Decisions 2020
Broadcasting
2020-410 - APPROVED - Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Ltd. (the general partner) and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership, on behalf of Merritt Broadcasting Ltd. (MBL) - Merritt, British Columbia - Application for authority to change the ownership and effective control of MBL through the transfer of all the issued and outstanding shares to Jim Pattison Industries Ltd.
2020-409 - APPROVED - Rogers Media Inc. - Richmond, British Columbia; Toronto and Tillsonburg, Ontario - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the English-language commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-407 - APPROVED - Bell Media Inc. - Various locations across Canada - Applications renew the broadcasting licences for the commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-406 - APPROVED - Vista Radio Ltd. - Grand Forks, Christina Lake, Greenwood and Rock Creek, British Columbia; and Medicine Hat, Alberta - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the English-language commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-405 - APPROVED - Bell Media Radio Atlantic Inc. - Fredericton, New Maryland and Oromocto, New Brunswick; and Truro, Nova Scotia - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-403 - APPROVED - 1760791 Ontario Inc. - Mississauga, Ontario - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the commercial ethnic radio station CINA Mississauga.
2020-402 - APPROVED - 10679313 Canada Inc. - Various locations in Quebec - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the French-language commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-401 - APPROVED - Radio Humsafar Inc. - Montréal, Quebec - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the commercial ethnic radio station CHRN Montréal
2020-400 - APPROVED - Cogeco Media Inc. - Hawkesbury, Ontario - Ottawa Media Inc. - Hawkesbury, Ontario - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-393 - APPROVED - 0859291 B.C. Ltd. - Victoria, British Columbia - Application to amend the condition of licence relating to described video for CHEK-DT
2020-392 - APPROVED - Quebecor Media Inc., on behalf of TVA Group Inc. - Montréal, Quebec - Application for authority to acquire the assets of the French-language discretionary services Évasion and Zeste
2020-391 - APPROVED - 591987 B.C. Ltd. - Various locations in Ontario - Corus Television G.P. Inc. (the general partner) and Corus Sales Inc. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Corus Television Limited Partnership - Various locations in British Columbia and Ontario - Applications to amend the broadcasting licences for six television stations that form part of the Corus Group of services in order to add conditions of licence that would authorize six over-the-air television undertakings to broadcast a multiplexed signal and seven undertakings to have their current signal broadcast as part of a multiplexed signal
2020-389 - APPROVED - Akash Broadcasting Inc. - Edmonton, Alberta - Application to acquire the assets of the ethnic commercial specialty radio station CKER-FM Edmonton and to obtain a new broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the station - DENIED - Request for an exception to the payment of tangible benefits as set out in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2014-459
2020-386 - APPROVED - Radio Blanc-Sablon inc. - Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec - Application to change the authorized contours of the bilingual (English and French) community radio station CFBS-FM Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon
2020-383 - APPROVED - Radius Holdings Inc. - Kelowna, British Columbia - Application to acquire the assets of the English-language commercial radio station CKOO-FM Kelowna and for a new broadcasting licence to continue the operation of this station - DENIED - Request for an exception to the payment of tangible benefits as set out in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2014-459
2020-381 - RENEWED - Various licensees - Across Canada - Broadcasting licences for the radio stations set out in the appendix to the decision from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022
2020-380 - APPROVED - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Prince George and Bella Coola, British Columbia - Application to change the authorized contours of CBYD-FM Bella Coola, a rebroadcasting transmitter of the English-language radio station CBYG-FM Prince George (Radio One)
2020-369 - APPROVED - Carlsbad Springs Community Association - Carlsbad Springs and Embrun, Ontario - Application for a new low-power transmitter in Embrun to rebroadcast the programming of the English- and French-language community radio station CJRO-FM Carlsbad Springs
2020-364 - APPROVED - Bell Media Radio Atlantic Inc. - Fredericton, New Brunswick - Application to change the authorized contours of the English-language commercial AM radio station CKHJ Fredericton
2020-361 - APPROVED - Rogers Media Inc. - Grande Prairie and Peace River, Alberta - Application to change the authorized contours of CFGP-FM-1 Peace River, a rebroadcasting transmitter of the English-language commercial radio station CFGP-FM Grande Prairie
2020-360 - APPROVED - Bell Media Inc. - Sydney, Nova Scotia - Application to change the authorized contours of the English-language commercial television programming undertaking CJCB-TV Sydney
2020-359 - APPROVED - Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Limited - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador - Application to amend the condition of licence relating to described video for CJON-DT
2020-358 - APPROVED - 2190015 Ontario Inc. - Hamilton, Ontario - Application to amend the condition of licence relating to described video for CHCH-DT.
