Broadcasting Order CRTC 2017-81

Ottawa, 22 March 2017

Broadcasting Licence Fees – Part I

The Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations, 1997 (the Regulations) provide for the payment of a Part I licence fee by certain broadcasting undertakings. Section 9(1) of the Regulations sets out the components for the calculation of the regulatory costs.
Pursuant to section 10 of the Regulations, the Commission announces in this public notice that the estimated total broadcasting regulatory costs of the Commission for the 2017-2018 fiscal year are $29.723 million.
The annual adjustment amount (credit) referred to in section 8(2) for the 2015-2016 fiscal year is ($2.121 million).
A second adjustment pertaining to the 2016-2017 fiscal year in the amount of $0.014 million is being made following the revision of the Part I billing for two broadcasting undertakings. Part I broadcasting licence fees were recalculated and the adjustment is being invoiced to the other broadcasting undertakings.
Taking into account the adjustment above, the net billing for the Part I licence fee for the 2017-2018 fiscal year is $27.616 million.

Secretary General