Ottawa says it plans to “eliminate” the requirement that online streamers make CanCon (Canadian content) contributions set by the federal broadcast regulator, the CRTC. According to reporting based on a court document, the Liberal government intends to replace those streamer payments with funding provided through government programs rather than through contributions required by the regulator. The move is described as part of a broader policy shift affecting how Canadian content is supported by streaming services. The reports also note that, in early June, the government said it would issue a new policy directive to the CRTC after the regulator increased contribution requirements for larger companies. Both outlets frame the plan as an effort to change the mechanism used to fund Canadian content, shifting from mandatory payments by streamers to alternative government funding. Details of how the new government funding would work and how it would be implemented through the regulatory process are not fully outlined in the available summaries.