Statement of Management Responsibility Including Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Responsibility for the integrity and objectivity of the accompanying financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2019, and all information contained in these financial statements rests with the management of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). These financial statements have been prepared by management using the Government of Canada’s accounting policies, which are based on Canadian public sector accounting standards.

Management is responsible for the integrity and objectivity of the information in these financial statements. Some of the information in the financial statements is based on management's best estimates and judgment, and gives due consideration to materiality. To fulfill its accounting and reporting responsibilities, management maintains a set of accounts that provides a centralized record of the CRTC’s financial transactions. Financial information submitted in the preparation of the Public Accounts of Canada, and included in the CRTC’s Departmental Results Report, is consistent with these financial statements.

Management is also responsible for maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) designed to provide reasonable assurance that financial information is reliable, that assets are safeguarded and that transactions are properly authorized and recorded in accordance with the Financial Administration Act and other applicable legislation, regulations, authorities and policies.

Management seeks to ensure the objectivity and integrity of data in its financial statements through careful selection, training and development of qualified staff; through organizational arrangements that provide appropriate divisions of responsibility; through communication programs aimed at ensuring that regulations, policies, standards, and managerial authorities are understood throughout the CRTC and through conducting an annual risk-based assessment of the effectiveness of the system of ICFR.

The system of ICFR is designed to mitigate risks to a reasonable level based on an on-going process to identify key risks, to assess effectiveness of associated key controls, and to make any necessary adjustments.

The CRTC will be subject to periodic Core Control Audits performed by the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG) and will use the results of such audits to adhere to the Treasury Board Policy on Financial Management.

In the interim, the CRTC has undertaken a risk-based assessment of the system of ICFR for the year ended March 31, 2019, in accordance with the Treasury Board Policy on Financial Management, and the results and action plan are summarized in the annex.

The financial statements of the CRTC have not been audited.


Ian Scott
Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
Gatineau, Canada
August 8, 2019

Claude Doucet, CPA, CGA
Chief Financial Officer
Gatineau, Canada
August 8, 2019

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Statement of Financial Position (Unaudited)

As at March 31, 2019 (in thousands of dollars)

2019 2018
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 4) 7,595 6,787
Vacation pay and compensatory leave 2,543 2,300
Employee future benefits (note 5) 1,934 2,059
Total net liabilities 12,072 11,146
Financial assets
Due from Consolidated Revenue Fund 6,117 5,304
Accounts receivable and advances (note 6) 2,692 3,053
Total gross financial assets 8,809 8,357
Financial assets held on behalf of Government
Accounts receivable and advances (note 6) (1,002) (1,059)
Total financial assets held on behalf of Government (1,002) (1,059)
Total net financial assets 7,807 7,298
Departmental net debt 4,265 3,848
Non-Financial assets
Prepaid expenses 230 206
Tangible capital assets (note 7) 3,565 4,091
Total non-financial assets 3,795 4,297
Departmental net financial position (470) 449

Contingent liabilities (note 8)

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

Ian Scott
Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
Gatineau, Canada
August 8, 2019
Claude Doucet, CPA, CGA
Chief Financial Officer
Gatineau, Canada
August 8, 2019

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position (Unaudited)

For the Year Ended March 31, 2019 (in thousands of dollars)

2019
Planned Results
2019 2018
Expenses
Support for Canadian Content Creation 18,296 18,191 17,664
Connection to the Communication System 21,343 21,861 21,048
Protection within the Communication System 12,716 12,288 12,636
Internal services 16,513 16,276 17,633
Expenses incurred on behalf of Government (56) (4) (11)
Total expenses 68,812 68,612 68,970
Revenues
Rights and privileges  113,861 113,973 112,179
Regulatory fees  64,209 62,974 58,095
Miscellaneous revenues  1,400 485 652
Revenues earned on behalf of Government (130,021) (127,109) (119,366)
Total revenues 49,449 50,323 51,560
Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers 19,363 18,289 17,410
Government funding and transfers
Net cash provided by Government 9,479 10,688
Change in due from Consolidated Revenue Fund 813 944
Services provided without charge by other government departments (note 9) 7,078 6,919
Transfer of the transition payments for implementing salary payments in arrears - (4)
Net cost (revenue) of operations after government funding and transfers 919 (1,137)
Departmental net financial position - Beginning of year 449 (688)
Departmental net financial position - End of year (470) 449

