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A court challenge has put the streaming act on hold — but some U.S. companies are still sending money to Canadian funds (and no one knows why)

| 03/09/2026 12:07 pm EDT

CRTC fundingAs the North American cultural sector awaits a court ruling that could force U.S. streaming companies to redirect millions in annual revenue to help produce Canadian content,...

Feds cut CRTC budget by more than $4M

| 02/27/2026 11:46 am EST

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportThe CRTC’s year-over-year resources will drop by $4.3 million, as the federal government cut the regulator’s organizational funding by 20 per cent. Ottawa tabled its main estimates on Thursday, outlining all planned government expenditures for the 2026-27 fiscal year....

Money for CanCon trickling from streamers despite court action, CRTC tells MPs

| 10/02/2025 3:18 pm EDT

Money for CanCon trickling from streamers despite court action, CRTC tells MPsEven though foreign streamers are litigating provisions of the Online...

Industry committee questions CRTC on Online News Act, decision timelines

| 09/25/2025 6:41 pm EDT

Industry committee questions CRTC on Online News Act, decision timelinesAs three of the CRTC’s top brass appeared before the federal Standing...

CRTC reaches out to future telecom lawyers at uOttawa event

| 07/31/2025 3:25 pm EDT

CRTC Chairperson and CEO Vicky Eatrides poses for a portrait at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission office in Gatineau on Oct. 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew MeadeThe chair of the CRTC and its general counsel spoke to a group of students...

CRTC funds broadband rollout in 18 communities

| 06/19/2025 3:11 pm EDT

CRTC funds broadband rollout in 18 communitiesIn a series of decisions released on Thursday, June 19, the CRTC has approved money from the Broadband Fund to roll out internet connectivity in 18 communities in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario.  The commission is allocating $17 million to the projects to build...

Telecom affordability, broadcast revision key to CRTC mandate: Eatrides

| 11/18/2024 4:46 pm EST

CRTC Chairperson and CEO Vicky Eatrides poses for a portrait at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission office in Gatineau on Oct. 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew MeadeThe chair of the CRTC acknowledges that affordability is a pressing concern...

CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides talks strategic planning at IIC conference

| 10/21/2024 9:09 am EDT

CRTC Chairperson and CEO Vicky Eatrides poses for a portrait at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission office in Gatineau on Oct. 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew MeadeOTTAWA–The CRTC has launched an updated strategic vision. Commission...

CRTC approves Rogers wireless project to boost connectivity in northern B.C.

telecom | 03/22/2024 6:42 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionThe CRTC has approved Rogers Communications Inc.’s funding application...

Eatrides pledges to support minority language 911 services

telecom | 01/26/2024 12:23 pm EST

Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meetingCRTC chair Vicky Eatrides has promised to look into recent problems with...

Netflix urges contribution limit be set at two per cent at CRTC hearings

Media | 12/01/2023 11:21 am EST

Netflix urges contribution limit be set at two per cent at CRTC hearingsNetflix Services Canada ULC says it has invested large amounts of money...

Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meeting

Internet and Governance | 11/23/2023 1:41 pm EST

Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meetingIn a House of Commons heritage committee meeting that was marked more by partisan feuding than for what it revealed about the CRTC, commission chair Vicky Eatrides sought to fend off suggestions that the CRTC and Heritage Canada were colluding on the rollout of the Online...

St-Onge releases Streaming Act direction to CRTC

Internet and Governance | 11/14/2023 5:09 pm EST

New Heritage Minister St-Onge promises to battle tech giantsTuesday Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge issued the final policy direction to the CRTC that...

OpenMedia hopeful ahead of meeting with CRTC chair

Internet and Governance | 06/26/2023 2:11 pm EDT

Eatrides era at CRTC starting with new framework for internet, “wait and see” approach for wirelessLobby group OpenMedia has been polling the public about what the major issues in broadcasting and telecom...

Cheers, jeers, as streaming act becomes law

Media | 04/28/2023 4:34 pm EDT

Cheers, jeers, as streaming act becomes lawAfter months of contentious debate, Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, has become law. The Senate voted...

CRTC to review roaming charges after Champagne request

telecom | 03/23/2023 5:58 pm EDT

BREAKING: Feds ban Huawei from 5G networksThe CRTC said Thursday it was going to look into recently-announced hikes in international roaming fees after a complaint by Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. BCE Inc. subsidiary Bell Mobility and Telus Corp. said earlier this month they...

CRTC appoints competition expert as executive director of telecommunications

Internet and Governance | 02/15/2023 6:07 pm EST

CRTC appoints competition expert as executive director of telecommunicationsCRTC chair Vicky Eatrides announced in a Wednesday press release that the...

UPDATED: Government finalizes new directions for CRTC

Media | 02/13/2023 4:00 pm EST

UPDATED: Government finalizes new directions for CRTCMonday the federal government outlined new policy directions for the CRTC, with an emphasis on...