2020-356 - APPROVED - Bell Canada - Various locations in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces - Applications to renew the regional broadcasting licences for the licensee’s terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings serving various areas in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces
2020-354 - APPROVED - Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria Inc. - Cornwall, Ontario - Application to change the authorized contours of the French-language community radio station CHOD-FM Cornwall
2020-348 - APPROVED - Vista Radio Ltd. - Quesnel, British Columbia - Application to change the authorized contours of the English-language commercial radio station CFFM-FM-2 - APPROVED - Application to change the authorized contours of the English-language commercial radio station CKCQ-FM
2020-347 - Final offer arbitration between Cogeco Connexion Inc. and Bell Media Inc. regarding the distribution of VRAK
2020-346 - APPROVED - B.C. Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches - Abbotsford, British Columbia - Application to change the authorized contours of the community-based religious television programming undertaking CFEG-TV Abbotsford
2020-343 - APPROVED - Harvest Ministries Sudbury - Sudbury and New Liskeard, Ontario - Application to change the authorized contours of CJTK-FM-6 New Liskeard, a rebroadcasting transmitter of the English-language specialty (Christian music) commercial FM radio station CJTK-FM Sudbury
2020-340 - APPROVED - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Yellowknife and Fort Smith, Northwest Territories - Application to change the authorized contours of CFYK-FM-1 Fort Smith, a low-power rebroadcasting transmitter of the English-language radio station CFYK-FM Yellowknife, which is part of the CBC Radio One network
2020-338 - APPROVED - Blackgold Broadcasting Inc. - Leduc, Alberta - Application to change the authorized contours of the English-language commercial FM radio station CJLD-FM Leduc
2020-335 - APPROVED - Aujourd’hui l’Espoir - Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a French-language specialty (Christian music) FM radio station in Brownsburg-Chatham
2020-334 - DENIED - Utilities Consumers’ Group Society - Whitehorse, Yukon - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a full power protected English-language community FM radio station in Whitehorse
2020-331 - APPROVED - Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta - Edmonton and Rocky Mountain House, Alberta - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the Indigenous (Type B Native) radio station CFWE-FM-4 Edmonton, Alberta, to add an FM rebroadcasting transmitter in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, to serve the Sunchild and O’Chiese First Nations
2020-323 - APPROVED - Dufferin Communications Inc. - Meaford, Ontario - Application to change the authorized contours of the English-language commercial radio station CJGB-FM Meaford
2020-322 - APPROVED - Vernon Community Radio Society - Vernon, British Columbia - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language community FM radio station in Vernon
2020-321 - APPROVED - Atlantic Digital Networks Ltd. - Across Canada - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate the currently exempt national, discretionary service known as ToonAvision as a licensed discretionary service
2020-317 - APPROVED - TV5 Québec Canada - Across Canada - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the national, French-language discretionary service TV5/UNIS TV in order to amend one of its conditions of licence
2020-316 - APPROVED - Rogers Media Inc. - Sechelt, British Columbia - Application to change the authorized contours of the English-language commercial FM radio station CFUN-FM Sechelt
2020-315 - APPROVED - Stingray Radio Inc. - Lloydminster, Alberta - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the independent English-language conventional television stations CITL-DT and CKSA-DT Lloydminster and CKSA-DT’s rebroadcasting transmitter CKSA-TV-2 Bonnyville
2020-314 - APPROVED - TELUS Communications Inc. - Red Deer, Alberta - Application to add Red Deer to the regional licence for broadcasting distribution undertakings in Alberta
2020-313 - APPROVED - Stingray Group Inc. - Across Canada - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the national pay audio service Stingray Music
2020-312 - APPROVED - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Saguenay and Petit-Saguenay, Quebec - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language radio station CBJ-FM Saguenay in order to operate a new transmitter in Petit-Saguenay to rebroadcast the programming of the national network service ICI Radio-Canada Première
2020-308 - APPROVED - CPAM Radio Union.com inc. - Montréal, Quebec - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial AM ethnic radio station CJWI Montréal
2020-307 - APPROVED - La radio communautaire du comté - Rimouski and Mont-Joli, Quebec - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language community radio station CKMN-FM Rimouski/Mont-Joli
2020-306 - APPROVED - Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation - Across Canada - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language discretionary services Salt + Light
2020-305 - RENEWED - Peter Magill, on behalf of Hay River Community Service Society, whose incorporation is to be revived - Hay River - Broadcasting licence for the English-language community-based television station CIHC-TV Hay River, Northwest Territories, from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021
2020-304 - APPROVED - Bell Canada, on behalf of Groupe V Média inc. - Montréal, Québec, Trois-Rivières, Saguenay and Sherbrooke, Quebec - Application to amend the list of services that are included in the French-language Bell Media Group as well as the conditions of licence for these services
2020-303 - APPROVED - I.T. Productions Ltd. - Vancouver, British Columbia - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the commercial ethnic AM radio station CJRJ Vancouver
2020-300 - RENEWED - Dufferin Communications Inc. - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Renewal of the broadcasting licence for the ethnic commercial AM radio station CKJS Winnipeg from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021
