Public consultations — Canadian Heritage

Canadian Heritage regularly consults the public on issues that affect Canadians. Consultations help us ensure that a broad cross-section of views are taken into consideration when making program and policy decisions.

The following are current and past consultations undertaken by Canadian Heritage:

2024

• Online consultations on implementing regulations under the Official Languages Act (administrative monetary penalties) and the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act

2023

• Share your thoughts: Regulations Respecting the Application of the Online News Act, the Duty to Notify and the Request for Exemptions
• Share your thoughts: Directions to the CRTC (Sustainable and Equitable Broadcasting Regulatory Framework)
• 2022-23 Consultations on renewal of the Museum Policy

2022

• Changing Narratives Fund
• Have your say: Export support for Canada’s creative industries
• 2022 Cross-Canada Official Languages Consultations
• Be Part of the National Action Plan on Combatting Hate

2021

• Stakeholder engagement on fair revenue sharing between digital platforms and news media
• Have your say: Harmful content online
• Consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things
• Consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for Online Intermediaries
• Implementation of extended general term of copyright protection
• Engaging Canadians on human rights in Canada

2020

• Be part of the LGBTQ2 Action Plan
• State of Youth Report Engagement
• Implementation of the Indigenous Languages Act

2019

• Preservation of heritage objects and collections

2018

• Anti-racism engagement
• Attitudes toward sport
• Engagement on Recommendations – Canada's third Universal Periodic Review
• Working Group on Gender Equity in Sport
• Co-development of a National First Nations, Inuit and Métis Languages Act

Government of Canada consultations

View all consultations – past and present — undertaken by the Government of Canada.