Are you interested in some of the history of Canada’s broadcasting and telecommunications system? You are in luck: dozens of reports have been written about the issues in and challenges in the system – here is a list (in chronological order) of a number of these reports.
Year |
Report |
| 1928 | Minister of Marine and Fisheries (15 November 1928): Report |
| 1929 | Royal Commission on Radio Broadcasting, Report (Ottawa, 1929), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2014/bcp-pco/CP32-104-1929-eng.pdf |
| 1938 | Select Standing Committee to review the policies of the CBC |
| 1951 | Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences, Special Committee on Radio Broadcasting, https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/massey/h5-400-e.html |
| 1957 | Royal Commission on Broadcasting, Report (Ottawa, 15 March 1957), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bcp-pco/Z1-1955-37-1-eng.pdf [Fowler Report]
(Chapters 1-6) http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bcp-pco/Z1-1955-37-2-eng.pdf (Chapters 7 – 12) http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bcp-pco/Z1-1955-37-3-eng.pdf (appendices 1-13) http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bcp-pco/Z1-1955-38-eng.pdf (Appendices 14) |
| 1960 | Glassco: Royal Commission on Government Organization |
| 1960 | Board of Broadcast Governors, Royal Commission on Activities of Station CHEK-TV, Victoria, B.C.: Report, Report in response to OIC 1960-1211 (8 September 1960), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bcp-pco/Z1-1960-eng.pdf |
| 1965 | Fowler: Advisory Committee on Broadcasting |
| 1966 | White Paper on Broadcasting – formed the basis of the 1968 Broadcasting Act |
| 1970 | Special Senate Committee on Mass Media, Report [Davey committee] |
| 1971 | Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Arctic co-operative radio broadcasts, (Ottawa, 1971) http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/aanc-inac/R74-35-1971-eng.pdf |
| 1973 | In March, 1973 the federal government issued a Green Paper titled, Proposals for a Communications Policy for Canada |
| 1979 | Clyne committee Report of the Consultative Committee on the Implications of Telecommunications for Canadian Sovereignty |
| 1981 | Kent: Royal Commission on Newspapers |
| 1980-1982 | Applebaum-Hebert: Federal Cultural Policy Review Committee |
| 1983 | Department of Communications, “Towards a New National Broadcasting Policy” |
| 1983 | Department of Communications, “Building for the Future: Towards a Distinctive CBC” |
| 1984 | Department of Communications, From Gutenberg to Telidon, (Ottawa, 1984) |
| 1985 | Neilsen report: Federal Task Force on Program Review published its recommendations on culture and communications |
| 1985 | Film Industry Task Force, Canadian Cinema – A Solid Base: Report, (Ottawa, 1985) [Raymond-Roth] |
| 1986 | Task Force on the Non-Theatrical Film Industry, Report, (Ottawa, 1986) [Jensen-Macerola] |
| 1986 | Task Force on Broadcasting Policy, Report, (Ottawa, 1986) [Caplan-Sauvageau] |
| Federal-Provincial Committee on the Future of French-Language Television issued its report | |
| 1987 | House of Commons Standing Committee on Communications and Culture: Sixth Report |
| 1987 | Department of Communications, Communications for the Twenty-First Century: Media and Messages in the Information Age (Ottawa, 1987) |
| 1991 | Girard-Peters Task Force: Report on the Economic Status of Television |
| 1991 | Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing, Reforming Electoral Democracy, Vol 1 (Ottawa, Minister of Supply and Services Canada: 1991), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bcp-pco/Z1-1989-2-1-1991-1-eng.pdf |
| 1991 | Marion G. Wrobel, Library of Parliament, Telecommunications: the demise of natural monopoly and its implications for regulation, Backgrounder (Ottawa, 1991) |
| 1992 | Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing, Reforming Electoral Democracy, Vol. 1 http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bcp-pco/Z1-1989-2-1-1991-1-eng.pdf |
| 1992 | Industry Canada. Communications for the Twenty-First Century: Media and Messages in the Information Age. Ottawa, 1992. |
| 1992 | Communications Canada, A spectrum policy framework for Canada (Ottawa, 1992) |
| 1992 | Communications Canada, Telecommunications in Canada: an overview of the carriage industry, (Ottawa, 1992) |
| 1992 | Communications Canada, Telecommunications privacy principles, (Ottawa, 1992) |
| 1992 | Standing Committee on Communications and Culture, The Ties that Bind, (Ottawa, 1992) |