2020-299 - APPROVED - Stingray Radio Inc. - Various locations in Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the commercial radio stations listed in the decision - Request to amend CFHI-FM Hinton’s condition of licence relating to over-and-above Canadian content development (CCD) contributions - Request to delete CHNI-FM Saint John’s condition of licence relating to over-and-above CCD contributions
2020-296 - APPROVED - Northern Lights Entertainment Inc. - Iqaluit, Nunavut - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the predominantly English language commercial radio stations CKGC-FM Iqaluit and CKIQ-FM Iqaluit
2020-295 - APPROVED - Peace River Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. - Peace River, High Level, High Prairie, Fairview and Manning, Alberta - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial radio station CKKX-FM Peace River and its transmitters CFKX-FM High Level, CJHP FM High Prairie, CKKF-FM Fairview and CKKX-FM-1 Manning
2020-294 - APPROVED - JAZZ.FM91 Inc. - Toronto, Ontario - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language radio station CJRT-FM Toronto
2020-293 - APPROVED - World Media Ministries - Across Canada - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language discretionary service Daystar
2020-292 - APPROVED - Fight Media Inc. - Across Canada - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the national, English-language discretionary service Fight Network
2020-291 - APPROVED - Acadia Broadcasting Limited - Sioux Lookout, Hudson, Ignace, Red Lake and Ear Falls, Ontario; and Saint John and St. Stephen, New Brunswick - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the following English-language commercial radio stations set out in the decision
2020-290 - APPROVED - 4517466 Canada Inc. - Montréal, Quebec - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the multilingual ethnic television station CFHD-DT Montréal
2020-289 - APPROVED - Toronto Maple Leafs Network Ltd. - Ontario (excluding the Ottawa valley) - Toronto Raptors Network Ltd. - Across Canada - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the regional, English-language discretionary service Leafs TV and for the national, English-language discretionary service NBA TV
2020-284 - RENEWED - Various licensees - Across Canada - Renewal of the broadcasting licences for the radio stations set out in Appendix 1 to the decision from 1 September 2020 to 28 February 2021 and for the radio stations set out in Appendix 2 to the decision from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021
2020-283 - APPROVED - Thunder Bay Electronics Limited - Thunder Bay, Ontario - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language conventional television station CKPR-DT Thunder Bay
2020-282 - APPROVED - Acadian Communications Ltd. - Cheticamp, Nova Scotia - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the low-power, English-language independent community-based television station CHNE-TV Cheticamp
2020-281 - APPROVED - Ethnic Channels Group Limited - Across Canada - Application to add the non-Canadian service RT France to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution.
2020-280 - APPROVED - Radio Bas-St-Laurent inc. - Rimouski, Quebec - Application to acquire the assets of the French-language commercial radio station CFYX-FM Rimouski, Quebec, and its transmitter CFYX-FM-3 Rivière-du-Loup - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio station CFYX-FM Rimouski and its transmitter CFYX-FM-3 Rivière-du-Loup
2020-279 - APPROVED - Vista Radio Ltd. - Various locations in British Columbia and Alberta - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the English-language commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-278 - APPROVED - Various campus and community radio stations - Various locations in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia - Application to renew the broadcasting licences for the campus and community radio stations listed in the decision.
2020-276 - APPROVED - Cogeco Media Inc. - Lachute, La Sarre, Laval, Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d’Or, Quebec - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the French-language commercial radio stations listed in the decision.
2020-272 - APPROVED - Parrsboro Radio Society - Parrsboro, Nova Scotia - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language community radio station CICR-FM Parrsboro
2020-271 - RENEWED - R.B. Communications Ltd. - Welland, Ontario - Broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial radio station CKYY-FM Welland from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021
2020-270 - APPROVED - La radio communautaire de LaSalle - Montréal (Lasalle), Quebec - Application to amend the authorized broadcasting parameters of the French-language community radio programming undertaking CKVL-FM
2020-267 - APPROVED - Various Licensees - Various locations in Alberta and Saskatchewan - Application to renew the broadcasting licences for the commercial specialty (Christian music) radio programming undertakings listed in the Decision
2020-266 - APPROVED - ZoomerMedia Limited - Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Fraser Valley and Victoria, British Columbia - Applications to renew broadcasting licences for the English-language, independent conventional religious television stations CIIT-DT Winnipeg, and CHNU-DT Fraser Valley and its transmitter CHNU-DT-1 Victoria
2020-265 - APPROVED - Various Licensees - Various locations in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador -
Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the English-language commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-261 - APPROVED - Aylesford Community Baptist Church - Aylesford, Nova Scotia - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the low-power, English language religious FM radio station VF8023 Aylesford
2020-254 - RENEWED - Rogers Media Inc. - Vancouver, British Columbia; Edmonton and Calgary Alberta; and Toronto, Ontario - Broadcasting licences for the OMNI television stations listed in the decision, from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021
2020-253 - APPROVED - The Miracle Channel Association - Lethbridge, Alberta - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language conventional television station CJIL-DT Lethbridge
2020-252 - DENIED - Durham Radio Inc. - Grimsby and Beamsville, Ontario - Application to change the authorized contours of the unlaunched English-language commercial radio station CKLK-FM.
