Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2022-92

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Ottawa, 29 March 2022

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Across Canada

Various audio and audiovisual services – Administrative renewals

1. The Commission renews the broadcasting licences for the English- and French-language audio and audiovisual services set out in the appendix to this decision from 1 April 2022 to 31 August 2022, subject to the terms and conditions in effect under the current licences. The Commission also extends the distribution orders for the television programming undertakings CBC News Network, ICI RDI and ICI ARTV until 31 August 2022.^{Footnote 1}
2. In Broadcasting Decision 2021-266, the Commission renewed these licences administratively from 1 September 2021 to 31 March 2022, and extended the distribution orders for CBC News Network, ICI RDI and ICI ARTV until 31 March 2022.
3. The period covered by the administrative renewals granted in this decision will align the beginning of the new licence term for the services of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (the Corporation) with the beginning of the next broadcast year (i.e., 1 September 2022). Among other things, this will make it easier for the Corporation to report on the implementation of any new or continued requirements set out by condition of licence, any Commission expectations and encouragements, and any other commitments by the Corporation on a year-by-year basis, thereby eliminating the need for the public broadcaster to file reports in regard to the above for a partial broadcast year.
4. Nevertheless, it is the Commission’s intention to issue the decision to renew the Corporation’s broadcasting licences for the new licence term by no later than 30 June 2022 to ensure that the Corporation has sufficient time to implement any existing and new requirements for its various audio and audiovisual services as of the beginning of the next broadcast year.
5. This decision does not dispose of any issue that may arise with respect to the renewal of these licences.

Secretary General

Related documents

• Various television and radio programming undertakings – Administrative Renewals, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-266, 5 August 2021
• Distribution of the programming service of ARTV inc. by licensed terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings, Broadcasting Order CRTC 2013-375, 8 August 2013
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – Licence renewals, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-263 and Broadcasting Orders CRTC 2013-264 and 2013-265, 28 May 2013

This decision is to be appended to each licence.

Appendix to Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2022-92

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation services for which the broadcasting licences have been administratively renewed until 31 August 2022

Networks

English-language television network

French-language television network

CBC Music

ICI Musique

ICI Première

Radio One

French-language television stations

French-language discretionary services

• ICI ARTV
• ICI EXPLORA
• ICI RDI

French-language radio stations and rebroadcasting transmitters

ICI Première

ICI Musique

English-language television stations

English-language discretionary services

• CBC News Network
•  The documentary Channel

English-language radio stations and rebroadcasting transmitters

CBC Radio One

CBC Music

Date modified:

2022-03-29