CANARIE gets more federal funding as it waits for long-term cash

Internet and Governance | 03/27/2024 4:26 pm EDT

The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has...

CRTC releases new broadcasting fees regulations

Internet and Governance | 03/22/2024 5:52 pm EDT

After months of consultations, the CRTC has issued its Broadcasting Fees Regulations for all broadcasting...

Competition Bureau wants feedback on artificial intelligence

Internet and Governance | 03/21/2024 6:41 pm EDT

The Competition Bureau announced Thursday that it is seeking feedback from...

Falling wireless and internet prices battle inflation, StatsCan says

Internet and Governance | 03/19/2024 5:52 pm EDT

A day after the leaders of Canada’s biggest three telecoms told...

CRTC kicks off Online News Act consultation

Internet and Governance | 03/13/2024 4:46 pm EDT

The CRTC launched its first public consultation on the Online News Act’s regulatory framework to gain input on handling the bargaining process, unfair treatment complaints, and data collection requirements outlined in the act and its accompanying regulations.   The...

The Wire Report is hiring an editor

Internet and Governance | 03/05/2024 10:36 am EST

The Wire Report, the leading news source covering telecom, digital communications and broadcast media in Canada, is searching for an editor to join our Ottawa office. The Wire Report is part of The Hill Times Canada’s leading...

Pornhub parent company broke privacy law by failing to obtain valid consent for content uploads: OPC

Internet and Governance | 03/01/2024 5:38 pm EST

The Montreal-based company behind Pornhub and...

UPDATED: Competition Bureau expands probe into Google’s advertising practices in Canada

Internet and Governance | 02/29/2024 4:22 pm EST

The Competition Bureau announced...

Canada’s Bill C-63 takes aim at online hate crimes and child exploitation

Internet and Governance | 02/26/2024 9:32 pm EST

The government of Canada has unveiled its long-awaited Online Harms Act...

Natalie Théberge appointed vice-chair at CRTC

Internet and Governance | 02/22/2024 1:27 pm EST

The government has named Natalie Théberge as vice-chair at the CRTC, it was announced Thursday. Her...

Creative orgs call for copyright protections to be added to AI bill

Internet and Governance | 02/13/2024 11:13 am EST

Organizations representing Canada’s creative industries are calling on...

CRTC uses forensic tools sparingly, ETHI committee told

Internet and Governance | 02/08/2024 5:37 pm EST

The CRTC has forensic investigative tools but deploys them rarely, the...

ETHI committee hears departments don’t use tools to spy on Canadians

Internet and Governance | 02/06/2024 5:14 pm EST

Federal departments have forensic diagnostic tools that can be used for...

‘Godfather’ of AI says Canada must start regulating now

Internet and Governance | 02/06/2024 3:53 pm EST

The government must regulate artificial intelligence (AI) quickly to protect Canadians from serious societal risks, said Yoshua Bengio, known as one of the ‘godfathers of...

Demographic data provides solid evidence for diversity and inclusion, conference told

Internet and Governance | 02/01/2024 8:12 pm EST

OTTAWA–Demographic reporting is essential if we...

CRTC initiates special process for official language minorities input for English content on French radio 

Internet and Governance | 01/25/2024 4:38 pm EST

The CRTC has initiated a special consultation...

Privacy Commissioner unveils its privacy rights strategic plan 2024-2027

Internet and Governance | 01/22/2024 4:53 pm EST

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) unveiled its Strategic Plan...

CRTC’s vice-chair of broadcasting steps down

Internet and Governance | 01/08/2024 4:30 pm EST

The CRTC’s interim vice-chair of broadcasting and commissioner for Quebec, Alicia Barin, stepped down...

Election overhaul must include AI advertising, politicos say

Internet and Governance | 12/18/2023 2:45 pm EST

Canada must revise its election rules and the use of artificial intelligence must not be overlooked when making changes, several MPs told The Wire Report. The issue of AI-generated advertising has come to the fore in the United States. Florida governor Ron DeSantis has...