2020-248 - APPROVED - ZoomerMedia Limited - Across Canada - Application to renew the broadcasting licences for the English-language discretionary services ONE: GET FIT and VisionTV
2020-247 - APPROVED - The GameTV Corporation - Across Canada - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the national, English-language discretionary service Game TV.
2020-246 - APPROVED - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Regina and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language radio station CBKF-FM Regina to operate a new transmitter in Prince Albert to rebroadcast the programming of its national network service ICI Radio-Canada Première
2020-243 - RENEWED - South Asian Television Canada Limited - Across Canada - Broadcasting licence for the national discretionary service ATN South Asian Television from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021
2020-242 - RENEWED - OUTtv Network Inc. - Across Canada - Broadcasting licence for the national discretionary service OUTtv from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021
2020-241 - APPROVED - St. Andrews Community Channel Inc. - St. Andrews, New Brunswick - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the low-power community-based television station CHCO-TV St. Andrews
2020-240 - APPROVED - Neepawa Access Community T.V. (ACTV) Inc. - Neepawa, Manitoba - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language low-power community television station CH5248 Neepawa
2020-239 - DENIED - Groupe Médias Pam inc. - Saint-Constant, Quebec - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio station CJMS Saint Constant
2020-238 - DENIED - 9116-1299 Québec inc. - Maniwaki, Quebec - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio station CFOR-FM Maniwaki - DENIED - Request for an extension to the deadline for the filing of the documentation required to fulfill the commitments made to the Commission as part of the public hearing
2020-236 - APPROVED - Rogers Media Inc. - Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta - Application to amend the broadcasting licence of the English-language television station CKEM-DT
2020-235 - APPROVED - TELUS Communications Inc. - Across Canada - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a national on-demand service
2020-232 - APPROVED - Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation - Port Elgin and Tobermory, Ontario - Application to amend the broadcasting licence of the English-language commercial radio station CFPS-FM Port Elgin
2020-231 - APPROVED - Telile: Isle Madame Community Television Association - Isle Madame and other areas of Nova Scotia - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the low-power community-based television station CIMC-TV Isle Madame
2020-230 - APPROVED - B.C. Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches - Abbotsford, British Columbia - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the low-power community-based religious television station CFEG-TV
2020-222 - DISMISSED - St. Andrews Community Channel Inc. - Various locations in New Brunswick - Complaint alleging undue preference against Rogers Communications Canada Inc. regarding the distribution of CHCO-TV
2020-220 - APPROVED IN PART - Corus Entertainment Inc. - Across Canada - Application to amend the broadcasting licences for the English-language television services that form part of the Corus group of services in regard to the services’ condition of licence relating to Canadian programming expenditure under-expenditures
2020-216 - Findings regarding market capacity and the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve the Vancouver radio market
2020-215 - Findings regarding market capacity and the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve the Grande Prairie radio market
2020-214 - APPROVED - TLN Media Group Inc. - Across Canada - Application to renew the broadcasting licences for the discretionary services EuroWorld Sport, Mediaset Italia and Univision Canada
2020-212 - APPROVED - World Fishing Network ULC - Across Canada - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the national, English-language discretionary service Sportsman Canada
2020-211 - APPROVED - Bragg Communications Incorporated (Eastlink) - Across Canada - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the on-demand service which expires on 31 August 2020
2020-205 - APPROVED - Allarco Entertainment 2008 Inc., the general partner, as well as limited partner with C.R.A. Investments Ltd (the limited partners), carrying on business as Allarco Entertainment Limited Partnership – Across Canada – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the national, English-language discretionary service Super Channel and designate it instead as a discretionary service
2020-203 - Findings regarding market capacity and the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve the Scarborough radio market
2020-202 - APPROVED - Télé-Mag inc. - Québec, Quebec - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language independent low-power community-based television station CHMG-TV Québec
2020-201 - RENEWED - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Across Canada - Broadcasting licences for the television and radio stations set out in the appendix to the decision from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021
2020-198 - APPROVED - TV Hamilton Limited - Hamilton, Ontario - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language community programming network Cable 14 Hamilton
2020-197 - APPROVED - Câblevision du Nord de Québec inc. - Province of Quebec - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for CNQ's on-demand service
2020-191 - VMedia Inc. - Across Canada - Reconsideration of the decision relating to the addition of QVC to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution
2020-190 - RENEWED - Bell Canada - Various locations - Broadcasting licences for the terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings set out in the decision from 1 July 2020 to 31 October 2020
2020-189 - DENIED - 8946337 Canada Limited and Blue Ant Media Solutions Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Blue Ant Television General Partnership - Across Canada - 8946337 Canada Limited and Blue Ant Media Solutions Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Blue Ant Television General Partnership, and SN Channel ULC, partners in a general partnership carrying on business as SN Channel General Partnership - Across Canada - Application to reduce the percentage of the previous broadcast year’s gross revenues that the Blue Ant group is required to expend on programs of national interest.
