The act has not been updated for the internet age, so streaming services don’t have to abide by the same rules as traditional broadcasters.Īdvocates say the bill will help to ensure Canadian artists are properly supported as movies, music and television shows are increasingly available on streaming services. The legislation proposes changes to the 1991 Broadcasting Act, which is aimed at promoting and developing Canadian producers and creators. Only the companies themselves will have new responsibilities.” No digital-first creators, no influencers, no cat videos. “No users, no online creators will be regulated. “We listened, especially to the concerns around social media, and we fixed it,” Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said shortly after the bill was tabled in the House of Commons Wednesday. The Liberals say they address those concerns in their new version of the proposed legislation, known as Bill C-11. Conservative MPs and some policy experts said the proposals would impose excessive government interference online. The former iteration of the legislation, known as Bill C-10, generated considerable controversy last year in the previous Parliament.

The legislation aims to level the playing field so that streaming services, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+, would fall under some of the rules that apply to traditional broadcasters, including a requirement to contribute to the creation of Canadian content. The Online Streaming Act is a reboot of the Liberal government’s broadcasting legislation, which failed to pass the Senate last year before Parliament dissolved ahead of the federal election. The Liberal government has introduced a new version of its controversial legislation aimed at regulating online broadcasts and said the updated bill would not apply to social-media users, individual content creators or influencers.

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