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They are separate pieces of legislation with different implementation processes. * Online News Act(Bill C-18): Require large digital platforms to bargain fairly with news businesses for their content. * Online Streaming Act(Bill C-11): Makes Canadian stories and music widely available to Canadians in the digital age. ## Regulations The Government has published the final regulations for the Online News Act in the [Canada Gazette, Part II](https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-01-03/html/sor-dors276-eng.html). The regulations outline which platforms are subject to the Act and the timeframe for platforms to self-notify to the CRTC. They also provide additional direction to the CRTC about how platforms can obtain an exemption from the mandatory bargaining and final offer arbitration provisions of the Act. The intent of the regulations is to provide platforms the opportunity to reach fair commercial agreements with news businesses, including the possibility of a single agreement with a group of news businesses, and thereby contribute to the overall sustainability of the Canadian news marketplace. Google Search is expected meet the regulatory thresholds and to be subject to the Act. Its contribution will be $100 million in financial support annually, indexed to inflation, for a wide range of news businesses across the country. Among other things, the regulations: * Require platforms to conduct an open call process to solicit news businesses * Prescribe what constitutes a fair agreement, or equitable distribution within a group of news businesses * Provide safeguards to protect journalistic independence * Support the participation of independent local, Indigenous and official language minority community news outlets The CRTC will, separately, make its own regulations to administer the Act. These CRTC regulations will further define: * The mandatory bargaining process * The code of conduct to support fairness and transparency * Rules on undue preference or discrimination * The eligibility of news businesses to participate in the framework The effective date of the Online News Act is December 19, 2023, 180 days after the Act received royal assent. ## Department of Canadian Heritage Consultations on the proposed regulations Before issuing the final regulations, the Department of Canadian Heritage held a public consultation on the proposed regulations and the Regulatory Impact Assessment Statement that describes the draft regulations and how they were developed. The consultation ran from September 2 to October 2, 2023. 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