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Google still opposes ‘unworkable’ bargaining process as stakeholders give CRTC Online News Act recommendations
Internet and Governance | 04/17/2024 6:52 pm EDT
Canadian broadcasters are encouraging the CRTC to make sure the bargaining framework between news businesses and online platforms, mandated by the Online News Act, prioritizes...
INDU committee takes out “accepted practices” language from C-27
Internet and Governance | 04/15/2024 3:23 pm EDT
The House of Commons industry Committee continued its clause-by-clause study of Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Act Monday. The dozen-member panel had officials from the...
Billions of ad dollars leaving Canada through “tax loophole”: Friends of Canadian Media
Internet and Governance | 04/09/2024 8:11 pm EDT
Advertising on foreign digital media like Meta...
Trudeau announces AI measures will be in budget
Internet and Governance | 04/08/2024 7:43 pm EDT
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday that next week’s federal budget will include $2.4...
Telesat receives loan from federal government, reports declines for Q4 and fiscal year results
Internet and Governance | 04/02/2024 5:31 pm EDT
The federal government is loaning $2.14 billion to...
Social media companies sued by school boards in Ontario
Internet and Governance | 03/28/2024 5:12 pm EDT
Four Ontario school boards have launched a lawsuit against three social...
CANARIE gets more federal funding as it waits for long-term cash
Internet and Governance | 03/27/2024 4:26 pm EDT
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has amended its contribution agreement with CANARIE (formerly known as Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network), it was announced Wednesday.
The ministry will grant the agency a further...
CRTC releases new broadcasting fees regulations
Internet and Governance | 03/22/2024 5:52 pm EDT
After months of consultations, the CRTC has issued its Broadcasting Fees Regulations for all broadcasting...
Competition Bureau wants feedback on artificial intelligence
Internet and Governance | 03/21/2024 6:41 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau announced Thursday that it is seeking feedback from...
Falling wireless and internet prices battle inflation, StatsCan says
Internet and Governance | 03/19/2024 5:52 pm EDT
A day after the leaders of Canada’s biggest three telecoms told...
CRTC kicks off Online News Act consultation
Internet and Governance | 03/13/2024 4:46 pm EDT
The CRTC launched its first public consultation on the Online News Act’s regulatory framework to gain...
The Wire Report is hiring an editor
Internet and Governance | 03/05/2024 10:36 am EST
The Wire Report, the leading news source covering telecom, digital communications and broadcast media in Canada, is searching for an editor to join our Ottawa office.
The Wire Report is part of The Hill Times Canada’s leading...
Pornhub parent company broke privacy law by failing to obtain valid consent for content uploads: OPC
Internet and Governance | 03/01/2024 5:38 pm EST
The Montreal-based company behind Pornhub and...
UPDATED: Competition Bureau expands probe into Google’s advertising practices in Canada
Internet and Governance | 02/29/2024 4:22 pm EST
The Competition Bureau announced...
Canada’s Bill C-63 takes aim at online hate crimes and child exploitation
Internet and Governance | 02/26/2024 9:32 pm EST
The government of Canada has unveiled its long-awaited Online Harms Act...
Natalie Théberge appointed vice-chair at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 02/22/2024 1:27 pm EST
The government has named Natalie Théberge as vice-chair at the CRTC, it was announced Thursday. Her five-year appointment begins on April 3.
Théberge is currently CEO of the Copyright Board of Canada, having been appointed to that role in 2018. Before that, she held...
Creative orgs call for copyright protections to be added to AI bill
Internet and Governance | 02/13/2024 11:13 am EST
Organizations representing Canada’s creative industries are calling on...
CRTC uses forensic tools sparingly, ETHI committee told
Internet and Governance | 02/08/2024 5:37 pm EST
The CRTC has forensic investigative tools but deploys them rarely, the...
ETHI committee hears departments don’t use tools to spy on Canadians
Internet and Governance | 02/06/2024 5:14 pm EST
Federal departments have forensic diagnostic tools that can be used for...
“Godfather” of AI says Canada must start regulating now
Internet and Governance | 02/06/2024 3:53 pm EST
The government must regulate artificial intelligence (AI) quickly to...
