IN-DEPTH: Who Are the 9 Cabinet-Appointed CRTC Commissioners Responsible for Implementing Bill C-11?

The social media page of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cellphone in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez will soon issue a policy directive to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) informing its commissioners how to go about drafting regulations to implement the new legislative framework outlined in the federal government’s recently passed Bill C-11, also known as the Online Streaming Act.

Bill C-11 will bring digital streaming giants like Netflix and YouTube under the CRTC’s regulating authority. The new legislation dictates that these streaming platforms must contribute to new Canadian content standards or face steep penalties.