The CRTC has told Netflix and Google that it will ignore their submissions at hearings into the future of television in Canada after the companies refused to supply data backing their claims.


The broadcast regulator says it will remove the presentations made by the two companies from the public record and not consider them when reaching its conclusions.



The CRTC had promised the same confidential treatment for the data it sought from the two online firms as it gave all other sensitive information provided to it by other companies.


Netflix and Google told the hearings that Canadian content was thriving online. However, they did not provide the information the regulator was seeking to back up that claim.


The regulator said the companies' refusal to provide any supporting evidence means it cannot evaluate the strength of their arguments.


The commission said it cannot carry out its duties based on "mere anecdotal evidence."


Google says it stands by its submissions to the CRTC and believes it made a positive contribution to the debate over how Canadian get their TV programming and how they pay for it.