On the slow news day of November 3, 2020, the Government of
Canada introduced Bill C-10 An Act to amend the Broadcasting
Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other
Acts for first reading in the House of Commons. These are the
first significant changes to the Act since 1991.
Bill C-10 includes a host of proposed amendments to the
Broadcasting Act that aim to bring digital media into the
broadcasting regulatory framework, specifically by making various
digital media broadcasters contribute to the Canadian broadcasting
system through the creation and promotion of Canadian content.
Context and Background
Many of Bill C-10's provisions were already anticipated by
industry and policy makers. Several of the proposed amendments can
be traced back to recommendations set out in the Final Report of
the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel
(BTLR), which was released in January 2020. The Government of
Canada promised to act on some