| 1993 | Task Force on the Introduction of Digital Radio, Communications Canada, Digital radio, the sound of the future: the Canadian vision, (Ottawa, 1993) |
| 1993 | Federal working group to “review the CBC’s funding situation” |
| 1994 | Communications Development and Planning Branch, Industry Canada, Privacy and the Canadian information highway: building Canada’s information and communications infrastructure, (Ottawa, 1994) |
| 1994 | Parliamentary Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage: “role of the [CBC] .. potential sources of new revenues” |
| 1995 | Working Group on Canadian Programming and Private Television: Report on the Future of Canadian Programming and the Role of Private Television: Keeping Canada on the Information Highway. |
| 1995 | Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, The Future of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in the Multi-Channel Universe |
| 1995 | Information Highway Advisory Council. Connection, Community and Content: The Challenge of the Information Highway. Supply and Services Canada, Ottawa, Canada, September 1995. |
| 1995 | CRTC, Competition and culture on Canada’s information highway: managing the realities of transition, (Ottawa, 19 May 1995), |
| 1995 | Information Highway Advisory Council, Connection, Community, Content: The Challenge of the Information Highway, (Ottawa, 27 September 1995) |
| 1995 | Government of Canada, Building the Information Society: Moving Canada into the 21st Century. |
| 1996 | Mandate Review Committee of the CBC, NFB and Telefilm Canada, Making Our Voices Heard, Report (Ottawa, 1996) [ Juneau Committee’ |
| 1996 | Research Branch, Library of Parliament, Privacy issues in telecommunications, Current issue reviews (Ottawa, 1993, revised January 1996) |
| 1996 | Daniel J. Shaw, Research Branch, Library of Parliament, Telecommunications and Canadian industrial policy, (Ottawa, 1996), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2008/lop-bdp/bp/bp430-e.pdf |
| 1996 | Tom Gorman, Services, Science and Technology Division, Statistics Canada, Television: Glorious Past, Uncertain Future, 63F0002XPZB No. 6 (Ottawa, January 1996), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/Statcan/63F0002XIE/63F0002XIB1995006.pdf |
| 1996 | Daniel J. Shaw, Library of Parliament, Parliamentary Research Branch, Economics Division, THE DEREGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCAST DISTRIBUTION (Ottawa, November 1996), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2008/lop-bdp/bp/bp432-e.pdf |
| 1996 | Daniel J. Shaw, Library of Parliament, Parliamentary Research Branch, Economics Division, THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY: THE CONVERGENCE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, BROADCAST DISTRIBUTION AND MICROPROCESSING, (Ottawa, June 1996), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2008/lop-bdp/bp/bp420-e.pdf |
| 1996 | Daniel J. Shaw, Library of Parliament, Parliamentary Research Branch, Economics Division, The information revolution and international telecommunications, (Ottawa, July 1996), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection-R/LoPBdP/BP-e/bp421-e.pdf |
| 1996 | Human Resources Canada, Human resources study of the Canadian telecommunications industry: detailed report, (Ottawa, 1996) |
| 1996 | Peter Howitt, Industry Canada, Implications of knowledge-based growth for micro-economic policies, cat. Id53-11/6-1996E (Ottawa, 1996) |
| 1996 | Daniel J. Shaw, Library of Parliament, Parliamentary Research Branch, Economics Division, Telecommunication services and pricing: from monopoly to competition, (Ottawa, 1995, revised September 1996) |
| 1996 | Élisabeth Lefebvre & Louis A. Lefebvre, Information and telecommunication technologies: the impact of their adoption on small and medium-sized enterprises, (Ottawa, September 1996), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/crdi-idrc/E97-48-1996-eng.pdf |
| 1996 | Daniel J. Shaw, Library of Parliament, Parliamentary Research Branch, Economics Division, CANADIAN COMPETITIVENESS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCAST DISTRIBUTION, (Ottawa, November 1996), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2008/lop-bdp/bp/bp427-e.pdf |
| 1996 | Task Force on the Future of the Canadian Music Industry, A Time for action: report, (Ottawa, 1996) |
| 1996 | Industry Canada, Convergence Policy Statement, Policy (Ottawa, 1996), https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf05265.html |
| 1999 | Canadian Heritage, The Road to Feature Film Success: Report of the Feature Film Advisory Committee, (Ottawa, 1999) |
