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Apr 27, 2023 · The bill makes changes to Canada's Broadcasting Act. The legislation requires streaming services, such as Netflix and Spotify, to pay to support Canadian media content like music and TV...
- Overview
- What will the Online Streaming Act do?
- Digital Agenda
- Directions to the CRTC (Sustainable and Equitable Broadcasting Regulatory Framework)
- Learn More About the CRTC’s Consultation Processes
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The Online Streaming Act ensures Canadian stories and music are widely available on streaming platforms to the benefit of future generations of artists and creators in Canada.
The Act is about having broadcasters, including online streaming services, do a few things, such as:
The Online Streaming Act received Royal Assent on April 27, 2023, and is the first major reform of the Broadcasting Act since 1991.
The law will give Canadians more opportunities to see themselves in what they watch and hear, under a new framework that better reflects our country today.
Here are some examples:
Video — Showcasing Canadian music
Video — Supporting stories that reflect Canada's diversity
Video — Supporting Indigenous programming
The Online Streaming Act and the Online News Act are two pieces of the government’s digital agenda. They are separate pieces of legislation with different implementation processes.
•Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11): Makes Canadian stories and music widely available to Canadians in the digital age.
The Government of Canada has issued policy directions to the CRTC, which will be responsible for the implementation of the Act.
The directions give the CRTC instructions on how it will implement the Online Streaming Act, including directions designed to:
•support Canadian creators and creative industries;
•advance Indigenous storytelling;
•increase representation of equity seeking groups;
•ensure regulations are equitable, fair and flexible;
•News release: CRTC launches consultations to modernize broadcasting system
•CRTC: Regulatory Plan to modernize Canada’s broadcasting system
•News release: Government of Canada achieves important milestone in new law that supports Canadian stories and music
•News release: Government of Canada outlines proposed directions for the Online Streaming Act to set the stage for an equitable, flexible, and adaptable regulation
Nov 22, 2021 · An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts. Short title: Online Streaming Act. Bill type. House Government Bill. Sponsor. Minister of Canadian Heritage. Text of the bill. This bill received royal assent on April 27, 2023.
On 2 February 2022, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage, introduced Bill C‑11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, in the House of Commons (short title: “Online Streaming Act”). 1
Apr 28, 2023 · The Senate has adopted Government Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, which changes Canada’s broadcasting policy and gives new powers to the country’s broadcasting regulator, among many other things. It received Royal Assent on April 27, 2023.
Mar 8, 2023 · The Liberal government's controversial Online Streaming Act is back in the House of Commons, where MPs are set to debate the Senate's amendments. Bill would require streaming service...
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The Online Streaming Act was tabled on February 2nd, 2022. If adopted, the bill would extend Canada’s legislative and regulatory framework to include online broadcasters and ensuring that the CRTC has the tools it needs to regulate a modernized broadcasting system.