2020-186 - RENEWED - Stingray Group Inc. - Across Canada - Broadcasting licence for the national discretionary service Stingray Ambiance (formerly, The Seasonal Channel) from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021
2020-181 - APPROVED - Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation - Orillia, Ontario - Application to amend the broadcasting licence of the English-language commercial radio station CISO-FM Orillia by deleting the condition of licence relating to content category 3 (Special Interest Music)
2020-179 - APPROVED - Manager, Technology Infrastructure, Government of Yukon - Mount Jubilee, Yukon - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a radiocommunication distribution undertaking to serve Mount Jubilee
2020-177 - APPROVED - Evanov Radio Group Inc. - Montréal, Quebec - Application to revoke the broadcasting licence for the French-language AM radio station CHRF Montréal
2020-174 - APPROVED - Various licensees - Various locations in Ontario - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-172 - APPROVED - Various licensees - Various locations across Canada - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the campus and community radio stations listed in the decision
2020-169 - APPROVED - Various licensees - Various locations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and Northwest Territories - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-168 - APPROVED - Harvard Broadcasting Inc. - Various locations in Alberta and Saskatchewan - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the English-language commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-167 - APPROVED - Maritime Broadcasting System Limited - Various locations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the English-language commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-165 - APPROVED - Vista Radio Ltd. - North Bay, Ontario - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language commercial FM radio station in North Bay
2020-164 - APPROVED - Rogers Media Inc. - Various locations in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-163 - APPROVED - Corus Radio Inc. - Various locations in British Columbia and Ontario - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-161 - APPROVED - Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Ltd. (the general partner) and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership - Various locations in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the English-language commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-160 - APPROVED - 591989 B.C. Ltd. - Various locations in Ontario - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-158 - APPROVED - Groupe V Média inc., on behalf of MusiquePlus inc. - Montréal, Quebec - Application for authority to change the ownership of MusiquePlus
Application to amend certain conditions of licence for the discretionary services ELLE Fictions and MAX - This decision does not replace Broadcasting Decision 2020-115 but complements it. It sets out the rationale underlying this decision and the resulting approvals
2020-154 - APPROVED - Bell Canada, on behalf of V Interactions inc. - Montréal, Québec, Trois-Rivières, Saguenay and Sherbrooke, Quebec - Application for authority to change the ownership and effective control of V Interactions inc. and to integrate, effective 1 September 2020, the V Stations into the French-language Bell Media Group. The present decision does not replace Broadcasting Decision 2020-116, but completes it. It sets out the rationale underlying that decision and the resulting approvals.
2020-153 - DENIED - Rogers Media Inc. - Toronto, Ontario - Application to change the authorized contours of the English-language commercial radio station CKIS-FM Toronto
2020-145 - APPROVED - Various licensees - Various locations in Quebec and New Brunswick - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for various French-language commercial radio stations set out in the decision
2020-138 - APPROVED - Golden West Broadcasting Ltd. - Various locations in Alberta and Manitoba - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the English-language commercial radio stations listed in the decision
2020-137 - APPROVED - subject to certain modifications - Application by Leclerc Communication inc. (Leclerc) for authority to acquire from Média ClassiQ inc. the assets of the French-language commercial specialty radio station CJPX-FM Montréal, and for a new broadcasting licence to continue the operation of this station.
Application by Leclerc to amend CJPX-FM’s conditions of licence in order to change the station’s specialty format to a mainstream commercial format.
