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Public Notice CRTC 2000-144

 

Ottawa, 20 October 2000
 

Call for comments concerning Order in Council P.C. 2000-1464

 

Summary

 

The Commission seeks public input to assist it in preparing a report to the Governor in Council setting out proposed measures to ensure that the residents of the Greater Toronto Area receive a range of radio services reflective of the diversity of their languages and cultures. The report will be submitted by 31 January 2001.

 

Background

1.

On 13 September 2000, the Governor in Council issued Order in Council P.C. 2000-1464, a copy of which is appended to this notice. The Order in Council (the Order) was issued pursuant to section 15 of the Broadcasting Act. This section provides that the Governor in Council may request the Commission to hold hearings or make reports on any matter within the Commission's jurisdiction under the Act.

2.

The Order requests the Commission to seek public comments and submit a report at the earliest possible time, and no later than 31 January 2001, on the following:
 

a) the trends of the demographic composition of the Greater Toronto Area, the availability of radio services and the nature of the programming serving this population;

 

b) the technical means in both analog and digital formats that might be available to increase the number and diversity of radio services in the Greater Toronto Area; and
 

c) the impact of regulatory policies and licensing criteria on potential new entrants to the Greater Toronto Area radio market;

with a view to proposing measures to ensure that the residents of the Greater Toronto Area receive a range of radio services reflective of the diversity of their languages and cultures.

3.

Until it submits its report to the Governor in Council, the Commission will not process any application involving the use of a new radio frequency in Toronto, nor will it process any amendment to the technical parameters of existing radio undertakings serving that community.

 

Call for comments

4.

To assist it in preparing its report to the Governor in Council, the Commission invites written comments from the public on the matters addressed in the Order. The Commission will accept comments received on or before 17 November 2000.

5.

Although the Commission will not formally acknowledge receipt of written comments, it will give full consideration to each, and they will form part of the public file, provided that the filing procedures set out below are followed.

 

Procedures for filing comments

6.

Interested parties can file their comments on paper or electronically. Submissions longer than five pages should include a summary.

7.

Parties wishing to file their comments on paper should send them to the Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, K1A 0N2.

8.

Parties wishing to file electronic versions of their comments can do so by email or on diskette. The Commission email address is procedure@crtc.gc.ca 

9.

Electronic submissions should be in the HTML format. As an alternative, those making submissions may use "Microsoft Word" for text and "Microsoft Excel" for spreadsheets.

10.

Please number each paragraph of your submission. In addition, please enter the line ***End of document*** following the last paragraph. This will help the Commission verify that the document has not been damaged during transmission.

11.

The Commission will make comments filed in electronic form available on its web site at www.crtc.gc.ca  in the official language and format in which they are submitted. This will make it easier for members of the public to consult the documents.

12.

The Commission also encourages interested parties to monitor the public examination file (and/or the Commission's web site) for additional information that they may find useful when preparing their comments.
 

Examination of public comments and related documents at the following Commission offices during normal business hours

 

Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room G-5
Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2
Tel: (819) 997-2429 - TDD: 994-0423
Fax: (819) 994-0218
 

Bank of Commerce Building
1809 Barrington Street
Suite 1007
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8
Tel: (902) 426-7997 - TDD: 426-6997
Fax: (902) 426-2721
 

405 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East
2nd Floor, Suite B2300
Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5
Tel: (514) 283-6607 - TDD: 283-8316
Fax: (514) 283-3689
 

55 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel: (416) 952-9096
Fax: (416) 954-6343
 

Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue
Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel: (204) 983-6306 - TDD: 983-8274
Fax: (204) 983-6317
 

Cornwall Professional Building
2125 - 11th Avenue
Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: (306) 780-3422
Fax: (306) 780-3319
 

10405 Jasper Avenue
Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: (780) 495-3224
Fax: (780) 495-3214
 

530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel: (604) 666-2111 - TDD: 666-0778
Fax: (604) 666-8322
 

Secretary General
 


This document is available in alternate format upon request and may also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca 

 

 

Order of the Governor in Council

 

P.C. 2000-1464 dated 13 September, 2000

 

Whereas section 15 of the Broadcasting Act provides that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission") shall, on the request of the Governor in Council, hold hearings or make reports on any matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission;
 

Whereas the Governor in Council considers it important that the residents of the Greater Toronto Area receive the widest possible range of radio services reflective of the diversity of their languages and cultures;
 

And whereas, in accordance with subsection 15(2) of the Broadcasting Act, the Minister of Canadian Heritage has consulted with the Commission with regard to this request;

 

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, pursuant to section15 of the Broadcasting Act, hereby requests the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to seek public comments and report at the earliest possible time, and no later than January 31, 2001, on:

 

a) the trends of the demographic composition of the Greater Toronto Area, the availability of radio services and the nature of the programming serving this population;

 

b) the technical means in both analog and digital formats that might be available to increase the number and diversity of radio services in the Greater Toronto Area; and
 

c) the impact of regulatory policies and licensing criteria on potential new entrants to the Greater Toronto Area radio market;

 

with a view to proposing measures to ensure that the residents of the Greater Toronto Area receive a range of radio services reflective of the diversity of their languages and cultures.

 

 

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