The Forum intervened with respect to the Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2016-225 for the renewal of licences of Bell, Rogers, Corus, Shaw, Quebecor, Group V,… Read More »The Forum files submission on the renewal of television licences held by large English- and French-language ownership groups
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, or CRTC, makes decisions about Canada’s broadcasting and telecommunications sector. It consists of up to thirteen Commissioners appointed by… Read More »Appointments to the CRTC
FRPC intervened on Friday, July 10, 2015 in support of an application by Unifor Local 723 which asks the CRTC to hold a public hearing into… Read More »FRPC files submissions on OMNI and the basic obligation to serve in telecommunications
In a recent submission the Public Interest Advocacy Centre asked the CRTC to review and vary a telecom decision in which the Commission approved 60%… Read More »FRPC supports PIAC’s review-and-vary application before CRTC
FRPC submitted comments on 4 May 2015, on the code proposed by the CRTC to govern commercial relations between cable and satellite companies that distribute… Read More »Comments on the CRTC’s proposed wholesale code
Rebooting Canada’s Communications Legislation will take place from Friday, May 22 to Saturday, May 23, 2015, at the University of Ottawa. Keynote speakers include Professor Liora… Read More »Schedule for May 2015 Communications Law & Policy Conference
The co-sponsors of Rebooting Canada’s Communications Legislation are pleased to announce the moderators and panellists in the eight sessions of the conference. The detailed schedule is… Read More »Rebooting Canada’s Communications Legislation – conference schedule
The CRTC released the fifth step* in its revision of Canada’s television policy yesterday (2015-96; backgrounder), dealing with the distribution of programming services to cable and… Read More »CRTC releases 5th part of new TV policy
FRPC has made a dozen submissions to the CRTC since May, and these are listed and available for review here. The Forum was also invited to… Read More »What’s been happening recently
The CRTC released the fourth* part of its new policy framework for Canadian television on March 12, 2015, dealing with Canadian television programming, reducing annual… Read More »CRTC releases 4th part of new TV policy