Consultation about the regulatory framework for the Online News Act
Current status: Decision issued
The CRTC’s decision establishes the mandatory bargaining framework that will apply when major online platforms and eligible Canadian news organizations work toward an agreement. It also establishes how the CRTC will address complaints from eligible Canadian news organizations about unfair practices by online platforms. This will allow parties to negotiate fair commercial agreements for Canadian news content made available online in cases where no exemption has been granted to a digital news intermediary.
Read the decision on how the CRTC is implementing the regulatory framework for the Online News Act.
We sought input from Canadians on how to implement the regulatory framework for the Online News Act. The framework will support fair commercial agreements between news organizations in Canada and the largest online platforms that distribute their news content.
This consultation ran from March 13, 2024 to April 22, 2024. A reopening of the record ran from May 29, 2024 to June 7, 2024.
Read the “What we learned” section to find comments that were submitted.
Who was the focus of this consultation
This consultation was of most interest to:
- News organizations; and
- online platforms.
Key topics for discussion
We invited you to provide your comments on:
- How the mandatory bargaining, mediation and arbitration processes should work.
- When and how to initiate each phase.
- The scope of final offer arbitration.
- The scope of behaviours that should be considered undue preference or disadvantage under the Act.
- What data the CRTC should collect to fulfill its mandate under the Act, including information necessary to allow an independent auditor to prepare an annual report on the impact of the Act across the Canadian digital news landscape.
Learn more about the topics for discussion set out in the Notice of Consultation.
What we learned
- Interventions (comments we received online, by mail and by fax)
Related information
- Learn more about the CRTC’s regulatory plan for implementing the Online News Act.
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