Government unveils final provisions of Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 12/15/2023 5:30 pm EST

The federal government released the details of the implementation of the...

Civil society groups call for AIDA to be considered separately from C-27

Internet and Governance | 12/14/2023 3:00 pm EST

A coalition of 30 individuals and civil society groups have released an...

Ministers reluctant to endorse Catherine Tait’s leadership at CBC

Internet and Governance | 12/12/2023 3:04 pm EST

The current and past Minister of Canadian Heritage were loath to endorse...

Telus asks CRTC to go easy on vBDUs for initial base contributions into broadcasting system

Internet and Governance | 12/08/2023 9:34 am EST

Gatineau, Que. – Telus Corp. asked the CRTC to...

Blanchet says CBC cuts at worst possible time

Internet and Governance | 12/06/2023 1:48 pm EST

The Bloc Québécois is continuing its fight against cutbacks at CBC/Radio-Canada. Tuesday in Question...

Job cuts reason enough for access to online platform contributions: CBC tells CRTC

Internet and Governance | 12/06/2023 9:18 am EST

Gatineau, Que. - CBC/Radio-Canada's decision to slash 600 jobs and leave...

Blue Ant says contribution regime should be flexible

Internet and Governance | 12/04/2023 3:32 pm EST

Foreign streamers must pay their fair share of contributions to the Canadian broadcasting system, but...

Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now

Internet and Governance | 11/30/2023 11:13 am EST

Those who stand to benefit from the Online...

Google and federal government reach deal over Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 11/29/2023 7:51 pm EST

Alphabet Inc.’s Google and the federal government have resolved their dispute over the Online News Act, with the tech giant agreeing to annually compensate news organizations $100 million and continue sharing Canadian news content on its platforms.  Heritage minister...

Only foreign streamers should be paying contribution, CRTC told

Internet and Governance | 11/29/2023 10:48 am EST

Major broadcasters think that there should be a flexible contribution...

Social media companies must be compelled to address safety concerns, research chair tells ethics committee

Internet and Governance | 11/28/2023 6:07 pm EST

The government needs to set clear standards of...

APTN says funds needed to support public service broadcasters

Internet and Governance | 11/27/2023 4:56 pm EST

The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) on Friday called for the...

Canada and EU reiterate digital cooperation framework

Internet and Governance | 11/27/2023 4:07 pm EST

In a Friday statement, leaders from Canada and the European Union announced the creation of a new...

INDU hears Canada must not surpass European or Quebec privacy laws

Internet and Governance | 11/24/2023 5:06 pm EST

While the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Quebec’s Law 25 are the gold standards for privacy legislation, the government of Canada must take...

Community radio calls for new funding at CRTC

Internet and Governance | 11/24/2023 7:56 am EST

Representatives from several community radio stations emphasized their role as a third-pillar of the...

Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meeting

Internet and Governance | 11/23/2023 1:41 pm EST

In a House of Commons heritage committee meeting that was marked more by partisan feuding than for what...

Regulation of AI necessary, HUMA committee told

Internet and Governance | 11/23/2023 12:50 pm EST

Canada will need to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) to protect workers while at the same time...

Fall economic statement directs CRTC investigation of international roaming

Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 1:40 pm EST

As part of what it says is an effort to reduce the cost of living for...

Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTC

Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 9:13 am EST

BCE Inc. revealed more details on Tuesday on its proposal for how base contributions from online...

Education key to combating foreign interference on social media, ETHI hears

Internet and Governance | 11/21/2023 5:12 pm EST

Canadians need to be educated about the dangers posed by foreign actors...

Chamber of Commerce sets up council to look at AI

Internet and Governance | 11/21/2023 3:55 pm EST

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has jumped on the Artificial Intelligence bandwagon. On Nov. 20 it...

UN sets up advisory body to investigate AI globally

Internet and Governance | 11/20/2023 3:17 pm EST

The United Nations (UN) has created an advisory body on artificial intelligence (AI). Even though Canada...

