14 primary sources

Resources and sources

We make factual claims across this site about Canadian law, regulation and pricing. These are the primary sources behind them, so you can check our work rather than take our word for it. All links open on the original publisher's site.

Why this page exists

A lot of writing about IPTV in Canada states things confidently without citing anything, which makes it impossible to verify and easy to get wrong. Everywhere we describe the law, the regulator or what Canadians pay, the underlying source is listed here. Where we are uncertain, our articles say so.

5 sources

Regulators and law

Copyright Act (Canada)

Justice Laws Website

The full consolidated text. Sections 41.25 and 41.26 set out the notice-and-notice regime we describe in our legal article.

laws-lois.justice.gc.ca

Broadcasting Act

Justice Laws Website

The statute that defines broadcasting distribution undertakings and, since 2023, online undertakings.

laws-lois.justice.gc.ca

CRTC

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

The regulator for Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications. Publishes decisions, consultations and the rules that shape what your cable provider can charge.

crtc.gc.ca

Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11)

Parliament of Canada

The bill that extended the Broadcasting Act to online services. Royal assent April 2023, implementation ongoing.

www.parl.ca

Notice and notice regime

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

The government's own plain-language explanation of what happens when a rights holder sends a notice about your connection.

ised-isde.canada.ca

4 sources

Consumer help

CCTS complaints

Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services

The independent ombudsman for Canadian telecom and TV disputes. Covers licensed providers, which is a genuine advantage cable has over us.

www.ccts-cprst.ca

Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Government of Canada

Where to complain if any company, ourselves included, mishandles your personal information under PIPEDA.

www.priv.gc.ca

PIPEDA, in brief

Office of the Privacy Commissioner

A readable summary of the federal privacy law our Privacy Policy is written against.

www.priv.gc.ca

Communications Monitoring Report

CRTC

Annual data on what Canadians actually pay for television and internet. The source behind most of the pricing claims in our comparison articles.

crtc.gc.ca

3 sources

Technical

Broadband speed measurement

CRTC

The regulator's own broadband performance project, useful if you want to know whether your ISP delivers what it advertises.

crtc.gc.ca

HTTP Live Streaming (RFC 8216)

IETF

The specification behind HLS, which is how most of our channels reach your player.

www.rfc-editor.org

Adaptive bitrate streaming

MDN Web Docs

A clear technical explainer on how video is delivered over the web, including why buffers exist.

developer.mozilla.org

2 sources

Payments and security

Stripe security

Stripe

How our payment processor handles card data. Worth reading before entering a card with any online service.

stripe.com

PCI DSS

PCI Security Standards Council

The card industry security standard. Stripe is certified at Level 1, the highest tier.

www.pcisecuritystandards.org

A note on independence

We have no relationship with any organisation listed on this page, and none of them endorse us. They are cited because they are the authoritative source on a point we make, not because they have any view about our service. Nothing on this site is legal advice; if your circumstances are unusual, speak to a qualified lawyer.

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