Liberal
Require foreign web giants to contribute to the creation & promotion of Canadian stories & music.
This is a page from the 2021 Canadian federal election.
Broadcasting & Streaming platforms
Here's what the 2021 Canadian election parties are promising.Conservative
- Repeal Bill C-10.
- Require large digital streaming services to reinvest a significant portion of their Canadian gross revenue into producing original Canadian programming, with a portion to be French-language programming.
- Exempt content Canadians upload to social media sites from regulation.
- Reduce regulations on and fees from Canadian broadcasters and cable companies.
- Review the CRTC's mandate.
Our alternative approach will:
• Require large digital streaming services like Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video to reinvest a significant portion of their Canadian gross revenue into producing original Canadian programming, of which a mandated proportion must be French language programming.
° If they fail to do so on their own in a given year, they will be required to pay the difference into the Canadian Media Fund.
° The proportion chosen will vary based on the nature of the streaming service and would be determined based on the best practices of other jurisdictions, such as those in Europe and Australia, as well as the nature of the Canadian market.
° Content reinvestment requirements will also recognize and incentivize partnerships with Canadian independent media producers.
• Exempt the content Canadians upload onto social media sites like Facebook, YouTube and Tik Tok (sic) from regulation in order to protect free speech.
• Streamline and reduce the regulatory burden placed on conventional Canadian broadcasters and cable companies, including CRTC license fees and Canadian Media Fund contribution requirements, with the loss in revenue to be compensated by a portion of the revenue from the new digital services tax.
° This will include abolishing CRTC Part II license fees.
° The health of the Canadian cultural sector depends on the continued viability and success of its private broadcasters. Conventional Canadian broadcasters and cable companies have experienced significant losses in subscribers and revenue in recent years due to the rise of online streaming services.
Canada’s Conservatives will also conduct a full review of the mandate of the CRTC to ensure that it better reflects the needs of Canadians and doesn’t prevent Canadian broadcasters from innovating and adapting to changes in the market.
CBC and Radio Canada have made important contributions to Canada over the past 84 years. While parts of it remain as relevant as ever, including Radio Canada, CBC Radio, and CBC North, many question whether CBC’s English TV continues to live up to its mandate. There are also concerns that CBC’s online news presence is undermining the viability of Canadian print and online media, reducing the diversity of voices available to Canadians.
— Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18
We don't have any Bloc policies on Broadcasting & Streaming.
NDP
Modernise the Broadcasting Act to create a level playing field between Canadian broadcasters & foreign streaming services.
We don't have any Green policies on Broadcasting & Streaming.