Share your thoughts about the modernization of radio processes

Current status: Open

Start date: November 15, 2024
End date: January 20, 2025

In the evolving media landscape, the CRTC is updating its regulatory framework for Canadian radio broadcasters. Share your thoughts on the CRTC’s proposals to provide radio broadcasters with more flexibility.

How to participate

There are a few ways you can participate. Please note that we will make all comments public. First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and organizations requiring assistance submitting comments, including oral interventions, can contact the CRTC’s Indigenous Relations Team. The deadline to participate is January 20, 2025 at 8 pm (EST).

If you need help submitting your comments, contact our public hearings group by email at hearing@crtc.gc.ca.

Who is the focus of this consultation

This consultation is of most interest to:

• Traditional radio stations (commercial, community, campus and Indigenous)
• AM/FM stations
• Canadian creators
• Artists, organizations and cultural communities
• Indigenous peoples and members of equity-deserving groups
• Official language minority communities (OLMCs)

Key topics for discussion

The CRTC is modernizing its radio processes to reduce the administrative burden faced by radio broadcasters, and to provide them greater flexibility within the current broadcasting context.

We invite you to provide your comments on:

• Potential measures to provide flexibility
• Licence terms
• Current and proposed non-compliance measures
• Licence renewal process
• Reporting requirements

Related information

• CRTC consults on definition of Canadian content and flexible approach for radio
• Key Radio Regulations and Policies
• Revised Commercial Radio Policy - Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2022-332
• Amendments to exemption orders for various types of radio programming undertakings - Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2018-137

Date modified:

2024-11-15