2019 to 2020 Fees Report
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, 2020
Catalogue No. BC9-31E-PDF
ISSN 2562-2404
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Minister’s message
On behalf of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), I am pleased to present the Report on fees for 2019–20.
The Service Fees Act provides a modern legislative framework that enables cost-effective delivery of services, as well as improved transparency and oversight through enhanced reporting to Parliament.
I am pleased that the CRTC is continuing its transition to the reporting regime provided under the Service Fees Act.
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Canadian Heritage
About this report
This report, which is tabled under section 20 of the Service Fees ActEndnote i and section 4.2.8 of the Directive on Charging and Special Financial AuthoritiesEndnote ii, contains information about the fees that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) had the authority to set in 2019–20.
Government of Canada departments may set fees for services, licences, permits, products, the use of facilities; for other authorizations of rights or privileges; or to recover, in whole or in part, costs incurred in relation to a regulatory scheme.
For reporting purposes, fees must be categorized under the following three fee setting mechanisms:
- Act, regulation or fees notice
- An act of Parliament delegates the fee setting authority to a department, minister or Governor in Council.
- Contract
- Ministers have the authority to enter into contracts, which are usually negotiated between the minister and an individual or organization, and which cover fees and other terms and conditions. In some cases, that authority may also be provided by an act of Parliament.
- Market-rate or auction or both
- The authority to set these fees is pursuant to an act of Parliament or regulation, and the minister, department or Governor in Council has no control over the fee amount.
This report contains information about all fees that are under the CRTC’s authority, including any that are collected by another department.
The information covers fees that are subject to the Service Fees Act.
For fees set by contract, fees set by market-rate, auction or both, the report provides totals only. For fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, it provides totals for fee groupings, as well as detailed information for each fee.
Although the fees that the CRTC charges under the Access to Information Act are subject to the Service Fees Act, they are not included in this report. Information on the CRTC’s access to information fees for 2019–20 can be found in our access to information report, which is posted on the CRTC’s websiteEndnote iii.
Remissions
A remission is a partial or full return of a fee to a fee payer who paid for a service for which a department deemed that the service standard was not met.
Under the Service Fees Act, departments must develop policies for determining whether a service standard has been met and for determining how much of a fee will be remitted to a fee payer if a service standard is not met. This requirement will not take effect until April 1, 2021, so this report does not include remissions issued under the Service Fees Act. The report also does not include other remissions.
Overall totals, by fee setting mechanism
The following table presents the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees that the CRTC had the authority to set in 2019–20, by fee setting mechanism.
| Fee setting mechanism | Revenue ($) | Cost ($)1 | Remissions ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees set by contract | 0 | 0 | Remissions do not apply to fees set by contract. |
| Fees set by market-rate, auction or both | 0 | 0 | Remissions do not apply to fees set by market-rate, auction or both. |
| Fees set by act, regulation or fees notice | 188,871,192 | 72,276,450 | 0 |
| Total | 188,871,192 | 72,276,450 | 0 |
1 Does not include the cost for the Part II broadcasting licence fees as the information is not available to the CRTC.
Totals, by fee grouping, for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice
The following tables present, for each fee grouping, the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees that the CRTC had the authority to set in 2019–20 that are set by any of the following:
- act
- regulation
- fees notice
A fee grouping is a grouping of all the fees that a department has the authority to set for activities relating to a single business line, directorate or program.
| Fee grouping | Broadcasting Licence Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue ($) | Cost ($)1 | Remissions ($) |