CRTC reopens Rogers application seeking changes to Bell’s BNS services 

Internet and Governance | 11/16/2023 6:47 pm EST

The CRTC has reopened a Part 1 application originally submitted by Rogers Communications Inc. back in 2019, asking the regulator to make changes to BCE Inc.’s billed number...

Eastlink competitors seeking compensation for “negligence” during outage, ask for investigation similar to Rogers outage

Internet and Governance | 11/16/2023 6:39 pm EST

City Wide Communications Inc., Frontier Networks...

St-Onge releases Streaming Act direction to CRTC

Internet and Governance | 11/14/2023 5:09 pm EST

Tuesday Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge issued the final policy direction to the CRTC that...

Quebec, E.U., provide templates for AI rules: INDU committee told

Internet and Governance | 11/10/2023 4:19 pm EST

Canada should look to other jurisdictions when it comes to regulating...

Educating Canadians is key to address cybersecurity threats: CTS panel

Internet and Governance | 11/06/2023 6:32 pm EST

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Cybersecurity and data privacy were the focus of the...

AIDA needs to be scrapped, civil society groups tell committee

Internet and Governance | 11/03/2023 5:14 pm EDT

A quartet of civil society groups appeared before the House of Commons Industry Committee Thursday afternoon as the MPs consider Bill C-27. The legislation would introduce a Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA), a Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act...

Bill C-27 fails to protect rights of Canadians, say civil society groups

Internet and Governance | 11/02/2023 6:39 pm EDT

A coalition of civil society groups are calling on the government to make...

Bletchley Declaration signals international efforts to tame AI risks

Internet and Governance | 11/01/2023 5:45 pm EDT

Leading countries in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) –...

Northern communities are being ill-served by Meta blocking news: Sen. Klyne

Internet and Governance | 11/01/2023 3:46 pm EDT

Northern communities are being ill-served by Meta Platforms Inc.’s...

Bell, Northwestel tell CRTC to leave billing dispute with Iristel in hands of the court

Internet and Governance | 10/30/2023 4:49 pm EDT

BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada and Northwestel have...

CRTC addresses internet installation dispute between eastern Ontario township and small ISP

Internet and Governance | 10/26/2023 11:38 am EDT

The CRTC has denied an application brought forward...

AI a potential foreign security threat, Ethics committee tells House

Internet and Governance | 10/25/2023 5:35 pm EDT

A Parliamentary committee is calling for checks of artificial intelligence...

CRTC greenlights Northwestel Connecting Families packages 

Internet and Governance | 10/24/2023 2:54 pm EDT

The CRTC has given the green light to BCE Inc. subsidiary Northwestel Inc....

Online News Act comes under fire in Senate debate

Internet and Governance | 10/18/2023 5:23 pm EDT

The efficacy of the Online News Act was called into question during the Senate’s Question Period...

Holistic approach is needed to fix Canada’s telecom troubles: 2023 Competition Summit

Internet and Governance | 10/13/2023 5:30 pm EDT

Sentiment among speakers at the 2023 Canada Competition Summit last Thursday was clear, a whole-of-government approach is needed to address Canada’s struggling competitive...

Federal government launches consultation on AI and copyright

Internet and Governance | 10/12/2023 4:13 pm EDT

The federal government is seeking public input on generative artificial...

Communication association proposes ‘safe harbor’ provision to retain tech giants in Canadian news market

Internet and Governance | 10/03/2023 6:18 pm EDT

International communications trade association,...

Social media and podcast services must register with CRTC, not users, under new regime

Internet and Governance | 09/29/2023 5:48 pm EDT

The CRTC has determined that online services that...

Dufresne recommends changes to Digital Charter Act

Internet and Governance | 09/29/2023 5:45 pm EDT

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is happy the government is open to altering the Digital Charter...

Big tech antitrust crusade continues as U.S. sues Amazon

Internet and Governance | 09/27/2023 5:18 pm EDT

The United States has just chosen a new target in its ongoing campaign against the dominance of big tech, setting its sights on Amazon.com, Inc.  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 state attorneys general allege, in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, that Amazon has...