Leclerc Communication inc. - Montréal, Quebec
2020-133 - APPROVED - 9015-2018 Québec inc. - Montréal and Saint-Léonard, Quebec - Mennonite Community Services of Southern Ontario - Aylmer, Ontario - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the ethnic radio stations listed in the decision
2020-132 - APPROVED - Various licensees - Various locations in Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the English-language commercial specialty (Christian music) radio stations listed in the decision
2020-126 - APPROVED - The Ontario Educational Communications Authority - Toronto, Ontario - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language educational television station CICA-DT Toronto (TVO) in order to change the channel of its transmitter CICO-DT-59 Chatham
2020-121 - APPROVED - THEMA Canada Inc. - Across Canada - Application to add the non-Canadian service M6 International to the List of non Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution
2020-119 - APPROVED - My Broadcasting Corporation - Milton, Ontario - Application to change the authorized contours of the English-language commercial radio station CJML-FM Milton
2020-116 - APPROVED - Bell Canada, on behalf of V Interactions inc. - Montréal, Québec, Trois-Rivières, Saguenay and Sherbrooke, Quebec - Application for authority to change the ownership and effective control of V Interactions inc. and to integrate, effective 1 September 2020, the V Stations into the French-language Bell Media Group
2020-115 - APPROVED - Groupe V Média inc., on behalf of MusiquePlus inc. - Montréal, Quebec - Application for authority to change the ownership of MusiquePlus - APPROVED - Application to amend certain conditions of licence for the discretionary services ELLE Fictions and MAX
2020-114 - APPROVED - Leclerc Communication inc. - Montréal, Quebec - Application for authority to acquire from Média ClassiQ inc. the assets of the French-language commercial specialty radio station CJPX-FM Montréal, and for a new broadcasting licence to continue the operation of this station
2020-98 - APPROVED - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Ottawa and Cornwall, Ontario - Application to change the authorized contours of CBOC-FM, and application to change the authorized contours of CBOF-FM-6
2020-97 - Final offer arbitration between Rogers Media Inc. and Bragg Communications Incorporated regarding the distribution of Sportsnet and Sportsnet One
2020-94 - APPROVED - Ethnic Channels Group Limited - Across Canada - Application to add the non-Canadian service ET NOW to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution.
2020-90 - APPROVED - Stingray Group Inc. - Across Canada - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate the currently exempt, national discretionary service known as Stingray Hits
2020-86 - APPROVED - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Kuujjuaq, Inukjuaq, Kuujjuarapik, Puvirnituq, and Salluit, Quebec; and Iqaluit, Nunavut - APPROVED - Application to operate a new English language FM radio station in Kuujjuaq
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for CFFB Iqaluit by deleting certain rebroadcasting transmitters
2020-85 - APPROVED - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Chisasibi, Wemindji, Waskaganish, Waswanipi, Mistissini and Québec, Quebec - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a new English-language FM radio station in Chisasibi
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for CBVE-FM Québec by deleting certain rebroadcasting transmitters
2020-84 - APPROVED - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Montréal, Chisasibi, Mistissini, Kuujjuaq, Kuujjuarapik, Waskaganish, Wemindji, and Waswanipi, Quebec - Applications to amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language radio station CBF-FM Montréal
2020-79 - APPROVED IN PART - Intercity Broadcasting Network Inc. - Toronto, Ontario - Application to extend deadlines to fulfill requirements relating to additional Canadian content development contributions for the English-language commercial (specialty) radio station CKFG-FM Toronto
2020-78 - DENIED - CKPM-FM Radio Ltd. - Port Moody, British Columbia - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial radio station CKPM-FM Port Moody
2020-77 - DENIED - CFPV-FM Radio Ltd. - Pemberton, British Columbia - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial radio station CFPV-FM Pemberton.
2020-76 - APPROVED - CHMZ-FM Radio Ltd. - Tofino, British Columbia - CIMM-FM Radio Ltd. - Ucluelet, British Columbia - Applications for authority to change the ownership and effective control of the licensees through the transfer of all of their issued and outstanding shares to 1193833 B.C. Ltd. - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for CHMZ-FM Tofino and CIMM-FM Ucluelet.
2020-73 - RENEWED - Bell Canada - Various locations - Broadcasting licences for the terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings set out in the appendix to the decision, from 1 March 2020 to 30 June 2020
2020-71 - APPROVED - Discovery Health Channel Canada ULC - Across Canada - Application to revoke the broadcasting licence for the national, English-language discretionary service fyi
2020-64 - APPROVED - THEMA Canada Inc. - Across Canada - Application to add the non-Canadian service Heritage 4K to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution.
