A sign for the ºÃÉ«tv Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), is shown in Gatineau, Que., on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
JDTOTTAWA - The federal government will "eliminate" the financial contribution requirement for streamers set by the CRTC and replace it with government funding, it said in a court document.
"We are instructed to inform the court that the government’s intention is to eliminate the base contribution requirement on streaming services and to provide government funding to replace those contributions," the attorney general’s office said in a document on July 17.
But the ºÃÉ«tv Association of Broadcasters said Wednesday it has heard a different message from government.
"The language in the letter does not align with what we have heard from the government, and we believe it would be premature to reach any definitive conclusions from this administrative communication between the Court and one of the respondents," Kevin Desjardins, the association's president, said in a statement.
The office of Culture Minister Marc Miller did not immediately respond when asked to clarify the government's stance or state whether the government plans to eliminate the contribution requirement permanently or temporarily.
In early June, the government said it would issue a new policy directive to the CRTC after the broadcast regulator increased contributions for large streaming services from five per cent to 15 per cent.
The government also said at the time it would instead provide the industry with $600 million in annual funding.
The July 17 court document said the government would publish the new policy directive to the CRTC in the coming weeks. It was submitted in a Federal Court of Appeal challenge of the CRTC's rules by streamers.
While Ottawa changed course on the streaming rules after the U.S. identified the enabling legislation as a trade irritant, the United States Trade Representative said recently Canada wouldn’t "really get credit" for the move.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published July 29, 2026.
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