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traditional broadcasting undertakings have supported the production of Canadian content through a complex array of CRTC-directed measures1. online undertakings have not been required to provide any financial support to the Canadian broadcasting system2.

1 SOURCE · 5 DOCUMENTED FACTS · 1 DISPUTED · OPENED 2026-07-24 · UPDATED 2026-07-24
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traditional broadcasting undertakings have supported the production of Canadian content through a complex array of CRTC-directed measures

The CRTC Streaming Contribution Regime as Incumbent Protecti
“For decades, traditional broadcasting undertakings have supported the production of Canadian content through a complex array of CRTC-directed measures…”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

online undertakings have not been required to provide any financial support to the Canadian broadcasting system

The CRTC Streaming Contribution Regime as Incumbent Protecti
“… By contrast, online undertakings have not been required to provide any financial support to the Canadian broadcasting system.”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

The CRTC administers the ILNF and the new CRNF.

The CRTC Streaming Contribution Regime as Incumbent Protecti
“The CAB, which administers the ILNF and the new CRNF”
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the gap between 25% (broadcasters) and 15% (streamers) remained too wide

The CRTC Streaming Contribution Regime as Incumbent Protecti
“though it noted the gap between 25% (broadcasters) and 15% (streamers) remained too wide”
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CAB applauded the 2026-96 outcome as a more equitable contribution model

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These are things people say about CAB that aren't settled fact — each one attributed to who's actually claiming it, so a claim never quietly passes as established just because it showed up in a document. Weigh it yourself.

Disputed
"it would be unfair for the Commission to impose base contribution requirements on online undertakings that are affiliated with Canadian broadcasters"
Asserted by CAB · stance: critical
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
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