Segmented information (note 10)

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Statement of Change in Departmental Net Debt (Unaudited)

For the Year Ended March 31, 2019 (in thousands of dollars)

2019 2018
Net cost (revenue) of operations after government funding and transfers 919 (1,137)
Change due to tangible capital assets
Acquisition of tangible capital assets 617 2,176
Amortization of tangible capital assets (1,143) (919)
Total change due to tangible capital assets (526) 1,257
Change due to prepaid expenses 24 (100)
Net increase (decrease) in departmental net debt 417 20
Departmental net debt - Beginning of year 3,848 3,828
Departmental net debt - End of year 4,265 3,848

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

For the Year Ended March 31, 2019 (in thousands of dollars)

2019 2018
Operating activities
Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers 18,289 17,410
Non-cash items:
Amortization of tangible capital assets (1,143) (919)
Services provided without charge by other government departments (note 9) (7,078) (6,919)
Transition payments for implementing salary payments in arrears  - 4
Variations in Statement of Financial Position:
Increase (decrease) in accounts receivable and advances (304) 339
Increase (decrease) in prepaid expenses 24 (100)
Decrease (increase) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities (808) (990)
Decrease (increase) in vacation pay and compensatory leave (243) (253)
Decrease (increase) in future employee benefits 125 (60)
Cash used in operating activities 8,862 8,512
Capital investing activities
Acquisitions of tangible capital assets 617 2,176
Cash used in capital investing activities 617 2,176
Net cash provided by Government of Canada 9,479 10,688

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

1. Authority and objectives

The CRTC was created by Parliament in 1968 under the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act. The CRTC reports to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage.

The CRTC is vested with the authority to regulate and supervise all aspects of the Canadian broadcasting system, as well as the telecommunications services providers and common carriers that come under federal jurisdiction. The CRTC’s powers in the area of broadcasting regulation derive from the Broadcasting Act. Its powers over telecommunications come from the Telecommunications Act and from various “special acts” of Parliament passed for specific telecommunications companies. The CRTC also has specific responsibilities under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation for investigation and enforcement activities to counter spam and malware as well as under the Canada Elections Act to establish and maintain a Voter Contact Registry.

The following are the program descriptions that support the CRTC Core Responsibility to regulate and supervise the communications system:

Support for Canadian Content Creation

This program focuses on ensuring that a wealth of Canadian content is created and made available to all Canadians on a variety of platforms. Through its orders, decisions, licensing frameworks, and other regulatory activities, the CRTC encourages the creation of diverse programming that reflects the attitudes, opinions, ideas, values, and artistic creativity of Canadians. By requiring the display of Canadian content in entertainment programming and the provision of information and analysis concerning Canada, the CRTC is enabling Canadians to better participate in their country's democratic and cultural life.

Connection to the Communications System

This program focuses on ensuring that Canadians can connect to a choice of accessible, innovative, and quality telecommunication services at affordable prices. More specifically, guided by its legislative mandate, the CRTC regulates where market forces are not sufficient to produce, promote and sustain a competitive telecommunications market. Such regulatory measures include requiring large incumbent telephone and cable companies to provide essential wholesale telecommunications services to their competitors in a manner that encourages ongoing investment and innovation, as well as more choice for Canadians for such services.

Protection Within the Communications System

Through this program, the CRTC promotes compliance with and enforcement of its various laws and regulations, including unsolicited communications. It helps to ensure that Canadians have access to emergency communication services such as 9-1-1 service and alerting systems. As a result, Canadians have increased protection and benefit from a more secure communication system. The following are the CRTC’s key objectives and outcomes in protecting Canadians: access to emergency communication services; protection from unsolicited commercial communications; and empowerment through information, awareness and knowledge.

Internal Services

Internal Services are those groups of related activities and resources that the Federal Government considers to be services in support of programs and/or required to meet corporate obligations of an organization. Internal Services refer to the activities and resources of ten distinct services that support program delivery in the organization, regardless of the Internal Services delivery model in a department. These services are: Acquisition Management Services, Communications Services, Financial Management Services, Human Resources Management Services, Information Management Services, Information Technology Services, Legal Services, Materiel Management Services, Management and Oversight Services, Real Property Management Services.

