The CRTC is dropping the requirement for CBC to maintain minimum thresholds of local programming in urban markets where Canadians have multiple options, but it's maintaining those thresholds in rural parts of the country. The CBC asked to reduce the number of hours of local TV programming it needs to air per week in its English markets across the board, and to make that up in digital content. The CRTC noted that actual hours of local programming on English TV stations dropped between 2014 and 2020, although they still meet the minimum requirements. CBC will need to submit new reports to the CRTC on a range of topics including workforce diversity, privacy issues and perception and consultation. The CRTC decision also noted the CBC's digital streaming services for audio and video didn't exist, or didn't exist in their current form, when the last licensing agreement was made.

Source: CBC News June 22, 2022 18:16 UTC