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Key reports and data on official language minority communities (OLMCs)

Data are essential to understanding the unique needs and realities of official language minority communities (OLMCs). They enable the CRTC to better achieve its commitment to enhancing their vitality and supporting their development across Canada. This page features reports and data specifically related to OLMCs or relevant to their interests.

The data are drawn from multiple surveys, including the joint CRTC-Statistics Canada Quarterly Survey, the CRTC Facilities Survey, the CRTC Communications Pricing Survey, as well as economic data from Statistics Canada. The CRTC also gathers data directly from the broadcasting industry, through its mandatory Data Collection System (DCS) survey.

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Data reports

Title of the report Relevance to OLMCs
Open data Communications Market Reports for OLMCs Communications Market Reports (CMR) Excel workbook that contains data related to OLMCs, such as Canadian Content Distribution (CCD) contributions, programming expenditures, and data on services provided to OLMCs.
Annual highlights of the broadcasting sector This annual report includes a section on OLMC programming expenditures.
Current trends – Audience measurement Interactive tool on listenership and viewership data that can be broken down by official languages trend by market.
Broadcasting Financial Summaries These annual statistical and financial summaries on the broadcasting industry include data for radio separated by language and market as well as data on Conventional TV, Discretionary and On-Demand services and Broadcasting Distribution that include amounts spent on programming produced by OLMC producers in each province and territory.
2022-2023 Achievements for the implementation of section 41 This annual report to the Minister of Canadian Heritage speaks to the achievements of the CRTC under part VII of the Official Languages Act in enhancing the vitality and development of OLMCs and the advancement of English and French in Canadian society.
Data – Mobile and broadband availability (Tab C-T9 - Broadband and mobile service availability, by CMA and year, for all of Canada, OLMC and First Nations reserve areas) Data on broadband and mobile service availability for OLMCs.
Report to the Governor in Council on English- and French-language broadcasting services in English and French linguistic minority communities in Canada 2009 report on accessibility of broadcasting services to OLMCs and representation of the communities.

Industry reports required by the CRTC

Reports / Submissions Relevance to OLMCs
CRTC Submissions - CBC/Radio-Canada (external link) These submissions from CBC/Radio-Canada include results from surveys on OLMCs’ opinions of CBC/Radio-Canada and reports on the francophone and anglophone markets, including OLMCs.
Annual/Monthly Reports Filed by Broadcasting Industry Players

Broadcasting Industry Players, such as Certified Independent Production Funds (CIPFs) and broadcasting services, are required to submit these reports in accordance with relevant CRTC decisions.

Submissions containing information specific to OLMCs include but are not limited to the following: Bell Fund, Blue Ant Media, Corus, Consortium de Télévision Canada (TV5), Québecor Fund, Rogers Broadcasting Limited & Rogers Group of Funds, Shaw Rocket Fund, Telefim Canada Talent Fund, TELUS Fund, TVA Group Inc.
Production reports by large ownership groups Production reports of large English- and French-language ownership groups that provide information on broadcasters' spending on Canadian programming expenditures by region and by language.

To access all CRTC surveys and data, visit Surveys and statistics.

Other resources and data

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