Demographic data provides solid evidence for diversity and inclusion, conference told
Internet and Governance | 02/01/2024 8:12 pm EST
OTTAWA–Demographic reporting is essential if we are to promote diversity in film and television, the Canadian Media Producers Association was told Thursday. Its annual Prime...
CRTC initiates special process for official language minorities input for English content on French radio
Internet and Governance | 01/25/2024 4:38 pm EST
The CRTC has initiated a special consultation...
Privacy Commissioner unveils its privacy rights strategic plan 2024-2027
Internet and Governance | 01/22/2024 4:53 pm EST
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) unveiled its Strategic Plan...
CRTC’s vice-chair of broadcasting steps down
Internet and Governance | 01/08/2024 4:30 pm EST
The CRTC’s interim vice-chair of broadcasting and commissioner for Quebec, Alicia Barin, stepped down...
Election overhaul must include AI advertising, politicos say
Internet and Governance | 12/18/2023 2:45 pm EST
Canada must revise its election rules and the use of artificial...
Government unveils final provisions of Online News Act
Internet and Governance | 12/15/2023 5:30 pm EST
The federal government released the details of the implementation of the...
Civil society groups call for AIDA to be considered separately from C-27
Internet and Governance | 12/14/2023 3:00 pm EST
A coalition of 30 individuals and civil society groups have released an...
Ministers reluctant to endorse Catherine Tait’s leadership at CBC
Internet and Governance | 12/12/2023 3:04 pm EST
The current and past Minister of Canadian Heritage were loath to endorse...
Telus asks CRTC to go easy on vBDUs for initial base contributions into broadcasting system
Internet and Governance | 12/08/2023 9:34 am EST
Gatineau, Que. – Telus Corp. asked the CRTC to...
Blanchet says CBC cuts at worst possible time
Internet and Governance | 12/06/2023 1:48 pm EST
The Bloc Québécois is continuing its fight against cutbacks at CBC/Radio-Canada. Tuesday in Question Period, BQ leader Yves-François Blanchet said this is the worst possible time for the public broadcaster to cut jobs. The job losses were announced Monday.
In his...
Job cuts reason enough for access to online platform contributions: CBC tells CRTC
Internet and Governance | 12/06/2023 9:18 am EST
Gatineau, Que. - CBC/Radio-Canada's decision to slash 600 jobs and leave...
Blue Ant says contribution regime should be flexible
Internet and Governance | 12/04/2023 3:32 pm EST
Foreign streamers must pay their fair share of contributions to the Canadian broadcasting system, but...
Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now
Internet and Governance | 11/30/2023 11:13 am EST
Those who stand to benefit from the Online...
Google and federal government reach deal over Online News Act
Internet and Governance | 11/29/2023 7:51 pm EST
Alphabet Inc.’s Google and the federal government have resolved their...
Only foreign streamers should be paying contribution, CRTC told
Internet and Governance | 11/29/2023 10:48 am EST
Major broadcasters think that there should be a flexible contribution regime for Canadian programming – just so long as they don’t have to pay into it. The CRTC is continuing its hearings into the ramifications of the Online Streaming Act.
Tuesday’s session began...
Social media companies must be compelled to address safety concerns, research chair tells ethics committee
Internet and Governance | 11/28/2023 6:07 pm EST
The government needs to set clear standards of...
APTN says funds needed to support public service broadcasters
Internet and Governance | 11/27/2023 4:56 pm EST
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) on Friday called for the...
Canada and EU reiterate digital cooperation framework
Internet and Governance | 11/27/2023 4:07 pm EST
In a Friday statement, leaders from Canada and the European Union announced the creation of a new...
INDU hears Canada must not surpass European or Quebec privacy laws
Internet and Governance | 11/24/2023 5:06 pm EST
While the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and...
Community radio calls for new funding at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 11/24/2023 7:56 am EST
Representatives from several community radio stations emphasized their role as a third-pillar of the...
Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meeting
Internet and Governance | 11/23/2023 1:41 pm EST
In a House of Commons heritage committee meeting that was marked more by partisan feuding than for what...
