OTTAWA - Music streamer Spotify says Canada鈥檚 federal broadcast regulator shouldn鈥檛 impose rules meant for radio on streaming services.
Appearing before a CRTC hearing today, company representatives compared regulating Spotify like a radio station to treating Uber like a horse and buggy.
In its written submission, Spotify argued the CRTC doesn鈥檛 have the jurisdiction to extend rules governing commercial negotiations and disputes in the broadcast sector to online players.
The CRTC is holding a hearing on market dynamics as part of its work to implement the Online Streaming Act, which updated broadcasting laws to capture online platforms.
During previous hearings, large cable and broadcasting companies like Bell and Rogers called on the CRTC to loosen existing rules for traditional players.
They鈥檙e taking aim at regulations governing how cable channels must be packaged and disputes about carriage of cable channels.
This report by 好色tvwas first published June 20, 2025.聽