2020-63 - APPROVED - Dufferin Communications Inc. - Brantford, Ontario - Application to change the authorized contours of the English-language commercial specialty (Christian music) radio station CFWC-FM Brantford - Application to add conditions of licence relating to programming for the English-language commercial AM radio station CKPC Brantford
2020-56 - APPROVED - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Québec and Thetford Mines, Quebec - Applications to change the authorized contours of CBV-FM-8 Thetford Mines, a rebroadcasting transmitter of the French-language radio station CBV-FM Québec, and the authorized contours of CBMC-FM Thetford Mines, a rebroadcasting transmitter of English-language radio station CBVE-FM Québec
2020-53 - APPROVED - Stingray Radio Inc. - Welland, Ontario - Application for authority to acquire the assets of the English-language commercial radio stations CIXL-FM Welland and CKYY-FM Welland and to obtain new broadcasting licences to continue the operation of the stations
2020-50 - APPROVED - Radio Témiscamingue incorporée - Ville-Marie and Témiscamingue, Quebec - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio station CKVM-FM Ville-Marie and its transmitter CKVM-1-FM Témiscamingue
2020-44 - APPROVED - Fairchild Television Ltd. - Across Canada - Application to revoke the broadcasting licence for Talentvision
2020-39 - DENIED - Dufferin Communications Inc. - Toronto and Orangeville, Ontario - Applications to change the frequencies and authorized contours of the English-language radio stations CIRR-FM Toronto and CIDC-FM Orangeville
2020-38 - APPROVED – CJNE-FM Radio Inc. - Nipawin, Saskatchewan - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a low-power, English-language commercial FM radio station in Nipawin
2020-23 - APPROVED - Maritime Broadcasting System Limited - Saint John, New Brunswick - Application to change the authorized contours of the English-language commercial AM radio station CFBC Saint John
2020-22 - APPROVED - Maritime Broadcasting System Limited - Middleton, Nova Scotia - Application to change the authorized night-time contours of the English-language commercial AM radio station CKAD Middleton
2020-18 - APPROVED - Hope FM Ministries Limited - Truro, Nova Scotia - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the specialty (Christian music) radio station CINU-FM Truro
2020-13 - Shaw Cablesystems Limited - Fort McMurray, Alberta - Application to revoke the broadcasting licence for the undertaking serving Fort McMurray
2020-12 - Shaw Cablesystems Limited - Thunder Bay, Ontario - Application to revoke the broadcasting licence for the undertaking serving Thunder Bay
2020-6 - APPROVED - VMedia Inc. - Across Canada - Application to add the non-Canadian service ducktv to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution
2020-5 - APPROVED - Rogers Communications Canada Inc. - Across Canada - Application to add the non-Canadian service MUTV to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution
Compliance and Enforcement
2020-353 - Bell Canada – Request to extend its trial to block certain fraudulent and scam voice calls - Public record: 8638-B2-201905879
2020-320 - Nicholson Wealth and Risk Solutions Inc. – Violations of the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules - File number: PDR 9174-2557
2020-319 - Devonshire Realty Inc., operating as Maxwell Devonshire Realty – Violations of the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules - File number: PDR 9174-2504
2020-196 - Hydro-Québec – Application for review of a notice to produce - File number: 9090-2019-00518-09
2020-185 - Bell Canada – Application to allow Bell Canada and its affiliates to block certain fraudulent and scam voice calls on a trial basis - Public record: 8638-B2-201905879
2020-125 - Bell Canada – Application to block Wangiri fraud calls - Public record: 8638-B2-202001692
2020-67 - 9250-5114 Québec Inc., operating as Rénovation Domicili-air – Violations of the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules - File number: PDR 9174-2460
2020-7 - Application to allow Bell Canada and its affiliates to block certain fraudulent voice calls on a trial basis – Requests for disclosure of information filed in confidence and motion for a non-disclosure agreement - Public record: 8638-B2-201905879
Telecommunications
2020-408 - Implementation of a new competitor quality of service regime - Public record: 8621-C12-01/08
2020-397 - Forbearance from the regulation of high-capacity / digital data services interexchange private line services on certain additional routes - Public record: 8638-S1-01/98
2020-395 - Final 20 20 revenue-percent charge and related matters
2020-394 - Canadian Administrator of VRS (CAV), Inc. – Application requesting video relay service funding for 2021 - Public record: 8665-C209-202004654
2020-379 - CISC Canadian Steering Committee on Numbering – Consensus reports CNRE129A and CNRE130A regarding updates to the Canadian NPA Relief Planning Guideline - Public record: 8621-C12-01/08
2020-377 - CISC Canadian Steering Committee on Numbering – Consensus report CNRE127A – Updated Canadian Emergency Service Routing Digit Block Assignment Guideline - Public record: 8621-C12-01/08
2020-373 - CISC Emergency Services Working Group – Consensus report ESRE0086 regarding dispatchable location from originating networks - Public record: 8621-C12-01/08
2020-368 - Rogers Communications Canada Inc. - Application to review and vary the 3 April 2020 Secretary General letter regarding the extension of the deadline for Bell Canada to deploy toll trunks - Public record: 8662-R28-2020002971
2020-363 - Further revision to the relief implementation schedule for area code 506 in New Brunswick - Public record: 1011-NOC2016-0206
2020-362 - Relief for area codes 289, 365, and 905 in southern Ontario - Public record: 8621-C12-01/08
