File Telecom Ownership Information
Facilities-based providers must file ownership information to attest that they are eligible to operate as a telecommunications common carrier pursuant to the Telecommunications Act (the Act) and the Canadian Telecommunications Common Carrier Ownership & Control Regulations.
Facilities-based providers must file their ownership information:
- prior to obtaining carrier status,
- annually thereafter as part of the carrier's annual filing, and
- at any other time the Commission deems a review necessary.
Non-facilities-based providers do not need to file this information.
Prior to the amendment of the Act on 29 June 2012, an entity could only be eligible to operate as a telecommunications common carrier if it was Canadian-owned and controlled or if it owned or operated certain facilities as set out in subsection 16(5) of the Act.
Following this amendment, an entity can also be eligible to operate as a telecommunications common carrier if "it has annual revenues from the provision of telecommunications services in Canada that represent less than 10% of the total annual revenues, as determined by the Commission, from the provision of telecommunications services in Canada" [subsection 16(2)(c)].
All carriers, including those captured by the subsections described above, must inform the Commission regarding how they are eligible to operate as a telecommunications common carrier.
Completing the Canadian Common Carrier Ownership Forms
- Form 9XX is issued in the Commission's Data Collection System (DCS) when an entity applies to be registered as a facilities-based provider of telecommunications services.
- The Rep-T is issued to facilities-based providers every year pursuant to their ongoing reporting obligations. Basic ownership information can be updated annually in the Rep-T.
- Only the entity's designated Response Manager or a designated Survey Respondent can complete the 9xx form.
- In certain circumstances, entities may be required to submit additional ownership information.
- Entities that are eligible under the 10% market share provision must notify the Commission when it acquires control of another Canadian carrier or acquires assets used by another Canadian carrier, as stated under subsection 16(8) of the Act.
Related information
- The Telecommunications Act (1993, c.38)
- Canadian Telecommunications Common Carrier Ownership and Control Regulations
- Facilities-Based Providers of telecommunications services web page
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