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Policy
Majority support protecting Canadian culture: CMPA poll
Nine out of 10 polled support Canadian stories and content being owned and controlled by Canadian companies rather than U.S. companies.
CRTC provides new date for audio content public hearing
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has also extended the deadlines for interventions and replies and added a report to the public record.
CMF delays 2025-26 program budget, guidelines
The delay is due to the caretaker convention and upcoming federal election.
Carney vows to enshrine, increase CBC/Radio-Canada funding
The pledge follows former Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge’s CBC/Radio-Canada modernization proposal in February.
MPA, DGA react to Canadian trade practices in U.S. gov’t submissions
Weeks before U.S. president Donald Trump’s new tariffs, the U.S. screen industry orgs shared feedback on what they view as “predatory” and “protectionist” policies in Canada and elsewhere.
CRTC sets new dates for two postponed hearings
Hearings on defining and supporting “Canadian program” and the sustainability of the broadcasting system have been reset, while the date for the hearing on Canadian and Indigenous audio content has not yet been confirmed.
CRTC postpones three public Cancon hearings
The hearings, which are part of the regulatory organization’s work to modernize the Broadcasting Act, have been postponed due to the upcoming federal election.
CRTC dismisses WildBrain’s complaint against Bell
The CRTC has decided that Bell is not placing WildBrain’s kids services at an “undue disadvantage.”
Steven Guilbeault joins Carney cabinet in new culture portfolio
Guilbeault had previously served as Heritage Minister from 2019 to 2021.
B.C. budget includes motion picture, TV tax credit increases
The budget update, released on March 4, proposes increases to both the Film Incentive BC tax credit and the Production Services Tax Credit.
Oakville pool gets Ontario production services tax credit
Now qualified as a standing set, the location is eligible for the 21.5% credit.
Shaw Rocket Fund urges the CRTC to support kids services
In a new filing with the regulator, the org calls for a review of the Canadian children’s and youth media sector to better address challenges in the space.
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