Bill C-11: Canadian Heritage issues final policy direction to the CRTC

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Bill C-11: Canadian Heritage issues final policy direction to the CRTC – It Business

by ahnationtalk on November 16, 2023254 Views

November 16, 2023

Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge has issued the final policy direction to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for the regulation of Bill C-11, after it initiated a public proceeding in June.

The legislation, which forces streaming services like Netflix, Disney Plus, and YouTube to pay to support Canadian media content, faced years of pushback, mostly over concerns that user-generated content will be clamped down on.

But the final policy direction shows that social media and digital creators, including podcasts, and video games will, in fact, not be subjected to the law.

The Canadian government assigned two years for the CRTC to spearhead major consultations and hearings, tasked to define Canadian content, engage with Indigenous People, equity seeking groups, ensure regulations are fair, and flexible, and more.