By Ahmad Hathout
The CRTC is looking for a senior auditor to prepare an annual report detailing the impact of the Online News Act on the Canadian digital news marketplace.
According to a contract published on the federal government’s procurement website Tuesday, the independent auditor or auditors will cover the period between June 2024 to June 2025, with a CRTC option to extend it two additional one-year periods.
Bid closing is October 15.
The CRTC is required to get an independent auditor under the new law, which mandates that foreign tech platforms pay news businesses for linking to their content. So far, Google has committed an annual inflation-indexed amount of $100 million toward a news fund.
Those invited to bid include Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, among 11 other firms.
