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Iristel loses appeal over tax assessment

Iris Technologies Inc. had its appeal to prevent the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) from collecting tax while it conducts a court battle dismissed by the Federal Court of Appeal Monday. 

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ISED lays out ‘expectations’ for Quebecor’s national debut, should Competition Tribunal allow it

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne Tuesday evening formally denied the transfer of spectrum assets from Shaw Communications Inc. to Rogers Communications Inc. as part of the two companies’ plans to merge. The request, while it was officially still before Champagne, has been effectively already foreclosed since Rogers’ and Shaw’s announcement of a deal to sell Shaw’s Freedom Mobile wireless brand to Quebecor Inc. 

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Facebook threatens to leave Canada, MP wants it to testify on C-18

OTTAWA–Meta Platforms Inc., parent company of Facebook, is so upset that it has not been called to testify about the Online News Act that it is considering halting the sharing of news content in Canada. In a statement from the company, Marc Dinsdale, Head of Media Partnerships for Meta Canada, said the firm does not scrape content or links to news content.

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C-11 allows Canadian cultural sector to avoid becoming “service industry”: Canada Media Fund

Whether or not enough content is produced in Canada by the likes of Netflix Inc., Walt Disney Co., or Amazon.com Inc. is a less important question than whether that content — though it might be produced in Canada — is ultimately owned by Canadians, according to the president and CEO of the Canada Media Fund, Valerie Creighton. 

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Telecom sector surpasses 2020 investments and GDP, workforce, contributions: Report

Canada’s telecommunications sector contributed $4.3 billion more in direct GDP compared to 2020 and supported an extra 50,000 jobs, according to a new report.

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Bell granted World Cup site-blocking order; broadcasters seek NHL piracy blocking renewal

The emerging ad-hoc regime of site-blocking in Canada expanded again on Friday, as a Federal Court judge granted a new site-blocking order to BCE Inc., this time in order to block pirate streams of the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament. 

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Rodriguez, Scott, given rough ride on C-18 in appearance before Heritage committee

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez and CRTC chair Ian Scott were grilled by opposition MPs on the House of Commons Committee on Canadian Heritage Friday as it considered the government’s news compensation legislation, Bill C-18. 

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Corus partially blames advertising recession, CRTC required programming expenditures, for fourth-quarter losses 

Corus Entertainment Inc. revealed a $367.1 million loss this quarter blaming goodwill impairment charges, an advertising recession, and the CRTC’s Canadian programming expenditure requirements for the fall. 

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CRTC should force Rogers to engage in dispute resolution: Building owner tells CRTC

A Toronto-building owner in dispute with Rogers Communications Inc. told the CRTC that it should force the incumbent to participate in a dispute resolution process, which is “less heavy-handed” than the commission’s proposed approach to restrict telecommunications service providers from offering any services to the occupants living in the multi-dwelling unit (MDU).

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Chair of Senate committee studying C-11 defends his fundraising letter against the bill

The chair of the Senate Transport and Communications Committee is under attack for sending out a fundraising letter against the Online Streaming Act while the bill is before the committee. Senator Leo Housakos was taken to task by Senator Yuen Pau Woo, of the Independent Senators Group, during Question Period in the Red Chamber Wednesday.

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