Newsletter: February 9, 2021

Weekly News (February 9, 2021)
Compiled by Emmanuel Appiah with Sara Bannerman and Meaghan WesterMcMaster University, Communications Governance Observatory

This week’s newsletter includes, for some stories, links to articles made available through Factiva via McMaster and York respectively. It also includes, for the first time, French-language stories, thanks to Meaghan Wester and Fenwick McKelvey’s team at Concordia.

The Communications Governance Discussion Group meets every few weeks by Zoom.  Email organizer Derek Hrynyshyn <derekh@yorku.ca> for details.

(February 2-8, 2021)

Canadian News

International News

(February 2-8, 2021)

Supreme Court of Canada

House of Commons

  • Bill C-10 – The Minister of Canadian Heritage – An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts – Second reading (resuming debate)
  • [ETHI] Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics: Protection of Privacy and Reputation on platforms such as Pornhub (Friday, February 5, 2021)

Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

Competition Bureau Canada

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Microsoft

CRTC

News Releases:

  • Broadcasting decision 2021-52
    [2021-02-05 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – 7590474 Canada Inc. – Laval, Quebec – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio station CJLV Laval – DENIED – Application to amend CJLV’s broadcasting licence in order to allow the station to devote up to 40% of its broadcast week to third-language programs
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-51
    [2021-02-05 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – WOW! Unlimited Networks Inc. – Across Canada – Application to revoke the broadcasting licence for the national, English-language discretionary service known as Comedy Gold
  • Telecom decision 2021-50
    [2021-02-05 11:00:00]
    Revocation of basic international telecommunications services licences
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-49
    [2021-02-04 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – TELUS Communications Inc. – Rimouski, Quebec – Application to add Rimouski, Quebec, to the regional licence for broadcasting distribution undertakings in Quebec
  • Telecom decision 2021-48
    [2021-02-04 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Rogers Communications Canada Inc.’s Ontario transport fibre project – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372
  • Telecom decision 2021-47
    [2021-02-04 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Tough Country Communications Ltd.’s British Columbia transport fibre project – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372
  • Telecom decision 2021-46
    [2021-02-04 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation’s British Columbia transport fibre project – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372
  • Telecom decision 2021-45
    [2021-02-04 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for BH Telecom Corp.’s Saskatchewan transport fibre project – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372
  • Telecom decision 2021-44
    [2021-02-04 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Project funding approval for Shaw Cablesystems G.P.’s British Columbia transport fibre project – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372
  • Telecom decision 2021-43
    [2021-02-04 11:00:00]
    Broadband Fund – Second call for applications – Introductory decision regarding project funding approvals – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0372
  • Telecom order 2021-42
    [2021-02-02 11:00:00]
    Streamlined order – The Commission approves on an interim basis the following tariff applications: Northwestel Inc. TNs 1114, 1115 and 1116; Quadro Communications Co-Operative Inc TN 36

Senate of Canada

Canadian House of Commons

CRTC 

Open Proceedings

Anticipated releases for the week of February 8-12, 2021

The CRTC plans to issue the following decisions and/or regulatory policies in the coming week. This list may be incomplete and is subject to change without notice.

      Broadcasting Decision:

Decisions relating to the following applications considered under the Commission’s Part 1 process:

  • Applications by various licensees to renew the broadcasting licences for various radio stations
  • JAZZ.FM91 Inc.
    CJRT-FM Toronto – Licence amendment
    Public record: 2020-0146-0

Decision relating to the following application announced in Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2020-1:

  • Findings regarding market capacity and the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve the Ajax/Pickering market
    Public record: 1011-NOC2020-0001

Decision relating to the following application announced in Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2019-384:

  • Findings regarding market capacity and the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve Salt Spring Island
    Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0384

         Regulatory Policies

Broadcasting
2021-3 – Revised list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution – Annual compilation of amendments

Public Hearings

Open Public Consultations: 

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