{"id":100492,"date":"2024-07-25T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=100492"},"modified":"2024-07-25T15:56:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T14:56:56","slug":"is-canada-about-to-lose-streaming-from-apple-amazon-and-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/is-canada-about-to-lose-streaming-from-apple-amazon-and-spotify\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Canada about to lose streaming from Apple, Amazon, and Spotify?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Image credit: Hermes Rivera<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada’s new streaming tax is seeing music streaming services and the industry rise up against the government, potentially damaging streaming’s place in the country?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Canada have announced a new streaming tax<\/a> that demands streaming services to contribute 5% of their revenues in Canada. Streaming services are rallying against it and have gained support of much of the industry at large, including Music Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tax requires that any music streaming services who aren’t affiliated with a Canadian broadcaster earning more than $25 million in revenue must pay 5%. This money will then go to the Canadian broadcasting system to fund local creators and broadcasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has sparked concerns over what the backlash might mean for streaming services in Canada. Earlier this year, after a similar tax was introduced in France, Spotify raised their prices<\/a> to pass the cost on to consumers. Whilst Spotify haven’t made a similar threat in Canada yet, the consequences are yet unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spotify raise prices again, but only in France<\/a><\/blockquote>