Motion Picture Association – Canada Statement on Government of Canada Announcement on the Online Streaming Act
TORONTO – The Government of Canada directed the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today to review its recent decisions to regulate online streamers and committed to developing new policy directions to adjust the implementation of the Online Streaming Act. The following is a statement from Motion Picture Association – Canada (MPA-Canada) President and Managing Director Michele Austin:
“Today’s announcement acknowledges that the CRTC’s proposed framework for investment obligations needs to change. We are encouraged by the government’s commitment to new policy directions. While certain concerns about the Online Streaming Act’s framework for global streamers remain unresolved, we look forward to engaging with leaders in Ottawa to develop a new approach to supporting Canadian stories.”
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About The Motion Picture Association – Canada
The Motion Picture Association – Canada (MPA-Canada) is the voice and advocate of the major international producers and distributors of movies, television and streaming programming in Canada and is an affiliate of the Motion Picture Association, Inc. (MPA).
Through the production of long-running television series, feature films, and world-class post-production, visual effects, and animation projects, the global studios we serve – including Disney, Netflix, Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios, Paramount, Sony, NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery (“MPA Studios”) – make substantial investments in Canada. One or more affiliates of each of the MPA Studios operate a streaming service that is available in Canada and elsewhere around the world. These services provide a wide range of entertainment choices to Canadians through a variety of services offering subscription video-on-demand, ad-supported video-on-demand, hybrid services offering both, and free ad-supported television.
On behalf of the MPA Studios, we work with governments and local industry partners to support initiatives that strengthen the film, television and streaming industry in Canada.
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