Category: Policy Updates

IAB Canada Policy Roundup – CRTC redefines Canadian Content and Europe proposes amendments to the GDPR

Regulatory momentum is accelerating at home and abroad, with the CRTC redefining Canadian content and the EU proposing major GDPR amendments, signaling a rapidly shifting compliance landscape for the digital advertising sector.

OPC Takes Aim at Biometrics – What  Canadian Advertisers Need to Know 

Biometrics are moving from hype to real-world use in digital out-of-home (DOOH) and retail media. They’re mainly used for anonymous audience analytics (e.g., presence, dwell, age-range estimation) and sometimes to trigger dynamic creative insertion.

IAB Canada Summer Policy Round-Up 

As Summer approaches, IAB Canada is pleased to share a snapshot of our latest advocacy work across the digital advertising and media landscape.

Canada to Rescind Digital Services Tax: A Positive Turn for Trade and Cooperation

The Deadline Approaches – It’s Time to Repeal the DST

Ahead of the June 30th payment deadline, IAB Canada is making a final appeal to the federal government to repeal the Digital Services Tax (DST) – or at a minimum, remove its retroactive application to January 1st, 2022.

Belgian Market Court TCF Pressure Test Concludes – Confirming Limited Role of IAB Europe in Downstream Data Controllership 

IAB Canada has received encouraging news from IAB Europe with regards to the ruling handed down yesterday (May 14, 2025) by the Belgian Market Court on its appeal of the February 2022 decision by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) against IAB Europe and the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) v2.0. 

Mark Carney Elected Canada’s 24th Prime Minister

IAB Canada congratulates Prime Minister Mark Carney on his election victory and welcomes the opportunity to work with his government on innovation, privacy, and responsible AI development. 

Trump Tariff Announcement & Implications for Canada’s Digital Advertising Ecosystem

What is the Fate of the DST?

With the federal government prorogued until March 24th, many bills that hadn’t received Royal Assent were set to die on the order paper.

What Trudeau’s Resignation Means for our Industry

Corus (NextScreen) | Shark Ninja

Corus delivered a first-to-market shoppable innovation in Canada that extends brand storytelling through a custom second-screen experience - NextScreen. Built to support Linear, Connected TV, and Web, the format enables audiences to shop, engage, or learn more directly from video creative, reducing friction and helping drive conversion at the moment of inspiration. By combining upper-funnel impact with direct response capability, NextScreen allows brands to connect attribution to specific creative executions, supported by enhanced analytics and creative-level reporting through its custom portal.

Captivate | Dell Product Launch

Dell’s programmatic campaign delivered measurable gains in ad recall (68%), consideration (53%), and customers action (2 in 5). Captivate’s programmatic guarantee capabilities highlights DOOH’s ability to deliver predictable and reportable results. Watch the video here.

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