| 1999 | Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, A Sense of Place, A Sense of Being: The evolving role of the Federal government in support of culture in Canada, Ninth Report (Ottawa, June 1999), http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/36-1/CHER/report-9/ |
| 1999 | The Cultural Industries Sectoral Advisory Group on International Trade, New Strategies for Culture and Trade Canadian Culture in a Global World, (February 1999), http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/topics-domaines/ip-pi/canculture.aspx?lang=en |
| 2000 | Canadian Heritage, From Script to Screen: New Policy Directors for Canadian Feature Film, (Ottawa, 2000), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/CH44-11-2000E.pdf |
| 2001 | A Framework for Copyright Reform, (Ottawa, 2001) |
| 2001 | Intellectual Property Policy Directorate, Industry Canada, Consultation Paper on the Application of the Copyright Act’s Compulsory Retransmission Licence to the Internet, (Ottawa, 2001), |
| 2001 | Consultation Paper on Digital Copyright Issues, (Ottawa, 2001) |
| 2001 | National Broadband Task Force, The New National Dream: Networking the Nation for Broadband Access, (Ottawa, 2001), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/C2-574-2001E.pdf |
| 2001 | Federal government announces the Tomorrow Starts Today cultural policy, to foster arts and culture, maximize Canadians’ access to arts and culture, and develop partnerships |
| 2002 | Department of Canadian Heritage, Canadian Content for the 21st Century, Discussion Paper (Ottawa, March 2002), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/CH44-29-2002E.pdf |
| 2002 | Department of Canadian Heritage, From Creators to Audience: New Policy Directions for Canadian
Sound Recording, (Ottawa, 2002), Policy, http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/CH44-31-2002E.pdf |
| 2003 | Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, Opening Canadian Communications to the World, Report, (Ottawa, April 2003), https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/37-2/INST/report-3/. |
| 2003 | Canadian Heritage, Northern Native Broadcast Access Program (NNBAP) & Northern Distribution Program (NDP) Evaluation: Final Report (25 June 2003), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/CH44-90-2003E.pdf |
| 2003 | Department of Canadian Heritage, Canadian Content in the 21st Century in Film and
Television Productions: A Matter of Cultural Identity, (Ottawa, 2003) [Macerola Report] |
| 2003 | Lincoln report: Our Cultural Sovereignty: The Second Century of Canadian Broadcasting, Report of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, (Ottawa, 11 June 2003) http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/CH44-48-2005E.pdf |
| 2005 | UNESCO adopts Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, supported by Canada and France – Canada is the first country to accept the Convention and it entered into force in March 2007 |
| 2005 | Canadian Heritage, Corporate Review Branch, Evaluation Services, Summative Evaluation of the Canadian Feature Film Policy, (Ottawa, September 2005) |
| 2005 | Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, Scripts, Screens and Audiences: A New Feature Film Policy for the 21st Century, Report (Ottawa, November 2005), http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/38-1/CHPC/report-19/ |
| 2006 | Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, Final Report on the Canadian News Media (2 volumes) |
| 2006 | House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, Sixth Report, (Ottawa, 30 March 2007), 39th Parl, 1st Sess, https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/39-1/INDU/report-6/:
“Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee has studied the deregulation of telecommunications and recommends that the Minister of Industry withdraw the order varying Telecom Decision CRTC 2006-15 and table in Parliament a comprehensive package of policy, statutory and regulatory reforms to modernize the telecommunications services industry.” |
| 2006 | CRTC, The Future Environment Facing the Canadian Broadcasting System: a report prepared pursuant to section 15 of the Broadcasting Act (Ottawa, 14 December 2006), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/BC92-60-2006E.pdf |
| 2006 | March 22, 2006: Telecommunications Policy Review Panel, Final Report, (Ottawa, March 2006), https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/vwapj/tprp-final-report-2006.pdf/$FILE/tprp-final-report-2006.pdf |
