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Data Collection – Annual return of broadcasting distribution licensees

| Processes | Due dates | Significant changes | Forms |
This survey is to be completed by all non-exempt Broadcasting Distribution Undertakings (BDU) in Canada.
For the collection of data for the period ended 31 August, certain entities have been asked to submit their data on-line using the Commission's web-based Data Collection System (DCS). Such entities have been contacted directly and have not been sent a paper-based survey form. As in other years, all other entities are required to complete the paper-based survey forms.

Authority
BDU information filed using DCS is submitted under the authority of both the Broadcasting Information Regulations, 1993 and the Statistics Act. Full details of these administrative changes can be found in Broadcasting Circular CRTC 2007-7.

Processes
Collection of BDU data

Due dates

• 30 November – Data forms

Significant changes

Form 1090

• Financial Contributions to the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF) has been added to the survey forms. It requires the amounts of contribution paid, and the amounts due at the end of the broadcast year.

Form 1025

• Report on access programming, is provided to enable licensees to report on access programming for community channels.

Form 1026

• Zone-based Community Channels, is provided to enable licensees to identify undertakings that will report financial and statistical information for zone based community channels. 

Form 1060

• Affiliation Payments and Subscribers, has been reformatted to collect subscribers by distribution type and expanded to include IPTV.

Examples of forms (not for completion)
1020 - Community Programming
1030 – International Payments and Receipts
1040 – Summary of revenues and expenses
1050 – Employment Information and Summary of Fixed Assets
1060 – Affiliation Payments, Subscribers and Cable
1070 – Reporting Summary for Combined Undertakings
1090 - Financial Contributions to the Local Programming Improvement Fund
1170 - Financial Contributions to the Creation and Production of Canadian Programming
REP-B - Reporting Entity Profile - Broadcasting