canadian Media The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) holds a public hearing from May 14 to May 27. 2025 in Gatineau, Quebec, on defining Canadian content and supporting the creation ...

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#CRTC #OnlineStreamingAct #CanadianVoices #BroadcastingAct #cdnpoli

Corus, streamers disagree on funding CanCon at CRTC hearing - The Wire Report MPA-Canada decried the “outdated” regulatory approaches of the current CanCon regime, calling instead for a system that would give streamers lighter obligations than Canadian broadcasters.

The #CRTC was presented with two distinct approaches to funding CanCon at its hearing on Friday. MPA-Canada want a two-tier system while Corus seeks to level the playing field:
#OnlineStreamingAct

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New CanCon model should encourage partnerships with Indigenous broadcasters, CRTC hears - The Wire Report APTN told the CRTC at the CanCon hearing that it wants a system that encourages streamers to partner with Indigenous broadcasters.

The CRTC's hearing on redefining audio-visual CanCon continued on Thursday with appearances from groups representing Canadians with disabilities, children’s media, and racialized and Indigenous communities:
#OnlineStreamingAct

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Streamers challenge ‘restrictive’ CanCon definitions in audio proceeding - The Wire Report As the CRTC revises its definitions of Canadian and Indigenous audio content, streamers argue that any rigid definition, along with any obligations that might come with it, would be unsuitable for the...

Music streaming services should not be required to follow "prescriptive definitions of ‘Canadian’ works," nor the content rules that might stem from them, said the Digital Media Association (DIMA) in its submission to the #CRTC:

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#OnlineStreamingAct #C11 #CanCon

Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge’s Tries to Re-Write Bill C-11 History: There Is No Quick Impleme... The government plans to release its final policy direction on Bill C-11 today just days ahead of the start of a weeks-long series of hearings at the CRTC on the Online Streaming Act (I am scheduled to...

Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge’s Tries to Re-Write Bill C-11 History: There Is No Quick Implementation and the Government is to Blame - Michael Geist bit.ly/47lsISr #BillC11 #OnlineStreamingAct #CRTC #UserContent #cdnpoli