Broadcasting Order CRTC 2019-87

Ottawa, 22 March 2019

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 2019-2020 fiscal year are $31.361 million. The estimated total broadcasting regulatory costs represent a 3% increase compared to 2018-2019.
The annual adjustment amount referred to in section 8(2) for the 2017-2018 fiscal year is $1.137 million.
Taking into account the annual adjustment above, the net billing for the Part I licence fee for the 2019-2020 fiscal year is $32.498 million. This estimated net billing represents a 12% increase compared to the amount for the 2018-2019 fiscal year ($29.027 million)^{Footnote 1} due to the ratification of collective agreements, including retroactive payments dating back to 2014-2015.

Secretary General