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Canada: Fair compensation requirement in Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (Online News Act/C-18)

Progress

Current status
in force
19 Dec 2023 in force
22 Jun 2023 adopted
21 Jun 2023 adopted
05 Apr 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Canada
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content remuneration regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

19 Dec 2023
in force

Implemented Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (Online News Act/C-18) including fair compensation requirement

On 19 December 2023, the Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (Online News Act/C-18), including fair compensation requirement, entered into force. The Act requires large platform provid…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
22 Jun 2023
adopted

Signed Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (Online News Act/C-18) including fair compensation requirement

On 22 June 2023, the Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (Online News Act/C-18), including fair compensation requirement, received Royal Assent. The Act requires large platform provide…

Source
Event type law
Action type signing
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
21 Jun 2023
adopted

Adopted Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (Online News Act/C-18) including fair compensation requirement

On 21 June 2023, the Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (Online News Act/C-18), including fair compensation requirement, was adopted by the Parliament of Canada. The Act requires larg…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
05 Apr 2022
under deliberation

Introduced Online News Act (Bill C-18) including fair compensation requirement

On 5 April 2022, the Online News Act (Bill C-18) was introduced by the Minister of Canadian Heritage. The Act intends to create a new legal and regulatory framework to provide fair treatment in the Canadian digital news marketplace and ensure that n…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament