CRTC requires all streaming originals captioned by 2027
Canada's CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) will require online platforms to caption all new original programming by 2027. Full caption coverage of their entire catalogues will be mandated by 2031 under the new regulations.
Key Takeaways
- New original programming on online platforms must be captioned by 2027.
- Full catalogue caption coverage is required by 2031.
- The rule comes from Canada’s CRTC, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
Why It Matters
For streaming services operating in Canada, this creates an immediate compliance deadline for all new original programming and a longer runway for back-catalogue titles. The two-step schedule splits operational work between future releases and catalogue remediation, which matters for content operations and accessibility workflows. The key signal to watch is how platforms update their captioning pipelines ahead of the 2027 original-programming deadline and the 2031 full-catalogue requirement.
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