Regulation of AI necessary, HUMA committee told
Internet and Governance | 11/23/2023 12:50 pm EST
Canada will need to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) to protect workers while at the same time...
Fall economic statement directs CRTC investigation of international roaming
Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 1:40 pm EST
As part of what it says is an effort to reduce the cost of living for...
Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 9:13 am EST
BCE Inc. revealed more details on Tuesday on its proposal for how base contributions from online undertakings should be split in the new framework, putting particular emphasis on the creation of a news fund and dedicating portions towards equity-seeking groups and public...
Education key to combating foreign interference on social media, ETHI hears
Internet and Governance | 11/21/2023 5:12 pm EST
Canadians need to be educated about the dangers posed by foreign actors...
Chamber of Commerce sets up council to look at AI
Internet and Governance | 11/21/2023 3:55 pm EST
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has jumped on the Artificial Intelligence bandwagon. On Nov. 20 it...
UN sets up advisory body to investigate AI globally
Internet and Governance | 11/20/2023 3:17 pm EST
The United Nations (UN) has created an advisory body on artificial intelligence (AI). Even though Canada...
CRTC reopens Rogers application seeking changes to Bell’s BNS services
Internet and Governance | 11/16/2023 6:47 pm EST
The CRTC has reopened a Part 1 application originally submitted by Rogers...
Eastlink competitors seeking compensation for “negligence” during outage, ask for investigation similar to Rogers outage
Internet and Governance | 11/16/2023 6:39 pm EST
City Wide Communications Inc., Frontier Networks Inc., and Purple Cow Internet Inc., have filed a Part 1 application against Bragg Communications Inc. operating as Eastlink,...
St-Onge releases Streaming Act direction to CRTC
Internet and Governance | 11/14/2023 5:09 pm EST
Tuesday Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge issued the final policy direction to the CRTC that...
Quebec, E.U., provide templates for AI rules: INDU committee told
Internet and Governance | 11/10/2023 4:19 pm EST
Canada should look to other jurisdictions when it comes to regulating...
Educating Canadians is key to address cybersecurity threats: CTS panel
Internet and Governance | 11/06/2023 6:32 pm EST
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Cybersecurity and data privacy were the focus of the...
AIDA needs to be scrapped, civil society groups tell committee
Internet and Governance | 11/03/2023 5:14 pm EDT
A quartet of civil society groups appeared before the House of Commons...
Bill C-27 fails to protect rights of Canadians, say civil society groups
Internet and Governance | 11/02/2023 6:39 pm EDT
A coalition of civil society groups are calling on the government to make...
Bletchley Declaration signals international efforts to tame AI risks
Internet and Governance | 11/01/2023 5:45 pm EDT
Leading countries in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) –...
Northern communities are being ill-served by Meta blocking news: Sen. Klyne
Internet and Governance | 11/01/2023 3:46 pm EDT
Northern communities are being ill-served by Meta Platforms Inc.’s...
Bell, Northwestel tell CRTC to leave billing dispute with Iristel in hands of the court
Internet and Governance | 10/30/2023 4:49 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada and Northwestel have...
CRTC addresses internet installation dispute between eastern Ontario township and small ISP
Internet and Governance | 10/26/2023 11:38 am EDT
The CRTC has denied an application brought forward by a locally-owned internet service provider for multiple orders related to the installation of its facilities in Beckwith...
AI a potential foreign security threat, Ethics committee tells House
Internet and Governance | 10/25/2023 5:35 pm EDT
A Parliamentary committee is calling for checks of artificial intelligence...
CRTC greenlights Northwestel Connecting Families packages
Internet and Governance | 10/24/2023 2:54 pm EDT
The CRTC has given the green light to BCE Inc. subsidiary Northwestel Inc....
Online News Act comes under fire in Senate debate
Internet and Governance | 10/18/2023 5:23 pm EDT
The efficacy of the Online News Act was called into question during the Senate’s Question Period...
Holistic approach is needed to fix Canada’s telecom troubles: 2023 Competition Summit
Internet and Governance | 10/13/2023 5:30 pm EDT
Sentiment among speakers at the 2023 Canada...
