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Newsletter: March 2, 2021

Emmanuel Appiah

Weekly News (March 2, 2021)

Compiled by Emmanuel Appiah, Meaghan Wester, and Nick Gertler with Sara Bannerman, Fenwick McKelvey, Guillaume Dandurand, Marek Blottière, and Kevin Morin

McMaster University, Communications Governance Observatory

This week’s newsletter includes additional links to articles made available through Factiva via McMaster and York respectively.

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

(February 23th- March 1st, 2021)

Canadian News

International News

(February 23-March 1, 2021)

Competition Bureau Canada

National Film Board

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Supreme Court of Canada

  • The Supreme Court of Canada has today deposited with the Registrar judgments in the following leave applications.
    • [TELECOM REGULATION/WHOLESALE RATES] Bell Canada, Bell MTS and MTS Inc. v. British Columbia Broadband Association, Competitive Network Operators of Canada (previously known as Canadian Network Operators Consortium Inc.), Distributel Communications Limited, Ice Wireless Inc., Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Vaxination Informatique and TekSavvy Solutions Inc. – and – Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (F.C.) (Civil) (By Leave) (39423) (Dismissed)
    • [TELECOM REGULATION/WHOLESALE RATES]  Bragg Communications Incorporated (c.o.b. Eastlink), et al.  v. British Columbia Broadband Association et al (F.C.) (Civil) (By Leave) (39424) (Dismissed)
    • [PUBLICATION BAN] Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v. Her Majesty the Queen, et al. (Man.) (Civil) (By Leave) 38992
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 Federal Court of Appeal

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Copyright Board of Canada

  • Approved Tariffs: Re:Sound Tariff 6.C – Use of Recorded Music to Accompany Adult Entertainment (2019-2023)

 Google

Microsoft

Facebook

Twitter

CRTC

News Releases:

  • Broadcasting decision 2021-88-1
    [2021-02-26 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Cobequid Radio Society – Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language community radio station CIOE-FM Lower Sackville
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-76-1
    [2021-02-26 11:00:00]
    Radio CFXU Club – Antigonish, Nova Scotia – CFXU-FM Antigonish – Licence renewal – Correction
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-96
    [2021-02-26 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Cobequid Radio Society – Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language community radio station CIOE-FM Lower Sackville
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-95
    [2021-02-25 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – Edmonton and Bonnyville, Alberta – Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language radio station CHFA-10-FM Edmonton, Alberta, in order to operate a new transmitter in Bonnyville, Alberta, to rebroadcast the programming of its national network service ICI Radio-Canada Première
  • Telecom order 2021-94
    [2021-02-24 11:00:00]
    Streamlined order – The Commission approves on an interim basis the following tariff application: Bell Canada TN 7629
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-93
    [2021-02-24 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – South Fraser Broadcasting Inc. – Surrey, British Columbia – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial radio station CISF-FM Surrey
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-92
    [2021-02-24 11:00:00]
    RENEWED – 0971197 B.C. Ltd. – Vancouver, British Columbia – Broadcasting licence for the specialty (spoken word) radio station CIRH-FM Vancouver, British Columbia, from 1 March 2021 to 31 August 2021
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-91
    [2021-02-23 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Saugeen Community Radio Inc. – Mount Forest, Ontario – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language community radio station CIWN-FM Mount Forest
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-90
    [2021-02-23 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – 9188-7208 Québec inc. – Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio station CJVD-FM Vaudreuil-Dorion
  • Telecom order 2021-89
    [2021-02-23 11:00:00]
    TELUS Communications Inc. – Destandardization of Dedicated Loop Service and Analogue Private Line Services – Public record: Tariff Notice 555
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-88
    [2021-02-23 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Société Radio Taïga – Yellowknife, Northwest Territories – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language community radio station CIVR-FM Yellowknife
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-87
    [2021-02-23 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – 9238476 Canada Inc. – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio station CKOD-FM Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Supreme Court of Canada

  • The Supreme Court of Canada announced today that judgment in the following leave applications will be delivered at 9:45 a.m. EST on Thursday, March 4, 2021. This list is subject to change.
    • [ANTI-SPAM/CRTC] 3510395 Canada Inc. v. Attorney General of Canada (F.C.) (Civil) (By Leave) (39396)

Senate of Canada

 Canadian House of Commons

CRTC 

Open Proceedings

Anticipated releases for the week of March 1-5th, 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.

      Telecom Decision:

Decision relating to the following application announced in Telecom Notice of Consultation 2019-309:

  • Wireless Code – Application to device financing plans
    Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0309

         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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