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ARTICLE · 25 MARCH 2024

The Online Streaming Act: Defining Canadian Content

In 2024, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the CRTC) is continuing its work to "modernize Canada's broadcasting framework"...

CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

In 2024, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the CRTC) is continuing its work to "modernize Canada's broadcasting framework" and "build the broadcasting system of the future" by developing a regime to regulate online streaming and on-demand services under the Broadcasting Act (the Act). The CRTC's mandate to overhaul the system flows from a set of April 2023 amendments to the Act known as the Online Streaming Act, and the Government's November 2023 Directions to the CRTC (Sustainable and Equitable Broadcasting Regulatory Framework) (the Government Policy Directions). At a high level, each of these essentially calls on the CRTC to ensure that all parts of the industry – creators, traditional broadcasters and online services – continue to do their part to deliver a wide variety of content to Canadians, with particular attention to Canadian content.

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