Federal government launches consultation on AI and copyright
Internet and Governance | 10/12/2023 4:13 pm EDT
The federal government is seeking public input on generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for copyright law. The consultation will look at the use of copyright-protected works in the training of AI systems; authorship and ownership rights; and liability....
Communication association proposes ‘safe harbor’ provision to retain tech giants in Canadian news market
Internet and Governance | 10/03/2023 6:18 pm EDT
International communications trade association,...
Social media and podcast services must register with CRTC, not users, under new regime
Internet and Governance | 09/29/2023 5:48 pm EDT
The CRTC has determined that online services that...
Dufresne recommends changes to Digital Charter Act
Internet and Governance | 09/29/2023 5:45 pm EDT
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is happy the government is open to altering the Digital Charter...
Big tech antitrust crusade continues as U.S. sues Amazon
Internet and Governance | 09/27/2023 5:18 pm EDT
The United States has just chosen a new target in its ongoing campaign...
Champagne to introduce amendments to Digital Charter Act
Internet and Governance | 09/27/2023 3:57 pm EDT
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne...
Senators debate efficiency of Online News Act
Internet and Governance | 09/22/2023 5:13 pm EDT
Even though the Online News Act has become law, it is still the subject of debate in Parliament. Thursday...
Responsible AI regulation needs to come faster, says tech lobby group
Internet and Governance | 09/20/2023 2:53 pm EDT
The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) is urging the federal government...
Dufresne releases annual privacy report to Parliament
Internet and Governance | 09/19/2023 2:21 pm EDT
The Privacy Commissioner is warning that artificial intelligence (AI) could have an impact on...
Google monopoly trial kicks off, Canada public policy head steps down
Internet and Governance | 09/15/2023 4:48 pm EDT
Colin McKay, head of Canada public policy and government relations at Alphabet Inc.’s Google, has left the company, announcing his departure in a LinkedIn post on...
Meta’s fight with feds impacts emergency info sharing for southwestern Ont. municipality
Internet and Governance | 09/13/2023 5:46 pm EDT
The Online News Act standoff between the federal...
Court orders minister to unblock Rebel Media publisher from X
Internet and Governance | 09/12/2023 5:25 pm EDT
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault must unblock Rebel News founder Ezra...
Tory convention takes aim at Streaming Act, CBC
Internet and Governance | 09/06/2023 4:29 pm EDT
Dissatisfaction with the Online Streaming Act and defunding the CBC are among the resolutions being...
Canadian Heritage proposes Online News Act regulations, Meta’s not interested
Internet and Governance | 09/01/2023 5:59 pm EDT
Canadian Heritage announced its proposed regulations to implement the...
ISED releases spectrum outlook until 2027
Internet and Governance | 09/01/2023 5:44 pm EDT
The Department of Industry Science and Economic Development (ISED) released its Spectrum Outlook 2023-2027 late last month.
In its outlook, the department stated that it found that its planned spectrum releases, such as the 3,800 MHz auction planned late this year, will...
Class action suit against Facebook can proceed, SCC
Internet and Governance | 08/31/2023 5:03 pm EDT
A class action lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc. over age discrimination can move forward, after the...
Facebook use remains constant despite news ban
Internet and Governance | 08/29/2023 4:45 pm EDT
Meta Platforms Inc. has not experienced any notable drop in Facebook usage despite banning news content...
CRTC releases Online News Act plan, mandatory bargaining may begin by end of 2024
Internet and Governance | 08/24/2023 5:26 pm EDT
The CRTC announced its action plan to implement the Online News Act which...
CRTC proposes $10M exemption threshold for broadcasting groups, 35% upper-fee limit, for broadcasting fee regime
Internet and Governance | 08/23/2023 6:19 pm EDT
The CRTC has launched a consultation for its...
Trudeau, St-Onge criticize Meta for blocking info during wildfires
Internet and Governance | 08/21/2023 4:42 pm EDT
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale...
YouTube cracks down on false cancer claims as part of updates to medical misinformation policy
Internet and Governance | 08/17/2023 5:12 pm EDT
Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube is updating its medical misinformation policies, taking particular aim at false cancer treatments deemed harmful or ineffective by global health...
