Telecom Order CRTC 2018-191

Ottawa, 30 May 2018

Telecommunications Fees

The Telecommunications Fees Regulations, 2010 (Fees Regulations) provide for the payment of annual telecommunications fees by certain telecommunications service providers, as set out in sections 2 and 3 of the Fees Regulations.
Pursuant to subsection 3(4) of the Fees Regulations, the Commission hereby announces in this public notice that the estimated total telecommunications regulatory costs of the Commission for the 2018-2019 fiscal year (1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019) are $29.095 million.
The annual adjustment amount referred to in subsection 3(5) of the Fees Regulations is $1.552 million for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
The net billing for the Commission’s telecommunications fees for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, taking into account the adjustment in paragraph 3 above, is $30.647 million. This estimated net billing for the 2018-2019 fiscal year represents a 12.76% increase compared to the amount for the 2017-2018 fiscal year ($27.180 million)^{Footnote 1} due to the ratification of collective agreements, including retroactive payments dating back to 2014-2015.

Secretary General