One subtle distinction: it has helped Canadian artists that are producing "Canadian Content" [1], not all Canadian artists. If you are a Canadian singer in a ba

One subtle distinction: it has helped Canadian artists that are producing "Canadian Content" [1], not all Canadian artists. If you are a Canadian singer in a band with a song that was composed by your American band mate, you are SOL. The main criticism of this bill is that with richer media content, this line becomes increasingly ambiguous (e.g. see the rules for television [2]). It seems likely that the outcome will be a lot more power for Canadian media giants (via industry groups and trade organizations) and smaller Canadian creators will be worse off, with forced algorithmic priority given to "certified" content. [1] https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/info_sht/r1.htm https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/info_sht/r1.htm [2] https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/cancon/c_cdn.htm https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/cancon/c_cdn.htm