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Canada's Forum for Research and Policy in Communications

  • About
    • Mandate
    • Principles
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
  • News
  • Research
    • Reports
    • Access to information
    • Submissions to the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel
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Canadians are being told they can trust the CRTC to implement Bill C-11. Should they?

  • by Monica Auer
  • 2022-06-21

In response to those who have expressed concerns about Bill C-11 – The Online Streaming Act – federal officials and Members of the government have… Read More »Canadians are being told they can trust the CRTC to implement Bill C-11. Should they?

Bill C-11: a broadcasting policy left to the CRTC’s discretion

  • by Monica Auer
  • 2022-05-25

Many parties have expressed concerns about the ‘exception to the exception’ that both removes from and gives control over user-generated content to the CRTC. Another… Read More »Bill C-11: a broadcasting policy left to the CRTC’s discretion

Bill C-11: comments by FRPC

  • by Monica Auer
  • 2022-05-132022-05-13

Canada needs new broadcasting legislation for two key reasons. First, the 1991 Broadcasting Act has failed to ensure implementation of the broadcasting policy for Canada… Read More »Bill C-11: comments by FRPC

Bill C-10: The Legal Issues

  • by Monica Auer
  • 2021-10-19

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Forum are pleased to be holding a zoom conference from 9 am ET to 4:30 pm ET… Read More »Bill C-10: The Legal Issues

FRPC intervenes in Rogers’ application to acquire Shaw’s broadcasting services

  • by Monica Auer
  • 2021-09-23

The Forum submitted its intervention concerning Rogers’ application to acquire Shaw’s broadcasting services on 13 September 2021. Briefly, the Forum opposes approval of this application… Read More »FRPC intervenes in Rogers’ application to acquire Shaw’s broadcasting services

PIAC and FRPC ask the CRTC to stabilize funding for the Broadcasting Participation Fund

  • by Monica Auer
  • 2021-04-21

OTTAWA (21 April 2021) – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) today filed a Part… Read More »PIAC and FRPC ask the CRTC to stabilize funding for the Broadcasting Participation Fund

No map and the compass is broken

  • by Monica Auer
  • 2021-03-292021-03-29

The Forum submitted comments on the CRTC’s latest commercial radio review, the 20th it is has undertaken since 1968. Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2020-374… Read More »No map and the compass is broken

CBC’s 2019 renewal applications

  • by Monica Auer
  • 2021-03-012021-03-01

The Forum filed its final submissions in the CRTC’s proceeding to renew CBC’s ‘linear’ (radio and television) licences, and to consider CBC’s request that the… Read More »CBC’s 2019 renewal applications

The CRTC’s review of commercial radio stations in Canada

  • by Monica Auer
  • 2021-02-26

The CRTC regulates the approximately 720 commercial radio stations operating in Canada, under the 1991 Broadcasting Act. Since 1991 the CRTC has reviewed its policy… Read More »The CRTC’s review of commercial radio stations in Canada

Interested in CBC and the CRTC’s hearing of its licensing applications?

  • by Monica Auer
  • 2020-12-11

The Forum has published a list of the various steps and documents associated with this proceeding.

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