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Privacy Commissioner unveils its privacy rights strategic plan 2024-2027

Internet and Governance | 01/22/2024 4:53 pm EST

Telecom Act can act as guide to Online Streaming Act, Dufresne tells SenateThe Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) unveiled its Strategic Plan for 2024-2027, setting a roadmap for trust, innovation, and the protection of fundamental privacy...

CRTC’s vice-chair of broadcasting steps down

Internet and Governance | 01/08/2024 4:30 pm EST

CRTC’s vice-chair of broadcasting steps downThe CRTC’s interim vice-chair of broadcasting and commissioner for Quebec, Alicia Barin, stepped down from her position last week. In a statement provided to The Wire Report, Barin said she is taking a break from her professional career to focus on family.  “My...

Election overhaul must include AI advertising, politicos say

Internet and Governance | 12/18/2023 2:45 pm EST

UN sets up advisory body to investigate AI globallyCanada 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

Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-OngeThe 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

Federal government launches consultation on AI and copyrightA 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

CBC president Catherine TaitThe 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

Telus asks CRTC to go easy on vBDUs for initial base contributions into broadcasting systemGatineau, Que. – Telus Corp. asked the CRTC to go easy on virtual broadcasting distribution undertakings (vBDUs) during the commission’s hearings regarding contributions...

Blanchet says CBC cuts at worst possible time

Internet and Governance | 12/06/2023 1:48 pm EST

Blanchet says CBC cuts at worst possible timeThe Bloc Québécois is continuing its fight against cutbacks at CBC/Radio-Canada. Tuesday in Question...

Job cuts reason enough for access to online platform contributions: CBC tells CRTC

Internet and Governance | 12/06/2023 9:18 am EST

Job cuts reason enough for access to online platform contributions: CBC tells CRTCGatineau, 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

Blue Ant says contribution regime should be flexibleForeign streamers must pay their fair share of contributions to the Canadian broadcasting system, but...

Google and federal government reach deal over Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 11/29/2023 7:51 pm EST

Google CanadaAlphabet 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

Only foreign streamers should be paying contribution, CRTC toldMajor broadcasters think that there should be a flexible contribution...

APTN says funds needed to support public service broadcasters

Internet and Governance | 11/27/2023 4:56 pm EST

APTN says funds needed to support public service broadcastersThe 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

ARIN asks Parliament to require ISPs to maintain Whois infoIn a Friday statement, leaders from Canada and the European Union announced the creation of a new “Digital Framework” under the auspices of the Strategic Partnership Agreement and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).  The partnership establishes a...

INDU hears Canada must not surpass European or Quebec privacy laws

Internet and Governance | 11/24/2023 5:06 pm EST

Big telecoms fight calls for an ‘ISP tax’, pitch new OTT rulesWhile 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

Community radio calls for new funding at CRTCRepresentatives 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

Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meetingIn 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

Regulation of AI necessary, HUMA committee toldCanada 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

Fall economic statement directs CRTC investigation of international roamingAs part of what it says is an effort to reduce the cost of living for Canadians, the Department of Finance in Tuesday’s 2023 Fall Economic Statement is calling on the CRTC...

Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTC

Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 9:13 am EST

Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTCBCE Inc. revealed more details on Tuesday on its proposal for how base contributions from online...

Education key to combating foreign interference on social media, ETHI hears

Internet and Governance | 11/21/2023 5:12 pm EST

Education key to combating foreign interference on social media, ETHI hearsCanadians 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

UN sets up advisory body to investigate AI globallyThe 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

UN sets up advisory body to investigate AI globallyThe 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

Regional players shouldn’t qualify for spectrum set asides: Bell, RogersThe CRTC has reopened a Part 1 application originally submitted by Rogers...

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...

Quebec, E.U., provide templates for AI rules: INDU committee told

Internet and Governance | 11/10/2023 4:19 pm EST

ARIN asks Parliament to require ISPs to maintain Whois infoCanada 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

Educating Canadians is key to address cybersecurity threats: CTS panelMISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Cybersecurity and data privacy were the focus of the Canadian Telecom Summit’s second panel of the day, moderated by insurance company Marsh Canada's...

AIDA needs to be scrapped, civil society groups tell committee

Internet and Governance | 11/03/2023 5:14 pm EDT

AIDA needs to be scrapped, civil society groups tell committeeA 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

ARIN asks Parliament to require ISPs to maintain Whois infoA 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

Bletchley Declaration signals international efforts to tame AI risksLeading 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

CRTC consulting on new radio stations in Northern OntarioNorthern 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

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada and Northwestel have responded to Iristel Inc.'s application to suspend disconnection notices sent by the incumbents in a dispute over unpaid bills....

AI a potential foreign security threat, Ethics committee tells House

Internet and Governance | 10/25/2023 5:35 pm EDT

Big telecoms fight calls for an ‘ISP tax’, pitch new OTT rulesA 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

CRTC denies Northwestel Wholesale Connect applicationThe 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

Throne speech reiterates rural broadband, web giant promisesThe efficacy of the Online News Act was called into question during the Senate’s Question Period...

