Tips for Navigating the CRTC Web Site
Finding aids and terms
- A-Z index - This index lists topics alphabetically.
- Glossaries - Broadcasting, cable and telecommunications terms.
Page menus
Top menu
- Francais - Provides equivalent content in the other official language.
- Home - Returns you to the main CRTC page.
- Contact us - Provides you with key contact names and phone numbers, if you have a question or comment.
- Help - This page.
- Search - Gives you the tools to search for the specific information, topic or document you want.
- Canada site - Provides a direct link to the main Government of Canada website.
The left-side menu
This is your main navigation tool. The left-side menu is organized by audience and topic, to help you find and explore the subjects you're interested in. As you go deeper into the website, the information also becomes more detailed.
Marking your path
- As you travel through the CRTC site, a series of words and phrases appear just under the top menu bar. Think of these as breadcrumbs marking the path you've taken to get where you are. If you want to back up a level or two, you can click on one of those words to return to that level.
Accessing pages on this site
We have tried to make this site accessible to all people. Still, you may be having trouble accessing some content or services available here. If so, contact the CRTC.
File types
Some of the documents on the CRTC site originated outside the Commission and may have different formats. You may need to download software to read or print these documents.
.pdf
Documents with a .pdf extension are in Portable Document Format. To open a PDF, you need to have a PDF reader installed. If you don't already have one, install one of the free PDF reader software programs:
- Adobe Reader
- if the Adobe site isn't accessible, you can download the Acrobat Reader from an accessible page
- Foxit Reader
- xPDF Reader
- xPERT PDF Reader
If you decide not to use a reader, you can have the PDF file converted to HTML or ASCII text by using an online conversion service such as one offered by Adobe online conversion.
.zip
Documents with a .zip extension are compressed, usually to make sending files faster, and can be 'unzipped' using Winzip, available at http://www.winzip.com. You can download a trial version of this software for free.
.doc
Documents with a .doc extension are Microsoft Word documents. and can be opened with a Word viewer available at http://office.microsoft.com.
.xls
Documents with an .xls extension can be read with an Excel viewer available at http://office.microsoft.com.
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