OPINION: When the dust settles on the CRTC’s ‘path forward’, will Canada have a better broadcasting system?
Internet and Governance | 08/04/2023 6:21 pm EDT
By Monica Auer, executive director, Forum for Research and Policy in Communications
On May 12, the CRTC announced the first of a three-step process to implement Bill C-11,...
Money allocation main issue as Streaming Act replies filed to CRTC
Internet and Governance | 08/02/2023 5:11 pm EDT
Battles over money and how to allocate it are at the forefront as the CRTC...
New Heritage Minister St-Onge promises to battle tech giants
Internet and Governance | 07/26/2023 5:04 pm EDT
OTTAWA–Pascale St-Onge vows to keep up the fight with tech giants over the Online Streaming Act and the Online News Act. Wednesday she was appointed as Minister of Canadian Heritage, replacing Pablo Rodriguez, who is now Minister of Transport.
She promises to keep up...
OPINION: Small independents won’t benefit from Online News Act
Internet and Governance | 07/21/2023 5:38 pm EDT
by Heather Wright, publisher of The Independent of Petrolia and Central...
Broadband interventions begin to flow into CRTC
Internet and Governance | 07/21/2023 3:48 pm EDT
The CRTC has published some of the interventions for its proceeding into the Broadband Fund. Most of the...
Streamers tell CRTC to “take pause” before regulating CanCon contributions
Internet and Governance | 07/18/2023 3:04 pm EDT
Streaming platforms are saying it is too early to be discussing...
Corus adds itself to Meta boycott
Internet and Governance | 07/17/2023 5:03 pm EDT
Corus Entertainment Inc. is adding itself to the list of industry players who are suspending advertising on Meta Platform Inc. after the tech giant announced it will block Canadian news content on Facebook and its other platforms...
Streamers hope to illustrate emerging consensus on exemption orders
Internet and Governance | 07/17/2023 4:48 pm EDT
In an ongoing tug-of-war at the CRTC, tech giants are arguing that a level of consensus has emerged surrounding the applicable revenue threshold for registration under the...
Feds respond to tech giants’ concerns through proposed regulations
Internet and Governance | 07/11/2023 5:14 pm EDT
Canadian Heritage is proposing regulations under the Online News Act that...
OPINION: Online News Act edges Canada closer to a splinternet
Internet and Governance | 07/07/2023 6:12 pm EDT
by Natalie Campbell, Senior Director of North American Government and...
Feds, Cogeco, Quebecor, say goodbye to Meta
Internet and Governance | 07/05/2023 5:54 pm EDT
The federal government, Quebecor Inc., and Cogeco Inc., are pulling all their advertising investments...
All sides continue fight in Streaming Act regulation proceeding
Internet and Governance | 06/30/2023 5:13 pm EDT
The CRTC has now received reply comments in its ongoing proceeding into how to implement the Online Streaming Act. As with the original interventions, proposals vary depending on the group submitting...
Google confirms removal of Canadian news links
Internet and Governance | 06/30/2023 12:00 am EDT
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has announced it will be removing Canadian news links from its websites.
The...
OpenMedia hopeful ahead of meeting with CRTC chair
Internet and Governance | 06/26/2023 2:11 pm EDT
Lobby group OpenMedia has been polling the public about what the major issues in broadcasting and telecom...
Bell asks CRTC to eliminate local news requirements and reduce CPE, PNI expenditures
Internet and Governance | 06/23/2023 6:26 pm EDT
BCE Inc. says in order for it to be competitive the CRTC must amend its...
Condo managers says Ontario carrier is being denied MDU access due to space constraints
Internet and Governance | 06/20/2023 5:26 pm EDT
A Toronto condominium manager is arguing to the...
Technology changes to be studied by all-party caucus in Parliament
Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 5:05 pm EDT
The rapid pace of change in the technology sector has led a group of Parliamentarians to form an emerging technology caucus where members of all parties can learn about the brave new world.
The caucus was the brainchild of Alberta Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner who tweeted out the idea and was flooded with responses. Liberal MP Anthony Housefather was...