Federal government launches consultation on AI and copyright

Internet and Governance | 10/12/2023 4:13 pm EDT

Federal government launches consultation on AI and copyrightThe federal government is seeking public input on generative artificial...

Dufresne recommends changes to Digital Charter Act

Internet and Governance | 09/29/2023 5:45 pm EDT

OPC calls for changes to Bill C-27The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is happy the government is open to altering the Digital Charter Implementation Act, Bill C27, but has a few more changes to suggest. Philippe Dufresne made the remarks in an opening statement at an appearance before the House of Commons...

Big tech antitrust crusade continues as U.S. sues Amazon

Internet and Governance | 09/27/2023 5:18 pm EDT

Big tech antitrust crusade continues as U.S. sues AmazonThe 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

Champagne to introduce amendments to Digital Charter ActMinister 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

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

Responsible AI regulation needs to come faster, says tech lobby groupThe 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

OPC calls for changes to Bill C-27The Privacy Commissioner is warning that artificial intelligence (AI) could have an impact on Canadians’ future privacy dealings. Philippe Dufresne sounded the alarm as he tabled the most recent annual report to Parliament Tuesday. Also on the commissioner’s radar is...

Google monopoly trial kicks off, Canada public policy head steps down

Internet and Governance | 09/15/2023 4:48 pm EDT

Google monopoly trial kicks off, Canada public policy head steps downColin McKay, head of Canada public policy and government relations at...

Court orders minister to unblock Rebel Media publisher from X

Internet and Governance | 09/12/2023 5:25 pm EDT

Court orders minister to unblock Rebel Media publisher from XEnvironment 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

Tories seek committee hearings on Rogers-Shaw dealDissatisfaction 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

New Heritage Minister St-Onge promises to battle tech giantsCanadian Heritage announced its proposed regulations to implement the...

ISED releases spectrum outlook until 2027

Internet and Governance | 09/01/2023 5:44 pm EDT

Telecoms work to restore service after tornado; 27% of Canadians experience major outage due to weather, report findsThe Department of Industry Science and Economic Development (ISED) released its Spectrum Outlook...

Class action suit against Facebook can proceed, SCC

Internet and Governance | 08/31/2023 5:03 pm EDT

CRTC consulting on new radio stations in Northern OntarioA 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

CRTC consulting on new radio stations in Northern OntarioMeta 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

Eatrides era at CRTC starting with new framework for internet, “wait and see” approach for wirelessThe CRTC announced its action plan to implement the Online News Act which will see online platforms such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platform Inc.’s Facebook,...

Trudeau, St-Onge criticize Meta for blocking info during wildfires

Internet and Governance | 08/21/2023 4:42 pm EDT

New Heritage Minister St-Onge promises to battle tech giantsPrime 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

YouTube introducing new CanCon channelAlphabet 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

OPINION: When the dust settles on the CRTC’s ‘path forward’, will Canada have a better broadcasting system?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

CRTC releases described video statisticsBattles over money and how to allocate it are at the forefront as the CRTC receives replies on the implementation of the Online Streaming Act, which was known as Bill C-11 in...

New Heritage Minister St-Onge promises to battle tech giants

Internet and Governance | 07/26/2023 5:04 pm EDT

New Heritage Minister St-Onge promises to battle tech giantsOTTAWA–Pascale St-Onge vows to keep up the fight with tech giants over...

OPINION: Small independents won’t benefit from Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 07/21/2023 5:38 pm EDT

OPINION: Small independents won't benefit from Online News Act 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

Broadband interventions begin to flow into CRTCThe CRTC has published some of the interventions for its proceeding into the Broadband Fund. Most of the...

Corus adds itself to Meta boycott

Internet and Governance | 07/17/2023 5:03 pm EDT

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strikeCorus 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

CRTC releases described video statisticsIn an ongoing tug-of-war at the CRTC, tech giants are arguing that a level...

Feds respond to tech giants’ concerns through proposed regulations

Internet and Governance | 07/11/2023 5:14 pm EDT

Feds respond to tech giants’ concerns through proposed regulationsCanadian 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

OPINION: Online News Act edges Canada closer to a splinternet 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

CRTC consulting on new radio stations in Northern OntarioThe federal government, Quebecor Inc., and Cogeco Inc., are pulling all their advertising investments from Meta Platforms Inc. The companies and government announced the move Wednesday in separate news releases. The trio is responding to Meta’s decision to block all...

All sides continue fight in Streaming Act regulation proceeding

Internet and Governance | 06/30/2023 5:13 pm EDT

CRTC releases described video statisticsThe 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

Google confirms removal of Canadian news linksAlphabet 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

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...

Bell asks CRTC to eliminate local news requirements and reduce CPE, PNI expenditures

Internet and Governance | 06/23/2023 6:26 pm EDT

Bell asks CRTC to eliminate local news requirements and reduce CPE, PNI expendituresBCE 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

Ontario telecom files Part 1 over delayed access to Toronto condosA Toronto condominium manager is arguing to the CRTC that the reason an Ontario-based carrier does not have access to its multi-dwelling unit is because it is being...

