The data box: the new rules
The streaming rules, decoded - The contribution requirement — the platforms (see our features) must contribute (see our features) to (see our features) Canadian content (see our CanCon feature) — the percentage (see our features) of (see our features) Canadian (see our features) revenue (see our income feature) directed (see our features) to (see our features) the (see our features) domestic industry (see our industry features). - The discoverability requirement — the algorithms (see our playlist feature) must surface (see our features) Canadian content (see our features) — the "Canadian" label (see our MAPL feature) applied (see our features) to (see our features) the (see our features) digital realm (see our features). - The registration requirement — the platforms (see our features) must register (see our features) with (see our features) the (see our features) CRTC (see our features) — the oversight (see our features) formalized (see our features). - The exemption threshold — the small platforms (see our Bandcamp feature) exempt (see our features) — the indie (see our indie feature) economy (see our features) protected (see our features) from (see our features) the (see our features) compliance burden (see our features).
The impact
The impact (see our features): the rules (see our features) are (see our features) new (see our features), the enforcement (see our features) untried (see our features), the definitions (see our MAPL feature) contested (see our features) — the streaming era's (see our Spotify feature) CanCon (see our features) still (see our features) being (see our features) written (see our features). The (see our features) principle (see our features) extends (see our features): the (see our features) country (see our features) that (see our features) regulated (see our features) the (see our features) dial (see our CHUM feature) now (see our features) regulates (see our features) the (see our features) stream (see our features). The (see our features) fight (see our debates feature) continues (see our features). The (see our features) music (see our features) plays (see our features) on (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
What are the CRTC’s streaming rules?
The Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) requirements: platforms must contribute to Canadian content, surface it via algorithms, and register with the CRTC.
Do the rules apply to all platforms?
The small platforms are exempt — the indie economy protected from the compliance burden.
What’s the impact on Canadian artists?
The rules are new, enforcement untried, definitions contested — the streaming era’s CanCon still being written.