2. Summary of significant accounting policies

These financial statements are prepared using the CRTC’s accounting policies stated below, which are based on Canadian public sector accounting standards. The presentation and results using the stated accounting policies do not result in any significant differences from Canadian public sector accounting standards.

Significant accounting policies are as follows:

  1. Parliamentary authorities and vote-netting

    The CRTC is financed in part by the Government of Canada through Parliamentary authorities (e.g. Statutory Vote for Employee Benefits Plans [EBP], Budgetary Vote for the Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation and Voter Contact Registry activities) and the balance by vote-netted fees it collects from the regulated industries. Vote-netting is a means of funding selected programs or activities wherein Parliament authorizes a department to apply revenues collected from fee payers towards costs directly incurred for specific activities. The CRTC has the authority to use a portion of: a) the Part I licence fees collected from broadcasters; b) the annual telecommunications fees collected from telecommunications carriers; and c) the unsolicited telecommunications fees from telemarketers to finance the regulatory costs it incurs in discharging its statutory responsibilities under the Broadcasting Act and Telecommunications Act (i.e. respendable revenue). The balance of these three fees recovers the costs for items funded through authorities (e.g. EBP) and costs incurred by other government departments on the CRTC’s behalf and are classified as non-respendable revenue. Part II broadcasting licence fees are entirely classified as non-respendable revenue.

    The accounting of fees collected and the charges to the authorities in a given year do not parallel financial reporting according to generally accepted accounting principles since authorities are primarily based on cash flow requirements. Consequently, items recognized in the Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position and in the Statement of Financial Position are not necessarily the same as those provided through fee collection and through authorities from Parliament. Note 3 provides a reconciliation between the bases of reporting. The planned results amounts in the “Expenses” and “Revenues” sections of the Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position are the amounts reported in the Future-oriented Statement of Operations included in the 2018-19 Departmental Plan. Planned results are not presented in the “Government funding and transfers" section of the Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position and in the Statement of Change in Departmental Net Debt because these amounts were not included in the 2018-19 Departmental Plan.

  2. Net cash provided by Government

    The CRTC operates within the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF), which is administered by the Receiver General for Canada. All cash received by the CRTC is deposited to the CRF, and all cash disbursements made by the CRTC are paid from the CRF. The net cash provided to Government is the difference between all cash receipts and all cash disbursements, including transactions between departments of the Government.

  3. Amounts due from or to the CRF

    Amounts due from or to the CRF are the result of timing differences at year-end between when a transaction affects authorities and when it is processed through the CRF. Amounts due from the CRF represent the net amount of cash that the CRTC is entitled to draw from the CRF without further authorities to discharge its liabilities.

  4. Revenues

    The CRTC collects fees under the authority of the Broadcasting Act and Telecommunications Act and the regulations made pursuant to these Acts, namely the Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations, 1997, the Telecommunications Fee Regulations, 2010 and the Unsolicited Telecommunications Fees Regulations. The CRTC’s regulatory fees recover the CRTC’s costs associated with its program activities. The Part II licence fees are regulatory charges imposed in relation to a broadcaster’s privilege (i.e. rights and privileges). These fees recover part of the Government of Canada’s substantial annual investment in the Canadian broadcasting system. Miscellaneous revenues are mainly comprised of revenues received as a result of administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) imposed due to contraventions of the Telecommunications Act relating to the National Do Not Call List (DNCL) and Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and other revenues such as: interest on overdue accounts receivable for CRTC broadcasting licence fees, telecommunications fees and AMPs, miscellaneous non tax revenue (e.g. access to information fees), and gain on disposal of capital and non-capital assets to outside parties. All revenue from AMPs is recorded as non-respendable non-tax revenue.

    Revenues from regulatory fees are recognized based on the services provided in the year.

    Funds received from external parties for specified purposes are recorded upon receipt as deferred revenue. Revenues are then recognized in the period in which the related expenses are incurred.

    Deferred revenue consists of amounts received in advance of the delivery of goods and rendering of services that will be recognized as revenue in a subsequent fiscal year as it is earned.

    Other revenues are recognized in the period the event giving rise to the revenues occurred.

