Law note · Canada
Online News Regulatory Policy CRTC 2024-327, mandatory bargaining framework
cite CRTC 2024-327
stage IN FORCE in force since 2024-12-12
Establishes operational procedures for mandatory bargaining under the Online News Act: a 90-day bargaining period, followed by a 120-day mediation phase, and a 45-day final offer arbitration (FOA) period. Also governs undue-preference complaints filed by eligible news businesses against platforms, and mandates data collection from both platforms and news businesses to support annual auditor reports.
A separate code-of-conduct regulation was consulted on in late 2024 (CRTC 2024-236 Notice of Consultation) but had not been registered as of the as_of_date.
Primary source: crtc.gc.ca