| 149,092,789 | 32,498,047 | 0 |
1 Does not include the cost for the Part II broadcasting licence fees as the information is not available to the CRTC.
| Fee grouping | Telecommunications Fee | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue ($) | Cost ($) | Remissions ($) |
| 36,478,403 | 36,478,403 | 0 |
| Fee grouping | Unsolicited Telecommunications Fee | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue ($) | Cost ($) | Remissions ($) |
| 3,300,000 | 3,300,000 | 0 |
Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice
This section provides detailed information on each fee that the CRTC had the authority to set in 2019–20 and that was set by any of the following:
- act
- regulation
- fees notice
| Fee grouping | Broadcasting Licence Fees |
|---|---|
| Fee | Broadcasting Licence Fee – Part I |
| Fee-setting authority | Broadcasting Act, section 11(1)c)Endnote iv |
| Year fee-setting authority was introduced | 1991 |
| Last year fee-setting authority was amended | Not applicable |
| Service standard | The Part I Broadcasting Licence Fee is not subject to performance standards under the Service Fees Act. Nonetheless, the CRTC has its own service standards that are provided for information. The service objectives for certain types of broadcasting applications were established in Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2011-222Endnote v and came into effect on 1 April 2011. Part I Broadcasting applications: decision to be issued within four months of close of record (CoR). Broadcasting applications considered at a Public Hearing: decision to be issued within four months of CoR. Broadcasting applications – administrative route: decision to be rendered within one month of the date of receipt. Ownership-related applications: decision to be rendered within the timeframes set out below:
|
| Performance result | Part I Broadcasting applications: 80 applications received, 83% of decisions issued within four months of CoR. Broadcasting applications considered at a Public Hearing: 39 applications received, 49% of decisions issued within four months of CoR. Broadcasting applications – administrative route: 40 applications received, 97%1 of decisions rendered within one month of the date of receipt. Ownership-related applications:
|
| Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations | Not subject to section 17 of the Service Fees Act |
| 2019–20 fee amount ($) | The fee is determined by a formula that can be found in the Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations, 1997Endnote vi |
| 2019–20 total fee revenue ($) | 32,498,047 |
| Fee adjustment date | Not applicable |
| Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($) | The fee is determined by a formula that can be found in the Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations, 1997. |
1 Five broadcasting applications processed by hearing are excluded from the calculation.
2 Two ownership-related applications processed administratively are excluded from the calculation.
3 Four ownership-related applications processed administratively are excluded from the calculation.
| Fee grouping | Broadcasting Licence Fees |
|---|---|
| Fee | Broadcasting Licence Fee - Part II |
| Fee-setting authority | Broadcasting Act, section 11(1)c) |
| Year fee-setting authority was introduced | 1991 |
| Last year fee-setting authority was amended | Not applicable |
| Service standard | The Part II Broadcasting Licence Fee is not subject to performance standards under the Service Fees Act. |
| Performance result | Not applicable |
| Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations | Not subject to section 17 of the Service Fees Act |
| 2019–20 fee amount ($) | The fee is determined by a formula that can be found in the Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations, 1997. |
| 2019–20 total fee revenue ($) | 116,594,742 |
| Fee adjustment date | Not applicable |
| Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($) | The fee is determined by a formula that can be found in the Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations, 1997. |
| Fee grouping | Telecommunications Fee |
|---|---|
| Fee | Telecommunications Fee |
| Fee-setting authority | Telecommunications Act, section 68(1)Endnote vii |
| Year fee-setting authority was introduced | 1993 |
| Last year fee-setting authority was amended | Not applicable |
| Service standard | The Telecommunications Fee is not subject to performance standards under the Service Fees Act. Nonetheless, the CRTC has its own service standards that are provided for information. The service objectives for certain types of telecommunications applications were established in Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2011-222 and came into effect on 1 April 2011. Part 1 Applications: decision to be issued within four months of the close of record (CoR). Part 1 Applications – Local Forbearance: decision to be issued within 120 days of receiving a complete application. Tariff Applications and Intercarrier Agreements:
Destandardization and/or Withdrawal Applications: to issue 95% of determinations on a final basis within 12 months of a complete application. |
| Performance result | Part 1 Applications: 39 applications received, 31% of decisions issued within four months of CoR. Part 1 Applications – Local Forbearance: three applications received, no decision issued within 120 days. Tariff Applications and Intercarrier Agreements (272 applications received):
Destandardization and/or Withdrawal Applications: eight applications received, 100% completed within 12 months. |
| Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations | Not subject to section 17 of the Service Fees Act |
| 2019–20 fee amount ($) | The fee is determined by a formula that can be found in the Telecommunications Fees Regulations, 2010.Endnote viii |
| 2019–20 total fee revenue ($) | 36,478,403 |
| Fee adjustment date | Not applicable |
| Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($) | The fee is determined by a formula that can be found in the Telecommunications Fees Regulations, 2010. |
| Fee grouping | Unsolicited Telecommunications Fees |
|---|---|
| Fee | Unsolicited Telecommunications Fees |
| Fee-setting authority | Telecommunications Act, section 41.21(1) |
| Year fee-setting authority was introduced | 2012 |
| Last year fee-setting authority was amended | Not applicable |
| Service standard | The Unsolicited Telecommunications Fees are not subject to performance standards under the Service Fees Act. |
| Performance result | Not applicable |
| Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations | Not subject to section 17 of the Service Fees Act |
| 2019–20 fee amount ($) | The fees are determined by a formula that can be found in the Unsolicited Telecommunications Fees Regulations.Endnote ix |
| 2019–20 total fee revenue ($) | 3,300,000 |
| Fee adjustment date | Not applicable |
| Adjusted fee amount in 2021–22 ($) | The fees are determined by a formula that can be found in the Unsolicited Telecommunications Fees Regulations. |
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