Consultation about the guidelines for consultations relating to official language minority communities and official languages
Current status: Decision issued
The CRTC is introducing new measures to better support participation by official language minority communities (OLMCs) and the French-speaking majority in Quebec, including by clearly identifying during its proceedings which issues may be of particular interest to them and giving OLMCs more time to submit their comments.
Read the decision about how the CRTC is improving how OLMCs and the French-speaking majority in Quebec can participate in its proceedings.
This consultation ran from September 9 to October 9, 2024, and until November 8, 2024 for members of OLMCs.
Who was the focus of this consultation
This consultation was of most interest to:
- Members or representatives of OLMCs
- French-speakers in Canada
- Television and radio service providers, and online streaming services
- Anyone with an interest in the CRTC’s consultation and engagement practices
Key topics for discussion
The CRTC is proposing guidelines to strengthen the consultation practices for engagement with OLMCs and other stakeholders on broadcasting matters.
We invited you to provide your comments on:
- How the CRTC can strengthen its consultations and engagement with OLMCs about broadcasting matters, in light of the new requirements of the Broadcasting Act and Official Languages Act.
- Whether the topics, definitions and consultation practices proposed in the draft guidelines are appropriate to achieve that goal.
- How the CRTC can collect feedback, during and after broadcasting public proceedings.
Read the Notice of Consultation for more details.
What we learned
- Interventions (comments we received online, by mail and by fax)
Related information
- Broadcasting Act
- Official Languages Act
- Canada Gazette, Part 2, Volume 157, Number 24: Order Issuing Directions to the CRTC (Sustainable and Equitable Broadcasting Regulatory Framework)
- Regulatory plan to modernize Canada’s broadcasting framework
- Official Languages and Official Language Minority Communities
- CRTC-OLMC Discussion Group
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