Most Canadians say streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+ should contribute financially to Canadian content. A poll cited by Bloomberg and the Financial Post finds broad support for requiring streaming platforms to fund local productions.
Both outlets report that support is substantial—about three in four respondents, with the Financial Post specifying 73%—for applying to online streamers the same obligations placed on Canadian broadcasters. The coverage notes that this idea faces resistance, including from the United States, where some stakeholders oppose a requirement that foreign streaming firms pay toward domestic content.
While the articles focus on public opinion, they differ mainly in presentation and figures’ framing rather than on the underlying finding: that most respondents back financial contributions from major streaming companies to help create Canadian content. The reports frame the issue as part of an ongoing debate over how Canadian cultural policy and broadcasting-style rules should extend to global streaming platforms.