Champagne to introduce amendments to Digital Charter Act

Internet and Governance | 09/27/2023 3:57 pm EDT

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne...

Senators debate efficiency of Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 09/22/2023 5:13 pm EDT

Even though the Online News Act has become law, it is still the subject of debate in Parliament. Thursday...

Responsible AI regulation needs to come faster, says tech lobby group

Internet and Governance | 09/20/2023 2:53 pm EDT

The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) is urging the federal government...

Dufresne releases annual privacy report to Parliament

Internet and Governance | 09/19/2023 2:21 pm EDT

The Privacy Commissioner is warning that artificial intelligence (AI) could have an impact on...

Google monopoly trial kicks off, Canada public policy head steps down

Internet and Governance | 09/15/2023 4:48 pm EDT

Colin McKay, head of Canada public policy and government relations at...

Meta’s fight with feds impacts emergency info sharing for southwestern Ont. municipality

Internet and Governance | 09/13/2023 5:46 pm EDT

The Online News Act standoff between the federal...

Court orders minister to unblock Rebel Media publisher from X

Internet and Governance | 09/12/2023 5:25 pm EDT

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault must unblock Rebel News founder Ezra...

Tory convention takes aim at Streaming Act, CBC

Internet and Governance | 09/06/2023 4:29 pm EDT

Dissatisfaction with the Online Streaming Act and defunding the CBC are among the resolutions being...

Canadian Heritage proposes Online News Act regulations, Meta’s not interested

Internet and Governance | 09/01/2023 5:59 pm EDT

Canadian Heritage announced its proposed regulations to implement the Online News Act, shedding some light on what platforms and news organizations can expect from the...

ISED releases spectrum outlook until 2027

Internet and Governance | 09/01/2023 5:44 pm EDT

The Department of Industry Science and Economic Development (ISED) released its Spectrum Outlook...

Class action suit against Facebook can proceed, SCC

Internet and Governance | 08/31/2023 5:03 pm EDT

A class action lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc. over age discrimination can move forward, after the...

Facebook use remains constant despite news ban

Internet and Governance | 08/29/2023 4:45 pm EDT

Meta Platforms Inc. has not experienced any notable drop in Facebook usage despite banning news content...

CRTC releases Online News Act plan, mandatory bargaining may begin by end of 2024

Internet and Governance | 08/24/2023 5:26 pm EDT

The CRTC announced its action plan to implement the Online News Act which...

CRTC proposes $10M exemption threshold for broadcasting groups, 35% upper-fee limit, for broadcasting fee regime

Internet and Governance | 08/23/2023 6:19 pm EDT

The CRTC has launched a consultation for its proposed new broadcasting fees regulations as it continues to implement the Online Streaming Act. In its Wednesday notice of...

Trudeau, St-Onge criticize Meta for blocking info during wildfires

Internet and Governance | 08/21/2023 4:42 pm EDT

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale...

YouTube cracks down on false cancer claims as part of updates to medical misinformation policy

Internet and Governance | 08/17/2023 5:12 pm EDT

Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube is updating its medical misinformation policies, taking particular aim at false cancer treatments deemed harmful or ineffective by global health...

OPINION: When the dust settles on the CRTC’s ‘path forward’, will Canada have a better broadcasting system?

Internet and Governance | 08/04/2023 6:21 pm EDT

By Monica Auer, executive director, Forum for Research and Policy in Communications  On May 12, the CRTC announced the first of a three-step process to implement Bill C-11,...

Money allocation main issue as Streaming Act replies filed to CRTC

Internet and Governance | 08/02/2023 5:11 pm EDT

Battles over money and how to allocate it are at the forefront as the CRTC...

New Heritage Minister St-Onge promises to battle tech giants

Internet and Governance | 07/26/2023 5:04 pm EDT

OTTAWA–Pascale St-Onge vows to keep up the fight with tech giants over...

OPINION: Small independents won’t benefit from Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 07/21/2023 5:38 pm EDT

by Heather Wright, publisher of The Independent of Petrolia and Central...