    Revenues that are non-respendable are not available to discharge the CRTC's liabilities. While the Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer is expected to maintain accounting control, he or she has no authority regarding the disposition of non-respendable revenues. As a result, non-respendable revenues are considered to be earned on behalf of the Government of Canada and are therefore presented as a reduction of the entity's gross revenues.

  5. Expenses

    Vacation pay and compensatory leave are accrued as the benefits are earned by employees under their respective terms of employment.

    Services provided without charge by other government departments for accommodation, employer contributions to the health and dental insurance plans, and workers’ compensation are recorded as operating expenses at their carrying value.

  6. Employee future benefits
    1. Pension benefits - Eligible employees participate in the Public Service Pension Plan, a multiemployer pension plan administered by the Government. The CRTC’s contributions to the Plan are charged to expenses in the year incurred and represent the total departmental obligation to the Plan. The CRTC’s responsibility with regard to the Plan is limited to its contributions. Actuarial surpluses or deficiencies are recognized in the financial statements of the Government of Canada, as the Plan’s sponsor.
    2. Severance benefits - The accumulation of severance benefits for voluntary departures ceased for applicable employee groups. The remaining obligation for employees who did not withdraw benefits is calculated using information derived from the results of the actuarially determined liability for employee severance benefits for the Government as a whole.
  7. Accounts receivable

    Accounts receivable are initially recorded at cost. When necessary, an allowance for valuation is recorded to reduce the carrying value of accounts receivable to amounts that approximate their net recoverable value.

  8. Tangible capital assets

    All tangible capital assets and leasehold improvements having an initial cost of $5,000 or more are recorded at their acquisition cost. The CRTC does not capitalize intangibles, works of art and historical treasures that have cultural, aesthetic or historical value, assets located on Indian Reserves and museum collections.

    Amortization of tangible capital assets is done on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset as follows:

    Asset Class Amortization period
    Informatics equipment 3 years
    Informatics software 5 years
    Vehicles 5 years
    Equipment 5 years
    Leasehold improvements 25 years

    Assets under construction are recorded in the applicable capital asset class in the year that they are put into service and are not amortized until they are put into service.

  9. Contingent liabilities

    Contingent liabilities are potential liabilities which may become actual liabilities when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. If the future event is likely to occur or fail to occur, and a reasonable estimate of the loss can be made, a provision is accrued and an expense recorded to other expenses. If the likelihood is not determinable or an amount cannot be reasonably estimated, the contingency is disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.

  10. Measurement uncertainty

    The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported and disclosed amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes at March 31. The estimates are based on facts and circumstances, historical experience, general economic conditions and reflect the Government’s best estimate of the related amount at the end of the reporting period. The most significant items where estimates are used are contingent liabilities, allowance for doubtful accounts, the liability for employee future benefits and the useful life of tangible capital assets. Actual results could significantly differ from those estimated. Management's estimates are reviewed periodically and, as adjustments become necessary, they are recorded in the financial statements in the year they become known.

  11. Related party transactions

    Related party transactions are recorded at the exchange amount.

3. Parliamentary authorities

The CRTC receives most of its funding through fees assessed against the regulated industries, as well as a portion from annual parliamentary authorities. Items recognized in the Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position and the Statement of Financial Position in one year may be funded through parliamentary authorities in prior, current or future years. Accordingly, the CRTC has different net results of operations for the year on a government funding basis than on an accrual accounting basis. The differences are reconciled in the following tables:

(a) Reconciliation of net cost of operations to current year authorities used: (in thousands of dollars)
2019 2018
Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers 18,289 17,410
Adjustments for items affecting net cost of operations but not affecting authorities:
Decrease (increase) in employee future benefits 125 (60)
Services provided without charge by other government departments (7,078) (6,919)
Amortization of tangible capital assets (1,143) (919)
Refund of prior years’ expenditures and adjustments to payables at year end 109 154
Decrease (increase) in vacation pay and compensatory leave (243) (253)
Overpayments to be recovered 174 (219)
Total items affecting net cost of operations but not affecting authorities (8,056) (8,216)
Adjustments for items not affecting net cost of operations but affecting authorities:
Acquisitions of tangible capital assets 617 2,176
Loans issued on behalf of Government  31 101
Others 175 669
Transition payments for implementing salary payments in arrears - 4
Increase (decrease) in prepaid expenses 24 (100)
Total items not affecting net cost of operations but affecting authorities 847 2,850
Current year authorities used 11,080 12,044
(b) Authorities provided and used (in thousands of dollars)
2019 2018
Authorities provided:
Vote 1 - Operating expenditures  7,813 7,731
Statutory amounts 6,263 6,234
Less:
Lapsed: Operating (2,996) (1,921)
Current year authorities used 11,080 12,044

4. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

The following table presents details of the CRTC’s accounts payable and accrued liabilities: (in thousands of dollars)

2019 2018
Accounts payable - Other government departments and agencies  160 603
Accounts payable - External parties 822 1,214
Total accounts payable  982 1,817
Accrued liabilities 6,613 4,970
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities 7,595 6,787

5. Employee future benefits

(a) Pension benefits

The CRTC's employees participate in the Public Service Pension Plan (the “Plan”), which is sponsored and administered by the Government of Canada. Pension benefits accrue up to a maximum period of 35 years at a rate of 2 percent per year of pensionable service, times the average of the best five consecutive years of earnings. The benefits are integrated with Canada/Québec Pension Plan benefits and they are indexed to inflation.

Both the employees and the CRTC contribute to the cost of the Plan. Due to the amendment of the Public Service Superannuation Act following the implementation of provisions related to Economic Action Plan 2012, employee contributors have been divided into two groups – Group 1 related to existing plan members as of December 31, 2012 and Group 2 relates to members joining the Plan as of January 1, 2013. Each group has a distinct contribution rate.

The 2018-2019 expense amounts to $4.4 million ($4.2 million in 2017-2018). For Group 1 members, the expense represents approximately 1.01 times (1.01 times in 2017-2018) the employee contributions and, for Group 2 members, approximately 1.00 times (1.00 times in 2017-2018) the employee contributions.

The CRTC's responsibility with regard to the Plan is limited to its contributions. Actuarial surpluses or deficiencies are recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Government of Canada, as the Plan's sponsor.

(b) Severance benefits

Severance benefits provided to the CRTC’s employees were previously based on an employee’s eligibility, years of service and salary at termination of employment. However, since 2011 the accumulation of severance benefits for voluntary departures progressively ceased for substantially all employees. Employees subject to these changes were given the option to be paid the full or partial value of benefits earned to date or collect the full or remaining value of benefits upon departure from the public service. By March 31, 2019, substantially all settlements for immediate cash out were completed. Severance benefits are unfunded and, consequently, the outstanding obligation will be paid from future authorities.

The changes in the obligations during the year were as follows: (in thousands of dollars)

2019 2018
Accrued benefit obligation - Beginning of year 2,059 1,999
Expense for the year 268 1,154
Benefits paid during the year (393) (1,094)
Accrued benefit obligation - End of year 1,934 2,059

6. Accounts receivable and advances

The following table presents details of the CRTC’s accounts receivable and advances balances: (in thousands of dollars)

2019 2018
Receivables - Other government departments and agencies  479 1,085
Receivables - External parties 1,262 1,319
Employee advances  971 838
Overpayments to be recovered 233 60
Subtotal 2,945 3,302
Allowance for doubtful accounts on receivables from external parties (253) (249)
Gross accounts receivable 2,692 3,053
Accounts receivable held on behalf of Government  (1,002) (1,059)
Net accounts receivable 1,690 1,994

7. Tangible capital assets (in thousands of dollars)

Cost Accumulated amortization Net book value
Capital asset class Opening balance Acquisitions Disposals and write-offs Closing balance Opening balance Amortization Disposals and write-offs Closing balance 2018 2017
Equipment 348 26 29 345 86 67 29 124 221 263
Vehicles 48 49 - 97 38 6 - 44 53 10
Informatics equipment 3,889 54 1,146 2,797 2,112 636 1,146 1,602 1,195 1,777
Informatics software 10,689 488 - 11,177 8,890 420 - 9,310 1,867 1,798
Leasehold improvements 347 - - 347 104 14 - 118 229 243
Total 15,321 617 1,175 14,763 11,230 1,143 1,175 11,198 3,565 4,091

8. Contingent liabilities

Claims have been made against the CRTC in the normal course of operations. These claims for which the outcomes are not determinable and reasonable estimates can be made by management amount to approximately $75,000 at March 31, 2019.

