Carney says he won’t backtrack on digital services tax, streamers’ CanCon payments

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Carney responded that it was the Americans who failed to put in place restrictions on the French language and Canadian culture.

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Carney said last month the U.S. put pressure on Canada to adjust its position on the rules around discoverability of content online. He said those U.S. demands would have affected Canada’s ability to protect its culture, including the French language.

He cited that as one of the reasons his government ended negotiations in August.

Those discoverability rules, which are not yet in place, are enabled by the Online Steaming Act.

The CRTC previously said that, under that legislation, it would require large streaming services like Netflix to contribute 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues to support Canadian content.

The government said in June it would eliminate the financial contribution requirement, though it has not yet officially started that process.

The digital services tax was a separate government measure that would have imposed a three-per-cent levy on revenue from Canadian users on the biggest tech companies, including Amazon, Google, Meta, Uber and Airbnb.

Just before the first payment was due last year, Carney said he would eliminate the tax in order to restart trade talks with the United States.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 21, 2026.

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press