Under the regulations, which come into effect Dec. 19, broadcasters will receive 30 per cent of the yearly $100-million contribution that Google must provide, with CBC/Radio-Canada taking a maximum of seven per cent. The remaining will go to newspapers and digital media. Compensation will be “based on full-time equivalent employees engaged in the production of news content,” according to the final regulations published Friday. (The Logic)

Talking point: The Online News Act forces digital giants Google and Meta to pay media outlets for content that is shared on their platforms. While Google struck a deal with the federal government, Meta blocked access to Canadian news in August. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said it would be up to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to determine whether Meta falls under the law’s scope. St-Onge further shot down Meta’s proposal to unblock local news on its platforms if it received an exemption from the law. “There will be no such exemption,” she told reporters.