The New York Times has decided to erect a paywall for its online content. Announced just last week, the paywall would first be imposed on Canadian readers and by March 28, it will roll out to the rest of the world.

It’s not a strict paywall in the sense that readers will still be allowed access to 20 articles a month for free. However, if they want to read more than that, they will have to get a paid subscription (this applies to the website as well as phone and tablet apps).