Right now, Music Canada filed an utility with the Federal Court docket of Attraction in search of depart to intervene within the ongoing enchantment of the CRTC’s base contributions resolution, which imposed a 5% levy on the most important music streaming platforms working in Canada. Particularly, we’re asking the courtroom to think about music streaming companies’ direct investments in Canada amongst qualifying contributions.
All through the years-long legislative course of and the CRTC’s implementation of the On-line Streaming Act, Music Canada has labored to assist make sure that this new regulatory framework helps and grows Canada’s business music sector and creates new alternatives for Canadian and Indigenous artists. Right now’s utility for depart continues these efforts.
Because the voice of business music in Canada, we’re involved that the CRTC’s base contributions resolution dangers harming ongoing and direct investments within the Canadian music streaming market and Canadian and Indigenous artists. Supporting the success of Canadian and Indigenous artists should be on the centre of the CRTC’s insurance policies, however its resolution doesn’t try this.
Music streaming platforms have established Canadian groups and invested in applications and initiatives to advertise the music of Canadian and Indigenous artists. These investments are important to serving to Canadian and Indigenous artists succeed and constructing audiences within the extremely aggressive streaming market. However the CRTC’s contributions resolution dangers outcomes counter to the goals of the up to date Broadcasting Act.
- In setting the 5% levy, the CRTC didn’t bear in mind or acknowledge any of the investments made by music streaming companies in Canada.
- Furthermore, 30% of platform contributions will probably be siphoned away from the music business to fund business radio information. Whereas help for information is a laudable aim, it shouldn’t come on the expense of artists who’re already attempting to compete in a extremely aggressive, world music market.
We now have sought depart to intervene as a result of we imagine Music Canada is uniquely positioned to share with the Court docket the essential function that these investments play within the Canada’s business music business and the harms artists will face if they’re diminished or eradicated.
Music Canada will sustain this work as on-the-ground funding within the voices and tales of Canadian and Indigenous artists has by no means been extra essential.
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