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16 January 2012
The annual telecommunications Facilities Survey for the period ended 31 December 2011 will begin 16 January 2012. The data forms are due on 28 February 2012.
4 January 2012
The Quarterly Survey by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for the fourth quarter 2011 will commence on 6 January 2012. Due date is 7 February 2012.
17 October 2011
The annual Broadcasting survey for the period ended 31 August 2011 will begin 17 October 2011. A letter and email have been sent to participating entities indicating that they must submit their data using the web-based Data Collection system. The data forms are due on 30 November 2011.
1 October 2011
The Quarterly Survey by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for the third quarter 2011 will commence on 1 October 2011. Entities can access their forms electronically using an Access Key connection. This is a new and separate survey that focuses on the operations of broadcasters and telecommunications providers on a quarterly basis.
If your entity hasn’t been contacted and requires assistance please contact us using our online form
30 September 2011
Starting in 2011, the CRTC is streamlining its data collection process associated with the Licence Fee Return (LFR) forms. These returns are required to be filed annually with the CRTC by November 30, pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of the Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations, 1997. Revenue data collected in the LFRs is used by the CRTC to calculate Part I and Part II broadcasting licence fees.
The CRTC is eliminating its paper based LFR form process and replacing it with an electronic system that provides broadcasting undertakings with a secure and single point of electronic data filing. As paper-based LFRs will no longer be mailed out, broadcasting licensees must now complete their annual Licence Fee Return forms online in the CRTC’s Data Collection System (DCS).
If your entity requires assistance to either access or complete the LFR please contact us using our on-line form.
14 July 2011
The Quarterly Survey by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for the second quarter 2011 will commence on 14 July 2011. Entities can access their forms electronically using an Access Key connection. This is a new and separate survey that focuses on the operations of broadcasters and telecommunications providers on a quarterly basis.
If your entity hasn’t been contacted and requires assistance please contact us using our online form
4 May 2011
The Quarterly Survey by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for the first quarter 2011 will commence on 5 May 2011. Entities can access their forms electronically using an Access Key connection. This is a new and separate survey that focuses on the operations of broadcasters and telecommunications providers on a quarterly basis.
If your entity hasn’t been contacted and requires assistance please contact us using our online form.
1 March 2011
The Annual New Media Broadcasting Survey for the 12 month period ended 31 August 2010 will begin 1 March 2011. Letters with filing instructions were sent to contacts on February 25. This is a new survey that is to be completed by selected licensed broadcasting undertakings that operate or are affiliated with New Media broadcasting undertakings as described in Broadcasting Order CRTC 2009-660. Such entities are to use the CRTC's web-based Data Collection System (DCS) to submit their data.
15 February 2011
The annual Telecommunications survey for the period ended 31 December 2010 will begin 15 February 2011. A letter and email has been sent to participating entities indicating the filing method available to them.
- Entities that are instructed to file electronically must submit their data using the web-based Data Collection system. Applicable data forms will be issued based on last year’s filling. Additional data forms may be issued once the Registration form is submitted. The Registration form is due on 1 March 2011 and data forms are due on 31 March 2011.
- Entities who are to file a simplified paper form will be mailed a pre-populated form for both registration and survey data. Paper forms are due on 15 March 2011.
Current surveys
Data for the following surveys is currently being collected by the Data Collection System (DCS)
Updates
In Broadcasting Circular 2007-7, Administrative changes to broadcasting industry data collection, dated 18 October 2007, the CRTC set out the process for the transition to web-based filing of data gathered by paper-based filings. Starting in 2008, selected licensees were required to file their broadcasting data electronically. For 2010 reporting period, electronic filing has been expanded to include most licensees that will submit its broadcasting undertakings’ annual return(s) and related statements using the web-based Data Collection System (DCS).
Telecom Circular 2007-17, 18 October 2007 provided notice of administrative changes regarding the collection of telecommunications data. The Commission also provided notice that Statistics Canada and the Commission will gradually harmonize their separate data collection processes so as to further reduce the data collection burden on the telecommunications industry.
As a result of Telecom Circular 2007-17, a number of changes have been made to the forms in the annual telecommunications survey. These changes integrate the extra data requirements for Statistics Canada, simplify reporting requirements and capture new information as the telecommunications industry continues to evolve. As a result, the following two paper-based surveys will now be collected as part of the Annual Telecommunications Survey.
- Annual Survey of Telecommunications – SDDS no. 2722
- Annual Survey of Internet Service Providers – SDDS no. 4303
The net result of the integration of the CRTC and Statistics Canada telecommunications data collection is to reduce the burden on the industry as well as facilitating the filing of data electronically.
