Politics · Canada · 8 hrs ago
Canada plans to make streaming giants contribute more to Canadian content
Canadian Culture Minister Marc Miller says streaming giants will eventually have to pay more toward Canadian content.
The federal budget sets aside $600 million for Canadian news and cultural content as short-term support.
The funding is intended to help offset declining contributions from cable and satellite companies.
The CRTC had raised the required contribution from streaming services’ Canadian revenue from 5% to 15%, but companies are challenging the decision in court.
The government has not collected any of those contributions, and Miller did not say when the requirement might take effect.
He said making streamers contribute is a matter of fairness, and the next step is to ensure the CRTC completes that part of the plan.
Canada’s culture minister says the government will eventually require streaming companies to contribute more to Canadian content.
The federal budget earmarks $600 million for Canadian news and cultural content.
The funding is described as a short-term measure while the government considers the next steps for streaming platforms.
The CRTC had decided to raise streamers’ required contribution from 5 per cent to 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues.
The government has not collected those funds, as several streaming companies are challenging the decision in court.
- Who
- Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller says streaming companies will eventually have to contribute more.
- What
- Canada plans to ensure streaming platforms help fund Canadian content. The budget also earmarks $600 million for domestic news and cultural content.
- When
- The budget was tabled the week before the article was published on November 9, 2026. Miller did not say when the government would require streamers to pay more.
- Where
- Canada.
- Why
- The government says the funding will support Canadian content amid declining private-sector contributions and advertising revenue.
Canadian government
Streaming companies challenging the CRTC decision
Contribution requirement
Canadian government
The government says large streaming platforms should contribute to Canadian content and that ensuring this is a next step.
Streaming companies challenging the CRTC decision
Several streaming companies are fighting the CRTC’s decision in court.
Parliament passed the Online Streaming Act, which established a legislative framework for regulating streamers.
The CRTC announced it would raise streaming companies’ required contribution to Canadian content from 5 per cent to 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues.
The federal government directed the CRTC to review its decision.
The federal budget was tabled, including $600 million for Canadian news and cultural content.
Miller said the government would eventually require streaming giants to contribute their fair share but did not give a timeline.
- Budget allocation
- $600 million for domestic news and cultural content
- Previous contribution rate
- 5 per cent of Canadian revenues
- CRTC-announced rate
- 15 per cent of Canadian revenues
- Culture minister
- Marc Miller
- Budget article publication date
- November 9, 2026
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What people are saying
We need to take that next step to make sure that the large streamers that are here — that sometimes do very important work in terms of supporting Canadian content — are actually contributing to our ecosystem, because they’re getting money from streamers.
This is a practical short-term approach.
it’s a question of fairness