Press Release Department: Federal - Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) invited Canadians to comment on the factors that should be considered when setting the penalty amounts for violations of the Voter Contact Registry. As part of recent amendments to the Canada Elections Act and theTelecommunications Act, the CRTC will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a Voter Contact Registry during federal elections. … Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ordered Radio India to not carry on a broadcasting undertaking in Canada, in whole or in part, without a licence. Radio India must also stop having its programming broadcast from an over-the-air transmitter located in the United States whose signal reaches into Canada. The CRTC called Radio India … Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released the full edition of the 2014 Communications Monitoring Report, which shows that Canadian families spend over $190 each month on communications services. In 2013, the average Canadian family spent $191 per month on communications services, a 3.2 per cent increase from $185 per month in 2012. Household spending … Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that by working with a small Saskatchewan business, it has stopped malicious spam messages from being sent to Canadians. Millions of spam messages were unknowingly being sent from a server owned by a Saskatchewan-based computer reseller. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-9403.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission released information on the telecommunications sector from the 2014 Communications Monitoring Report. The full report is available online. 

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued a report card that assesses the implementation of the wireless code by wireless services providers. The verification of the code’s implementation is the first step in assessing compliance. The Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS) will administer the wireless code and consequently determine on a case‑by‑case … Read more

At a ceremony held at Rideau Hall, employees of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) were honoured with the Public Service Awards of Excellence. The CRTC was recognized in the areas of Official Languages, Employment Equity and Diversity, and Policy. CRTC employees received the Official Languages Award for the high degree to which the … Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released information on the broadcasting sector from the 2014Communications Monitoring Report. The latest edition of this annual report indicates that Canadians are watching television programming across multiple platforms. This resulted in a modest increase in the overall average number of weekly television viewing hours. In 2013, the time spent … Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) published It’s Your CRTC! Your 5-minute Guide to Understanding and Participating in Our Activities to inform Canadians about how to participate in its activities and proceedings and why that’s important. This initiative is part of a number of steps the CRTC is taking to make it easier for Canadians to take … Read more

The CRTC’s Vice-Chairpersons of Broadcasting and Telecommunications hosted a meeting with nearly a dozen telecommunications and broadcasting distribution companies to discuss charges for paper bills. Further to this meeting, those companies that charge paper bill fees have agreed to provide exemptions for customers who have no personal or home broadband connection, persons with disabilities who need a … Read more