Broadband interventions begin to flow into CRTC

Internet and Governance | 07/21/2023 3:48 pm EDT

The CRTC has published some of the interventions for its proceeding into the Broadband Fund. Most of the...

Streamers tell CRTC to “take pause” before regulating CanCon contributions 

Internet and Governance | 07/18/2023 3:04 pm EDT

Streaming platforms are saying it is too early to be discussing...

Corus adds itself to Meta boycott

Internet and Governance | 07/17/2023 5:03 pm EDT

Corus Entertainment Inc. is adding itself to the list of industry players who are suspending advertising on Meta Platform Inc. after the tech giant announced it will block Canadian news content on Facebook and its other platforms due to its grievances with the Online News Act. “We are disappointed in the recent actions taken by Meta, and encourage all foreign digital platforms to actively participate in meaningful discussions regarding Bill C-18 to create an open and accessible media landscape in Canada,” Corus wrote in a statement Monday. Corus said it is suspending all advertising across all its brands and trademarks, and encouraged its partners and clients to follow suite. “We look forward to actively...

Streamers hope to illustrate emerging consensus on exemption orders

Internet and Governance | 07/17/2023 4:48 pm EDT

In an ongoing tug-of-war at the CRTC, tech giants are arguing that a level...

Feds respond to tech giants’ concerns through proposed regulations

Internet and Governance | 07/11/2023 5:14 pm EDT

Canadian Heritage is proposing regulations under the Online News Act that...

OPINION: Online News Act edges Canada closer to a splinternet

Internet and Governance | 07/07/2023 6:12 pm EDT

by Natalie Campbell, Senior Director of North American Government and...

Feds, Cogeco, Quebecor, say goodbye to Meta

Internet and Governance | 07/05/2023 5:54 pm EDT

The federal government, Quebecor Inc., and Cogeco Inc., are pulling all their advertising investments...

All sides continue fight in Streaming Act regulation proceeding

Internet and Governance | 06/30/2023 5:13 pm EDT

The CRTC has now received reply comments in its ongoing proceeding into how to implement the Online Streaming Act. As with the original interventions, proposals vary depending on the group submitting the suggestions. The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) calls for online undertakings to reveal the date they began operating in Canada, their annual revenues, operational model, and how much Canadian content is available. It disagreed with calls to exempt smaller...

Google confirms removal of Canadian news links

Internet and Governance | 06/30/2023 12:00 am EDT

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has announced it will be removing Canadian news links from its websites. The...

OpenMedia hopeful ahead of meeting with CRTC chair

Internet and Governance | 06/26/2023 2:11 pm EDT

Lobby group OpenMedia has been polling the public about what the major issues in broadcasting and telecom...

Bell asks CRTC to eliminate local news requirements and reduce CPE, PNI expenditures

Internet and Governance | 06/23/2023 6:26 pm EDT

BCE Inc. says in order for it to be competitive the CRTC must amend its...

Condo managers says Ontario carrier is being denied MDU access due to space constraints

Internet and Governance | 06/20/2023 5:26 pm EDT

A Toronto condominium manager is arguing to the...

Technology changes to be studied by all-party caucus in Parliament

Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 5:05 pm EDT

The rapid pace of change in the technology sector has led a group of Parliamentarians to form an emerging technology caucus where members of all parties can learn about the brave new world. The...

CNOC disputes ILECs’ claims over high speed access proceeding

Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 4:21 pm EDT

The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) is fighting with two...

Social media platforms want total exclusion from new broadcasting regime

Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 4:17 pm EDT

Social media companies are asking the CRTC to be added to the list of...

Change financial threshold for Online Streaming Act exemptions, CRTC told

Internet and Governance | 06/15/2023 6:05 pm EDT

The proposed financial threshold for exemption for online streaming...

CRTC denies TerreStar’s request to deduct spectrum sale and subordination revenues from contributions

Internet and Governance | 06/15/2023 5:30 pm EDT

The CRTC has denied TerreStar Solutions Inc.’s request that spectrum licensing be declared a non-telecommunications service, effectively blocking the company’s attempts to...