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Bill C-11, known as the Online Streaming Act, has been signed into law by the Canadian government.

Netflix, CBC and APTN have commissioned a new as-yet-untitled comedy series that will film in Nunavut.

The Canadian federal government’s newly unveiled budget proposal outlines an additional C$40 million ($29.5 million) to the Department of Canadian Heritage for the Canada Media Fund (CMF) to make funding more open to traditionally underrepresented voices and to increase funding for French-language screen content.

Quebecor Content has signed a deal with Paramount Global Content Distribution that sees Club illico become the French-language home of new Paramount Pictures films after their theatrical releases in Canada.

Canadians have gained access to a slew of Nordic content with Viaplay Select, now available via Bell Media’s Crave.

Vicky Eatrides has been appointed as the next chairperson and CEO of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a term of five years effective January 5, 2023.

Pluto TV has launched in Canada in partnership with Corus Entertainment, with more than 110 unique channels and over 20,000 hours of free programming available.

Canada’s KOTV Distribution has promoted Dominic Anctil from content producer to VP of entertainment.

Vanguarde Artists Management has launched the production label Vanguarde Pictures and tapped award-winning playwright and television creator/showrunner Adam Pettle (Nurses, Burden of Truth) as in-house executive producer.

A delegation of about 40 Québec companies under the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) banner are set to attend MIPCOM.