OTTAWA, ON and GATINEAU, QC—The CRTC is taking a major step forward in the implementation of the Online Streaming Act, which amended the Broadcasting Act, by requiring that online streaming services contribute 5% of their Canadian revenue to the Canadian broadcasting system.
The Online Streaming Act passed last year requires the CRTC to modernize the Canadian broadcasting framework and ensure that online streaming services make meaningful contributions to Canadian and Indigenous content. Immediately after the new legislation was adopted, the CRTC published a regulatory plan and launched four public consultations, including one on what base contributions online services must make to support the Canadian broadcasting system.
