Feds Aiming to Make Digital Giants Pay for Canadian Content

Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault makes his way to his seat for a news conference in Ottawa, Canada, on April 17, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—The federal heritage minister says if new tools are needed to get digital giants to pay for Canadian content, they will be built.

Steven Guilbeault says he is watching how other countries are trying to get companies such as Facebook and Google to pay for the copyrighted content that appears on their online platforms.