Agenda (Revised 14 May 2025)

Hearing

The Path Forward – Defining “Canadian program” and supporting the creation and distribution of Canadian programming in the audio-visual sector

14 May 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Conference Centre (Government issued photo ID required to access the Centre)
Portage IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
Hearing Room: Outaouais
Temporary phone number: 819-997-4657

Panel members (subject to change)

Vicky Eatrides, Chairperson
Nathalie Théberge, Vice-Chairperson, Broadcasting
Adam Scott, Vice-Chairperson, Telecommunications
Stéphanie Paquette, Commissioner, Quebec
Nirmala Naidoo, Commissioner, Alberta and the Northwest Territories

For media inquiries please contact media@crtc.gc.ca.

An audio and video feed of the hearing will be made available from the Commission’s website (www.crtc.gc.ca) for the duration of the hearing.

Reference Documents: Broadcasting Notices of Consultation CRTC 2024-288, 2024-288-1, 2024-288-2 and 2024-288-3.

Public Files

During the hearing, public files related to items scheduled at the hearing may be examined in the temporary examination room.

Transcripts of hearing

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Examination of transcripts

Transcripts of this hearing are available through our Internet site (http://www.crtc.gc.ca) and by contacting the public examination room of any CRTC office.

Recording of the Hearing

Recording of this hearing may be listened to, at the Commission Headquarters in Gatineau, Quebec, by appointment.

Should you have further comments, please forward them as follows:

CRTC
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Canada
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Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Appearing individually

1. Association québécoise de la production médiatique (int. #538)
2. Canadian Association of Broadcasters (int. #449)
3. L'Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (int. #425)
4. Reelworld Screen Institute (int. #471)
5. John Schoales (int. #390)

Thursday, 15 May 2025

Appearing individually

6. Deaf Wireless Canada Committee (int. #571)
7. DHH Coalition (Newfoundland and Labrador Association of the Deaf and Ontario Association of the Deaf) (int. #567)
8. Shaw Rocket Fund (int. #519)
9. Canadian Film Centre, National Screen Institute & L'institut national de l’image et du son (int. #113)
10. Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (int. #459)
11. Accessible Media Inc. (int. #472)
12. BIPOC TV & Film (int. #553)
13. The Ontario Educational Communications Authority (int. #473)
14. Observatoire du documentaire (int. #518)
15. Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Incorporated (int. #512)

Friday, 16 May 2025

Appearing individually

16. Office national du film (int. #377)
17. Irene Berkowitz (int. #321)
18. Corus Entertainment Inc. (int. #547)
19. ADISQ (int. #451)
20. Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (int. #374)
21. The Canadian Internet Society (int. #452)
22. Téléfilm Canada (int. #461)
23. Andromedia (int. #39)
24. Motion Picture Association-Canada (int. #465)

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

Appearing individually

25. DAZN Limited (int. #363)

Panel of Interveners

26. Youth Media Alliance - Alliance Médias Jeunesse (int. #264)
27. Epic Story Media Inc. (int. #455)
28. Huminah Huminah Animation Inc. (int. #515)

Appearing individually

29. Public Interest Advocacy Centre (int. #368)
30. Screen composers Guild (int. #415)

Panel of Interveners

31. Société professionnelle des auteurs, compositeurs du Québec et des artistes entrepreneurs (int. #453)
32. Association des professionnels de l'édition musicale (int. #429)

Appearing individually

33. Music Canada (int. #460)
34. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (int. #464)
35. Indigenous Screen Office (int. #341)
36. Société de télédiffusion du Québec (int. #353)

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Appearing individually

37. Quebecor Media inc. (int. #564)
38. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada (int. #530)
39. Canadian Independent Screen Fund for BPOC + Creators (int. #541)
40. Black Screen Office (int. #325)
41. Writers Guild of Canada (int. #387)
42. OpenMedia (int. #528)

Panel of Interveners

43. Racial Equity Media Collective (int. #550)
44. Racial Equity Screen Office (int. #561)
45. Fae Pictures (int. #327)

Appearing individually

46. John James McCullough (int. #26)
47. Digital First Canada (int. #315)
48. Meridian Artists (int. #555)

Thursday, 22 May 2025

Appearing individually

49. BCE Inc. (int. #529)
50. Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA National) (int. #426)
51. TLN Media Group Inc. (int. #397)
52. Canadian Association of Films Distributors and Exporters (int. #360)
53. Independent Broadcast Group/Le groupe de diffuseurs indépendants (int. #437)
54. Conseil provincial du secteur des communications du Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (int. #556)
55. Lisa Macklem (int. #334)
56. Kate Sinclaire (int. #481)

Friday, 23 May 2025

Appearing individually

57. Lionsgate Canada (int. #531)
58. Anthem Sports & Entertainment (int. #478)
59. Rogers Communications Inc. (int. #566)
60. Canadian Media Producers Association (int. #554)
61. Alliance des producteurs francophones du Canada (int. #540)
62. Friends of Canadian Media (int. #366)
63. Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec/ Guilde des musiciens et musiciennes du Québec/ Société des auteurs de radio, télévision et cinéma/ Union des artistes (int. #533)
64. Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (int. #544)
65. Larue Entertainment (int. #548)

Monday, 26 May 2025

Appearing individually

66. Canada Media Fund (int. #537)
67. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada (int. #442)
68. Quebec official language minority community (OLMC) (int. #526)
69. Disability Screen Office (int. #347)

Panel of Interveners

70. On Screen Manitoba (int. #562)
71. Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association (int. #569)

Appearing individually

72. FilmOntario (int. #500)

Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Appearing individually

73. Documentary Organization of Canada (int. #467)
74. Unifor (int. #468)
75. Blue Ant Media Inc (int. #480)
76. Directors Guild of Canada (int. #496)
77. 9 Story Media Group (int. #546)
78. Fédération des télévisions communautaires autonomes du Québec (int. #410)

Date modified:

2025-05-14