2020-355 - Canadian Network Operators Consortium Inc. – Application for relief regarding conduct relating to Technicolor cable modems by Bragg Communications Incorporated, carrying on business as Eastlink - Public record: 8622-C182-202000412
2020-353 - Bell Canada – Request to extend its trial to block certain fraudulent and scam voice calls - Public record: 8638-B2-201905879
2020-350 - Canadian Telecommunications Contribution Consortium Inc. – Application for approval of the renewal of the National Contribution Fund administrator
2020-342 - Requests to stay the implementation of Telecom Order 2019-288 regarding final rates for aggregated wholesale high-speed access services - Public record: 8662-C12-201912502
2020-268 - Iris Technologies Inc. and TELUS Communications Inc. – Applications for final relief regarding the termination of traffic to certain 867 numbering plan area telephone numbers - Public record: 8663-J64-201806019 and 8663-T66-201805722
2020-260 - Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Northwestel Inc.’s Yukon fibre project - Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0191
2020-259 - Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Northwestel Inc.’s Old Crow satellite project - Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0191
2020-258 - Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Northwestel Inc.’s Northwest Territories fibre project - Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0191
2020-257 - Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Northwestel Inc.’s Northwest Territories satellite project - Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0191
2020-256 - Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Broadband Communications North Inc.’s Manitoba satellite project - Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0191
2020-255 - Broadband Fund – First call for applications – Introductory decision regarding project funding approvals - Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0191
2020-226 - Bell Canada – Application to review and vary and stay Telecom Decision 2019-390 regarding the routing of toll-free traffic destined for the company’s toll-free telephone number customers - Public record: 8662-B2-201912618
2020-218 - Cloudwifi Inc. – Application to review and vary Telecom Decision 2019-419 - Public record: 8662-C282-202000010
2020-185 - Bell Canada – Application to allow Bell Canada and its affiliates to block certain fraudulent and scam voice calls on a trial basis - Public record: 8638-B2-201905879
2020-150 - CISC Emergency Services Working Group – Consensus report ESRE0089 regarding next-generation 9-1-1 mapping and addressing considerations – Public record: 8621-C12-01/08
2020-135 - Revision to the relief implementation schedule for area code 506 in New Brunswick - Public record: 1011-NOC2016-0206
2020-128 - Bell Canada – Request for forbearance from the regulation of line-sharing and unbundled local loop connecting links - Public record: 8640-B2-201904334
2020-125 - Bell Canada – Application to block Wangiri fraud calls - Public record: 8638-B2-202001692
2020-122 - Bell Canada – Request for clarification of Telecom Decision 2019-419 - Public record: 8638-B2-201912642
2020-110 - Revision to relief implementation schedule for area codes 403, 587, 780, and 825 in Alberta - Public record: 1011-NOC2018-0234
2020-109 - CISC Business Process Working Group – Consensus report BPRE098b regarding changes to the Network Management Guidelines- Public record: 8621-C12-01/08
2020-106 - Cloudwifi Inc. – Application for an order completing the company’s registration as a competitive local exchange carrier or requiring Bell Canada to sign a Special Master Agreement for Local Interconnection - Public record: 8622-C282-201901942
2020-104 - TELUS Communications Inc. and the Canadian Network Operators Consortium Inc. – Requests for disclosure of information filed in confidence as part of the Telecom Notice of Consultation 2019-57 proceeding, and related procedural requests - Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0057
2020-92 - Bell Mobility Inc. – Application to review and vary the Broadband Fund’s pricing and affordability eligibility criterion for mobile wireless broadband Internet access projects - Public record: 8662-B38-201912577
2020-91 - Wireless Code – Application by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and the National Pensioners Federation seeking clarification and enforcement of rules regarding prepaid balances - Public record: 8620-P8-201800756
2020-80 - Public Interest Advocacy Centre and National Pensioners Federation – Application regarding paper billing by Koodo Mobile - Public record: 8661-P8-201804295
2020-72 - KMTS, a division of Bell Canada – Implementation of local competition for TBayTel in the exchanges of Kenora and Keewatin, Ontario - Public record: 8663-K1-201903071
2020-65 - Revocation of basic international telecommunications services licences
2020-61 - City of Terrebonne – Application regarding certain terms and conditions of a draft municipal access agreement with certain carriers - Public record: 8690-V84-201704198
2020-59 - Sogetel inc. – Application for forbearance from the regulation of business local exchange services in the exchange of Saint-Ludger, Quebec - Public record: 8640-S4-201907180
2020-48 - Videotron Ltd. (Videotron) – Application for the Commission to order Bell Canada, on behalf of Bell Mobility Inc., not to suspend wholesale roaming services offered to Videotron – Final relief - Public record: 8660-V3-201904516
2020-41 - Independent Telecommunications Providers Association – Application to review and vary Telecom Regulatory Policy 2018 213 - Public record: 8662-J92-201808015
2020-33 - TELUS Communications Inc. – Application to review and vary Telecom Orders 2019-170 and 2019-171 - Public record: 8662-T66-201907411
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