Murray Wood: A fair to remember
The exhibitions are on in Saskatoon and Regina this week. Murray Wood thinks they're fun, but they're just not the kind ...
The Liberal government plans to “eliminate” the financial contribution requirement for streamers set by the CRTC.
It says in a court document it plans to replace that requirement with government funding.
Read more:
- Liberals say they can’t overturn decision tripling streamers’ Cancon contributions
- Big streamers challenging financial disclosure rules in CRTC Cancon decision
- Creative industry slams government on move to dismantle CanCon obligations for streamers
In early June, the government said it would issue a new policy directive to the CRTC after the broadcast regulator increased contributions for large streaming services from five per cent to 15 per cent.
The government also said at the time it would instead provide the industry with $600 million in annual funding.
The court document, submitted by the attorney general’s office on July 17, said the government would publish the new policy directive to the CRTC in the coming weeks.
While Ottawa changed course on the streaming rules after the U.S. identified the enabling legislation as a trade irritant, the United States Trade Representative said recently Canada wouldn’t “really get credit” for the move.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 29, 2026.
