Canada’s regulators open an AI workshop on competition and copyright
The Canadian Digital Regulators Forum (CDRF), which includes the CRTC, will host an interactive workshop on May 21, 2026, to discuss regulatory perspectives on artificial intelligence (AI). The workshop aims to gather stakeholders to address the impact of AI on competition, privacy, copyright law, and telecommunications and broadcasting regulation in Canada.
Key Takeaways
- The CDRF workshop is scheduled for May 21, 2026, from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm EDT.
- CDRF members include the CRTC, Competition Bureau, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, and Copyright Board of Canada.
- The agenda covers AI’s impact on competition, privacy, copyright law, and telecommunications and broadcasting regulation.
- Panelists named for the session are Philippe Dufresne, Vicky Eatrides, Drew Olsen, and Jeanne Pratt.
- Videos of the sessions and a report will be publicly available after the workshop.
Why It Matters
For streaming and adjacent digital media businesses in Canada, this is a live signal that AI is being discussed across multiple regulatory lanes at once: competition, privacy, copyright, telecom, and broadcasting. The CDRF is explicitly using the workshop to examine anticipated changes over the next five years, which suggests regulators want stakeholder input before those issues harden into separate policy tracks. Because the session is virtual and open for registration, it also gives industry a direct channel into the process. Watch for the published workshop report and session videos after May 21, since those will be the clearest readout of where Canadian regulators are headed on AI.
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