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Reinstating the proceeding and setting out new deadlines

  1. The Canadian Deaf-Blind Collective filed a procedural letter on 4 June 2021 requesting that the intervention deadline be extended from 5 July 2021 to 8 September 2021 so that it could complete a survey of Deaf-Blind community members and submit a report of the findings on the record of the proceeding.
  2. Subsequently, on 30 July 2021, the Deafness Advocacy Association Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador Association of the Deaf, and Ontario Association of the Deaf (collectively, the DHH [Deaf and Hard of Hearing] Coalition) filed a procedural request asking that the Commission set the same time periods that were set out in Telecom Notice of Consultation 2021-102-1:
    • an interval of 49 days between the disclosure of the CAV’s documents and the deadline for interventions
    • an interval of 56 days from the end of the intervention period to the deadline for replies
  3. The DHH Coalition’s request was supported by the Canada Deaf Grassroots Movement, H3 Network Media Alliance, Ontario Video Relay Services Committee-Comité Ontarien des Services de Relais Vidéo (OVRSC-COSRV), and the Toronto Association of the Deaf.
  4. Given the suspension of the proceeding, the Commission considers that the Canadian Deaf-Blind Collective has had sufficient opportunity to complete its survey and create a report for submission on the record.

  5. Taking into consideration that the DHH Coalition’s request was supported by several accessibility advocacy groups, that it received no objections, and that no issues were raised regarding the time periods set out in Telecom Notice of Consultation 2021-102-1, the Commission hereby reinstates the current proceeding and sets out the following new deadlines for the proceeding that reflect those proposed by the DHH Coalition:

    Intervention deadline: 16 May 2022
    Reply comments: 11 July 2022

This video in sign language shows the content of the content of paragraphs 6-10 in the Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2021-102-3 about Video Relay Service (VRS). Viewers are advised to watch all 7 videos to ensure that they have all the information regarding procedures.

To enable interested persons whose first language is ASL or LSQ to fully participate in this proceeding, the Commission will accept video interventions in those languages. The new deadline for submitting ASL and LSQ interventions is May 16, 2022. Interested persons must provide a working link to their video in the comments box in the “Submit an intervention” section of the Intervention form. All other submission procedures are the same as for written interventions, which are set out in Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2021-102.

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