FILE ON GOOGLECompany

Google

Google had multiple meetings with Minister Joly's office1. Google aims for 24/7 carbon-free energy in its data centers by 20302.

9 SOURCES · 9 DOCUMENTED FACTS · 4 DISPUTED · OPENED 2026-07-22 · UPDATED 2026-07-23
On the record see profile →

Google had multiple meetings with Minister Joly's office

Primary-Record Research Report: Joly–Intelcom–Amazon Canada
“multiple meetings with major U.S. tech firms — including five registered Google meetings with Minister Joly”
SOURCEPrimary-Record Research Report: Joly–Intelcom–Amazon Canada·stored copy on file
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

Google aims for 24/7 carbon-free energy in its data centers by 2030

Net Zero Leaders: How To Use Carbon Credits Neutral For Net
“Google’s commitment to 24/7 carbon-free energy in its data centers by 2030”
SOURCENet Zero Leaders: How To Use Carbon Credits Neutral For Net ·stored copy on file
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

The Online News Act has a second-year dynamics

PASS 5 — FOLLOW THE MONEY: The Canadian Media-Pollster-Gover
“The Online News Act second-year dynamics.”
SOURCEPASS 5 — FOLLOW THE MONEY: The Canadian Media-Pollster-Gover·stored copy on file
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

The $100M annual Google payment is distributed by the Canadian Journalism Collective

The Online News Act distribution is $100M annual Google payment

PASS 5 — FOLLOW THE MONEY: The Canadian Media-Pollster-Gover
“The $100M annual Google payment under Bill C-18 (Online News Act), distributed by the Canadian Journalism Collective:”
SOURCEPASS 5 — FOLLOW THE MONEY: The Canadian Media-Pollster-Gover·stored copy on file
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source

Annual breakdown: $2M CJC ops, $7M CBC, $30M broadcasters, $61M print/digital publishers

5-year structure (2024–2029) for Online News Act / Google fund

Online News Act / Google $100M annual fund administered by CJC-CCJ

Google reached a $100 million/year agreement with Canada

Canadian Independent Political YouTube and the "Algorithmic
“Google reached a separate $100 million/year agreement and was exempted from individual bargaining via a CRTC decision.”
SOURCECanadian Independent Political YouTube and the "Algorithmic ·stored copy on file
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source
Disputed — who says what, against what see standalone →

These are things people say about Google 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
"YouTube's algorithm changes were country-targeted"
Asserted by Stockholm Center for Freedom · stance: critical
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
Canadian Independent Political YouTube and the "Algorithmic ↗
Disputed
"Google had multiple meetings with Minister Joly's office"
Unattributed assertion · stance: neutral
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
Primary-Record Research Report: Joly–Intelcom–Amazon Canada ↗
Disputed
"Foreign streamers themselves are structurally ineligible for the largest pools."
Unattributed assertion · stance: neutral
The evidence on file mostly supports this, but it's still someone's claim, not a settled fact.
The CRTC Streaming Contribution Regime as Incumbent Protecti ↗
Disputed
"Torstar can't support the $100-million cap in its current condition"
Asserted by Jordan Bitove · stance: critical
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
DOSSIER: The Hamilton Spectator, Torstar & NordStar Capital ↗
Timeline see standalone →
2024
2024
Google payment under Bill C-18
receipt ↗ · source ↗
2025
2025-01
Google/YouTube algorithm changes
receipt ↗ · source ↗
2025-01
algorithm changes
receipt ↗ · source ↗
2023
November 29, 2023
Google deal
source ↗
Undated
—
CRTC proceeding
source ↗
People
Mélanie Jolyother