GATINEAU, QC, Sept. 17, 2025 /CNW/ – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will hold a public hearing starting on September 18, 2025, at the Conference Centre, Phase IV, 140 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec.
This hearing will examine the creation, distribution and discoverability of Canadian and Indigenous audio content across radio and online streaming platforms. This includes examining how traditional broadcasters and audio online streaming services can best contribute to a sustainable broadcasting system that ensures that Canadians have access to the audio content and music they want.
The hearing is part of the CRTC’s regulatory plan to implement the modernized Broadcasting Act. It will inform the CRTC’s work to update the definition of Canadian content for audio services to help ensure that content such as music is made, shared, and discovered on all platforms.
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Location: Phase IV, 140 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec
Date: September 18, 19, 25, 26 and 29, 2025
Time: Starting at 9:00 a.m. EDT
Note: Government issued photo ID is required to access the Centre.
Reference Documents:
- The Path Forward – Supporting Canadian and Indigenous audio content, Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2025-52, 2025-52-1, 2025-52-2 and Public proceedings | CRTC
- Agenda, Hearing 18 September 2025 | CRTC
SOURCE Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
