Consultation on Canadian content for audio services

We sought your comments on the creation, distribution and discoverability of Canadian and Indigenous audio content across radio and online streaming platforms. This included examining how traditional broadcasters and audio online streaming services can best contribute to a sustainable broadcasting system that ensures that Canadians have access to the audio content and music they want. The CRTC will update the definition of Canadian content for audio services to help ensure that content such as music is made, shared, and discovered on all platforms.

Who was the focus of this consultation

We were looking to learn from anyone with an interest in Canadian and Indigenous music and audio content.

This consultation was of most interest to:

• Canadian and Indigenous creators
• Artists, organizations and cultural communities
• Indigenous peoples, Black and other racialized communities, equity-deserving groups, and diverse ethnocultural backgrounds
• Official language minority communities (OLMCs)
• Audio broadcasting services operating in Canada
• Canadian audio production industry members
• Members of the public

Key topics for discussion

We invited you to provide your comments on:

• Definitions of “Canadian musical selection,” “emerging artists”, and “French-language vocal music”
• A renewed contributions framework to support Canadian and Indigenous music, as well as other priority content
• The exploration of additional issues and topics, such as the impacts of AI

Read the Notice of Consultation for more details.

What we learned

• Interventions (comments we received online, by mail and by fax)
• Industry Discussions on Canadian Content Definitions for the Audio Sector
• Transcripts of the public hearing

Related information

• CRTC consults on definition of Canadian content and flexible approach for radio
• CRTC consults on market dynamics within Canada’s broadcasting system
• The Path Forward—Supporting Canadian and Indigenous content through base contributions, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2024-121

Date modified:

2025-09-29