Technology changes to be studied by all-party caucus in Parliament

Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 5:05 pm EDT

Wireless Code, home Internet, helping with data overage fees: ResearchThe 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...

CNOC disputes ILECs’ claims over high speed access proceeding

Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 4:21 pm EDT

CNOC disputes ILECs’ claims over high speed access proceedingThe Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) is fighting with two...

Social media platforms want total exclusion from new broadcasting regime

Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 4:17 pm EDT

TikTok's logo on an iPhone.Social media companies are asking the CRTC to be added to the list of...

Change financial threshold for Online Streaming Act exemptions, CRTC told

Internet and Governance | 06/15/2023 6:05 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsThe proposed financial threshold for exemption for online streaming...

CRTC encourages radio stakeholders to participate in contribution consults

Internet and Governance | 06/12/2023 2:35 pm EDT

Price most critical factor when choosing telecom services: reportCRTC Commissioner Nirmala Naidoo urged members of the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) to participate in consultations...

Canadian Digital Regulators Forum established to address digital policy

Internet and Governance | 06/09/2023 12:25 pm EDT

OPC calls for changes to Bill C-27The Competition Bureau, CRTC, and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner...

Feds earmark $5.5 million to fight disinformation

Internet and Governance | 06/07/2023 5:59 pm EDT

Feds earmark $5.5 million to fight disinformationThe federal government is spending $5.5 million to create the Canadian Digital Media Research Network (CDMRN), it was announced Wednesday. The organization will combat disinformation and will promote digital literacy in this country. It will be administered by the Media...

Online News Act should be passed despite imperfections, Senators told

Internet and Governance | 06/06/2023 5:51 pm EDT

More subscribing to basic service speeds, but availability unchangedTuesday the Senate Transport and Communications Committee continued its...

Google disincentivized from engaging with Online News Act, company says

Internet and Governance | 06/06/2023 1:56 pm EDT

Google disincentivized from engaging with Online News Act, company saysSpokespeople for Alphabet Inc.’s Google expressed further concerns they...

Facebook blocking threat “unacceptable”, Rodriguez states

Internet and Governance | 06/02/2023 2:17 pm EDT

Election 2019: watch for price caps, Netflix regs, Huawei banCanadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is not impressed by Meta...

Australians tell senators that Canada has nothing to fear from C-18

Internet and Governance | 06/01/2023 1:33 pm EDT

Senators asked to champion net neutrality in comms laws reviewA collection of players from the Australian news industry appeared before...

Call for broadcast participation fund cash injection gets support at CRTC 

Internet and Governance | 05/31/2023 3:06 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionA group of consumer advocacy organizations have received some support for their call for a restructuring of the Rogers Communications Inc. tangible benefits payment to shore...

Newspaper men call for C-18 amendments; advocate passage of the bill

Internet and Governance | 05/30/2023 1:49 pm EDT

Newspaper men call for C-18 amendments; advocate passage of the billThe editors and executives of Canada's largest newspapers were on...

CRTC seeking comment on C-11 consult deadline extension request

Internet and Governance | 05/25/2023 1:30 pm EDT

Price most critical factor when choosing telecom services: reportThe CRTC has given parties until Monday, May 29 to respond to a request from 12 groups to lengthen the timeline for the regulator's consultation...

CRTC opens proceeding into 911 and 988 calls from MLTS

Internet and Governance | 05/23/2023 3:00 pm EDT

CRTC opens proceeding into 911 and 988 calls from MLTSTuesday the CRTC announced it was beginning a proceeding into emergency...

Incumbents don’t want IoT, machine-to-machine market segments included in MVNO regime

Internet and Governance | 05/19/2023 4:07 pm EDT

Price most critical factor when choosing telecom services: reportThe commission should not regulate the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M)  markets in the same...

Broadband use lowers harmful emissions, think tank finds

Internet and Governance | 05/18/2023 4:24 pm EDT

Federal government, BC announce $1.9m in broadband rolloutThe Montreal Economic Institute has released a paper finding that adoption...

Removal of harmful content will be contentious, IIC panel says

Internet and Governance | 05/16/2023 4:58 pm EDT

More subscribing to basic service speeds, but availability unchangedOTTAWA–When the government finally gets around to introducing its online...

Federal Court and Competition Tribunal didn’t understand Rogers-Shaw merger: Prof

Internet and Governance | 05/16/2023 4:33 pm EDT

Rogers requests extension for Wireless Code changesOTTAWA–The Federal Court of Appeal and the Competition Tribunal did not...

Cybersecurity is national security, panelists tell IIC

Internet and Governance | 05/16/2023 11:54 am EDT

Public Health Agency among most targeted for cyber threats: CSEOTTAWA–The government’s cybersecurity legislation, Bill C-26, is...

OPC appeals court Facebook decision 

Internet and Governance | 05/15/2023 3:31 pm EDT

OPC calls for changes to Bill C-27The federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner has filed notice that it intends to appeal last month's decision from the Federal Court striking down its challenge to Facebook's data collection practices.  In a notice of appeal filed with the court on Friday, the OPC...