Canadian creators cheer CRTC contribution decision as streamers warn ‘discriminatory tax’ will lead to higher prices

As part of its Online Streaming Act plan, the CRTC ruled that online streamers making more than $25M in domestic revenue must give five per cent to Canadian media funds.

As of September, large online streaming services like Spotify, Netflix, and Amazon will be required to pay five per cent of their annual domestic revenue in contributions to Canadian media funds, which the CRTC estimates would provide $200-million in new annual funding.Unsplash photograph by Tamas Pap

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BY STUART BENSON

June 12, 2024

Canadian broadcasters and artist associations are celebrating the new requirements for online streaming services to contribute some of their domestic revenues to support Canadian content. But with those same streamers already hinting the decision could lead to higher prices ...

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