CRTC begins hearing on Cancon requirements for music streamers | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Anja Karadeglija
Publication Date: September 18, 2025 - 06:56

CRTC begins hearing on Cancon requirements for music streamers

September 18, 2025

The federal broadcast regulator begins a hearing today to look at which Canadian content obligations should apply to music streamers like Spotify.

Streaming services argue their current efforts to promote Canadian culture – and the royalties they pay – are good enough. Radio broadcasters, meanwhile, say their sector is in serious decline and they want the CRTC to take a lighter regulatory touch for traditional players.



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