The CRTC order converts Canada’s streaming law from a cultural-policy irritant into a larger trade issue. By tripling the online contribution requirement while lowering the rate for traditional broadcasters, Canada has sharpened U.S. industry claims that the regime disproportionately burdens American platforms. The issue now sits beside tariffs, procurement, dairy and digital services policy as a likely point of contention in the USMCA review.
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