Bill C-11 & Censorship

What is Bill C-11?

• The Personal Information Protection Act

• The Canadian Copyright Act

• The Copyright Modernization Act

• The Online Streaming Act

Answer explanation

Bill C-11, or the Copyright Modernization Act, is a An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act. The Act sets out the broadcasting policy for Canada. It is also known as the Online Streaming Act.

When was Bill C-11 Introduced?

• June 2022

• February 2020

• November 2020

• February 2022

Answer explanation

Remember, Bill C-11 was formerly introduced as The Broadcasting Act, then Bill C-10. It was then introduced (or reintroduced as specifically Bill C-11) in February 2022.

What does the CRTC stand for?

• Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Communications

• Canadian Regulated Television Commission

• Canadian Radio-Television Commission

• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

What was Bill C-11 originally (based off of)?

• The Canadian Copyright Act

• The Broadcasting Act

• The Canadian Streaming Act

• The Broadcasting Policy

Answer explanation

Bill C-11 hasn’t always been Bill C-11. It actually started out as something called the Broadcasting Act which was passed in February 1968

How does Bill C-11 impact us?

How many full-time, paid content creators are in Canada?

• 2 Million

• 800,000

• 16,000

• 4 Million

What type of content is the government/CRTC interested in regulating most?

• Religious & Faith-based Creators

• Young Creators

• Creators that generate revenues

• Creators that don't generate revenues

Answer explanation

Religious and faith-based content creators, as well as most creators that generate revenues are the most likely to be regulated by the CRTC.

Who are the ones regulating and supervising broadcasting systems?

• Specifically, Justin Trudeau

• The Canadian Government

• The CRTC

Answer explanation

Remember, the Canadian Government can tell the CRTC what they want to regulate and supervise, but they're aren't the ones actually doing the regulating.

What are some things regulated by the CRTC

• Radio

• Iphones

• Cable and TV services

• Telephone Companies

Bill C-11 changes the relationship social media and other companies have with their users

• True

• False