Consultation about the proposed Cost Recovery Regulations related to the Online News Act
Current status: Decision issued
The CRTC has issued the Cost Recovery Regulations under the Online News Act. The Regulations give online platforms a clear understanding of how the CRTC will calculate and collect cost recovery charges. The Regulations come into effect on April 1, 2025.
Read the decision on Cost Recovery Regulations.
This consultation ran from May 23, 2024 to June 25, 2024.
We wanted to hear from you on proposed regulations related to the Online News Act. The proposed regulations were meant to give online platforms a clear understanding of how the CRTC will recover its costs for overseeing the Online News Act and how it will calculate and collect cost recovery charges.
Who was the focus of this consultation
This consultation was of interest to online platforms and anyone who was interested in the regulatory framework for the Online News Act.
Key topics for discussion
We invited you to provide your comments on:
- The overall objectives of the proposed Cost Recovery Regulations
- How cost recovery charges will be calculated and invoiced to online platforms
See the Notice of Consultation for more details.
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.
- Online News Act
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