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ArriveCAN app usage needs information safeguards: OPC’s Therrien

The ArriveCAN app — which travellers into Canada must now use to submit COVID-19 related information upon arrival, according to a Monday announcement from the Public Health Agency of Canada — should be reviewed for its information security safeguards and should have limits placed on the disclosure and possession of the information it collects, according to the federal Privacy Commissioner. 

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Copyright reform not the best way forward for journalism remuneration: S-225 witnesses

Experts in the journalism industry are not in agreement on an upcoming bill aimed at providing more financial support for news publishers vis-a-vis web giants through Copyright Act reforms.

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CRTC approves station’s local content exemptions for Olympics and license revocation

The CRTC has approved an application from CBC affiliate CKRT-TV, giving the French-language television broadcaster temporary relief from its license conditions during the Tokyo Olympic Games this summer. 

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Online platforms should be held liable for child porn uploads, non-consensual content: Ethics Committee “Pornhub report”

Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault.

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Hockey broadcasters seek injunction against pirate streamers

Rogers Communications Inc., BCE Inc., and Quebecor Inc. are asking a Federal Court for a permanent injunction against a set of unknown users of IP addresses that the companies say are being used to facilitate the illegal streaming of NHL hockey games. 

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Majority of Canadians support subjecting foreign broadcasters to Canadian laws: survey

A survey by the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, an advocacy group for the broadcast industry, has found that 70 percent of Canadians surveyed support the idea of subjecting companies such as Facebook Inc., Netflix Inc., Alphabet Inc. with its Google/YouTube platform, and others to Canadian laws and taxes. 

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CRTC rejects Amherstburg FM station proposal, citing Windsor radio market impact

The CRTC has denied an application from Amherstburg Broadcasting Corporation to operate a low-power FM station in Amherstburg, ON. 

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Federal Court judge strikes elements of key-OPC affidavit in Facebook case 

A federal court judge has ruled on motions from both sides of a court battle between Facebook Inc. and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) stemming from a long-running dispute between the two. 

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New Brunswick seeks clarification from CRTC regarding NG911 PSAPs

New Brunswick is looking for answers as to whether or not independent local exchange carriers (ILECs) delivering next-generation 911  (NG911) services may connect those networks to demarcation points determined by relevant 911 Governing Authorities that may not be located at Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).

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Speaker sides with Conservatives, ruling to delete 14 amendments from C-10 passed after ‘gag’ order

The Canadian Heritage Committee’s work during its last meeting on the revised Broadcasting Act was for nought, after the Speaker of the House of Commons ruled that the committee had exceeded its authority by moving amendments after a time allocation “gag” order took effect, and ordered that those which passed be removed from the bill.

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