9. Related party transactions

The CRTC is related as a result of common ownership to all government departments, agencies, and Crown corporations. The CRTC enters into transactions with these entities in the normal course of business and on normal trade terms.

(a) Common services provided without charge by other government departments

During the year, the CRTC received services without charge from certain common service organizations, related to accommodation, the employer's contribution to the health and dental insurance plans and worker’s compensation coverage. These services provided without charge have been recorded at the carrying value in the CRTC's Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position as follows: (in thousands of dollars)

2019 2018
Employer's contribution to the health and dental insurance plans 3,682 3,923
Accommodation 3,340 2,941
Worker's compensation 56 55
Total 7,078 6,919

The Government has centralized some of its administrative activities for efficiency, cost-effectiveness purposes and economic delivery of programs to the public. As a result, the Government uses central agencies and common service organizations so that one department performs services for all other departments and agencies without charge. The costs of these services, such as the payroll and cheque issuance services provided by Public Services and Procurement Canada and audit services provided by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada are not included in the CRTC's Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position.

(b) Other transactions with other government departments and agencies: (in thousands of dollars)

2019 2018
Accounts receivable 479 1,085
Accounts payable 160 603
Expenses 1,288 1,574

Expenses and revenues disclosed in note (b) exclude common services provided without charge, which are already disclosed in (a).

10. Segmented information

Presentation by segment is based on the CRTC's Departmental Results Framework. The presentation by segment is based on the same accounting policies as described in the Summary of significant accounting policies in note 2. The following table presents the expenses incurred and revenues generated for the main programs, by major object of expense and by major type of revenue. The segment results for the period are as follows:

(in thousands of dollars) Support for Canadian Content Creation Connection to the Communications System Protection Within the Communications System Internal Services 2019 Total 2018 Total
Expenses
Salaries and employee benefits 14,588 17,514 9,741 13,082 54,925 55,379
Accommodation 882 1,062 595 802 3,341 2,941
Professional and special services 752 885 722 925 3,284 4,189
Machinery and equipment 482 726 260 330 1,798 1,298
Transportation and telecommunications 379 485 334 237 1,435 1,360
Information 390 318 159 329 1,196 1,304
Amortization  311 377 211 244 1,143 919
Rentals 244 297 161 177 879 917
Repair and maintenance 109 134 64 86 393 427
Utilities, materials and supplies 53 63 37 64 217 232
Bad debt  - - 4 - 4 11
Other 1 - - - 1 4
Expenses incurred on behalf of Government - - (4) - (4) (11)
Total expenses 18,191 21,861 12,284 16,276 68,612 68,970
Revenues
Rights and privileges  113,973 - - - 113,973 112,179
Regulatory fees  20,513 22,689 7,164 12,608 62,974 58,095
Miscellaneous revenues  8 3 474 - 485 652
Revenues earned on behalf of Government (119,996) (5,219) (931) (963) (127,109) (119,366)
Total revenues 14,498 17,473 6,707 11,645 50,323 51,560
Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers 3,693 4,388 5,577 4,631 18,289 17,410

Annex to the Statement of Management Responsibility Including Internal Control Over Financial Reporting – Fiscal Year 2018–2019 (Unaudited)

Introduction

In support of an effective system of internal control, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) annually assesses the performance of its financial control to ensure that:

The CRTC will leverage the results of the periodic core control audits performed by the Office of the Comptroller General. A summary of the work carried out by CRTC during fiscal year 2018–2019 appears below.

Assessment results during fiscal year 2018–2019

For the most part, controls related to payment for goods and services and payment authority were functioning well and form an adequate basis for the CRTC’s system of internal control.

The Delegated Financial Signing Authorities Chart and all specimen signature documents were updated.

Following the transition to the Phoenix payroll system, challenges are ongoing with a project of this complexity and scope. The CRTC has continued to implement new processes and controls to mitigate arising issues, such as a HR liaison officer, increased staff in HR and Finance to oversee pay transactions, internal tracking of pay issues, bi-weekly analysis of pay files and monitoring of transactions where there was a difference between the forecasted and actual salary costs to identify over and under payments. Human Resources and Finance at CRTC have been working jointly to support employees and managers at the Commission.

Assessment plan

The CRTC will continue to monitor the performance of its system of internal control with a focus on the core controls related to financial transactions.

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