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The Parliamentary review of the Copyright Act was launched in March 2018 under the leadership of the Standing Committee of Industry, Science and Technology with the support of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. During the last mandate, the Government undertook a phased review with three public consultations that were held between February and September 2021.
A healthy news sector is central to democracy. The health of the Canadian news and information ecosystem is at risk, as many news media businesses have experienced substantial economic decline over the last decade. Digital platforms derive significant profits by playing a gatekeeper role in what information Canadians access online. In the last Speech from the Throne (September 2020), the Government committed to ensuring that revenues of online platforms are shared more fairly with Canadian creators and media.
Since January 2020, the Digital Citizen Contribution Program (DCCP) has provided $8.6 million in funding support to third-party organizations undertaking research of learning activities, such as public awareness tools and online workshops, to help Canadians become more resilient and think critically about the information they consume online. These projects reach Canadians on a national and local scale, online and offline, in minority communities, in both official languages and in Indigenous communities. Of the total DCCP allocated in 2020-21, $4.3 million was dedicated specifically to counter COVID-19 disinformation, misleading information as well as the racism and stigmatization that are often the result.
The Parliamentary review of the Copyright Act was launched in March 2018 under the leadership of the Standing Committee of Industry, Science and Technology with the support of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. During the last mandate, the Government undertook a phased review with three public consultations that were held between February and September 2021.
A healthy news sector is central to democracy. The health of the Canadian news and information ecosystem is at risk, as many news media businesses have experienced substantial economic decline over the last decade. Digital platforms derive significant profits by playing a gatekeeper role in what information Canadians access online. In the last Speech from the Throne (September 2020), the Government committed to ensuring that revenues of online platforms are shared more fairly with Canadian creators and media.
Facilitation measures for temporary workers during the pandemic.
On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced plans to require vaccination across the federal public service. The announcement also noted that “contracted personnel who require access to federal government worksites will also need to be vaccinated”.
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- All questions related to the government-wide policy of mandatory vaccinations should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
In support of local communities in the National Capital Region, and in alignment with federal legislation, the National Capital Commission’s (NCC) pays its fair share of Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) to various municipalities where it owns real property on behalf of the Crown.
The Province of Ontario has implemented a legislative amendment for 2021 regarding Business Education Tax (BET) rates that creates an inequity in treatment between taxable business properties and payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILT) properties.
How is Service Canada leveraging investments to improve access and reduce wait times in its EI call centre operations for Canadians?