| 2007 | Department of Industry, Spectrum Policy Framework for Canada, Gzette Notice No. DGTP-001-07 (Ottawa, June 2007), http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf08776.html |
| 2007 | Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, The Funding Crisis of the Canadian Television Fund: Report, (Ottawa, March 2007), 39th Parl., 1st Sess., http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/39-1/CHPC/report-17/ |
| 2007 | L. Dunbar & C. Leblanc, REVIEW OF THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR BROADCASTING SERVICES IN CANADA (Ottawa, 31 August 2007), http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2008/crtc/BC92-62-2007E.pdf |
| 2008 | Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, CB/Radio-Canada: Defining Distinctiveness in the Changing Media Landscape: Report, (Ottawa, February 2008) 39th Parl., 2nd Sess., http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/39-2/CHPC/report-6/ |
| 2008 | CRTC, Perspectives on Canadian Broadcasting in New Media a compilation of research and stakeholder views (Ottawa, May 2008) Revised June 2008, http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2009/crtc/BC92-65-2008E.pdf |
| 2008 | Competition Policy Review Panel, Compete to Win: Final Report, (Ottawa, June 2008), https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cprp-gepmc.nsf/eng/h_00040.html |
| 2010 | Convergence Policy, Policy Development and Research, CRTC, Navigating Convergence: Charting Canadian Communications Change and Regulatory Implications, (Ottawa, February 2010), https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/publications/reports/rp1002.htm |
| 2010 | Report of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology CANADA’S FOREIGN OWNERSHIP RULES AND REGULATIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR, (Ottawa, JUNE 2010) https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/40-3/INDU/report-5/, 40th Parl., 3rd Sess. |
| 2011 | CRTC, Navigating Convergence II: Charting Canadian Communications Change and Regulatory Implications, (Ottawa, 2011), http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.694893/publication.html |
| 2011 | Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, Emerging and Digital Media: Opportunities and Challenges, Report (Ottawa, February 2011), 40th Parl. 3rd Sess., http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/40-3/CHPC/report-7/ |
| 2011 | Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, Impacts of Private Television Ownership Changes and the Move Towards New Viewing Platforms: Report, (Ottawa, March 2011) 40th Parl. 3rd Sess., https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/40-3/CHPC/report-9/ |
| 2012 | Report of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, E-COMMERCE IN CANADA: PURSUING THE PROMISE, (Ottawa, May 2012) 41st Parl., 1st Sess., https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/41-1/INDU/report-1/page-5 |
| 2014 | Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, Review of the Feature Film Industry in Canada: Report, (Ottawa, June 2014), 41sst Parl., 2nd Sess., http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/41-2/CHPC/report-14/ |
| 2014 | Michael Dewing, legal and Social Affairs Division, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Canadian Broadcasting Policy, Pub. No. 2011-9-E (Ottawa, 23 June 2011), revised 6 Aug 2014, http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2014/bdp-lop/bp/2011-39-2-eng.pdf |
| 2015 | Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, Review of the Feature Film Industry in Canada: Report, (Ottawa, June 2015), 41st Parl., 2nd Sess., http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2015/parl/xc61-1/XC61-1-1-412-14-eng.pdf. |
| 2015 | Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, Time for change: the CBC/Radio-Canada in the twenty-first century, Report, (Ottawa, 2015), http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.802332/publication.html |
| 2016 | House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, INTERIM REPORT ON MEDIA STUDY: The Impact of Digital Technology, Report 3, Presented to the House: December 8, 2016 |
| 2017 | Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, Disruption: Change and churning in Canada’s media landscape (Ottawa, 15 June 2017), http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/CHPC/report-6/ |
| 2018 | Canadian Heritage, Creative Canada – A Vision for Canada’s Creative Industries, (Ottawa, 28 September 2017), https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/creative-canada/framework.html |