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Official Languages and Minority Communities-CRTC Discussion Group Work
Halifax, March 2008

 

  Year
2008-2009
Year
2009-2010
Thematic workshops
  • Broadcasting 101 - CRTC mandate:
  • Official Languages and Minority Communities access to broadcasting services;
  • Community radio, the different models;
  • Financial information: data and statistics (radio, television and distribution, including Canadian program spending);
  • Report on the requirements imposed on television and radio broadcasters and distributors.
  • Update:
  • Financial information: data and statistics (radio, television and distribution, including Canadian program spending);
  • Report on the requirements imposed on television and radio broadcasters and distributors;
  • New technologies.
CRTC public proceedings
  • Review of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations and the discretionary services policy;
  • Review of the new media;
  • Licence renewals for over-the-air television;
  • Review of community and campus radio policy
  • Review of the community TV policy;
  • Emerging artists
  • Review of the community and campus radio policy;
  • CBC licence renewals (television and radio).
Tools and processes
  • Latest news
  • Mailing list
  • Monitor the CRTC site
  • Discussions with staff
  • Creation of a subgroup
  • Latest news
  • Mailing list
  • Monitor the CRTC site
  • Discussions with staff
  • Creation of a subgroup
Making the CRTC aware of Official Languages and Minority Communities
  • Advisors, champion
  • Commission meeting
  • Presentations
  • Advisors, champion
  • Commission meeting
  • Presentations

 


Official Languages and Minority Communities-CRTC Discussion Group
Schedule of CRTC public processes
Halifax, March 2008

Activities and Processes Date
Television distribution rules and discretionary services policy April 2008
Licence renewals for private conventional television stations: TVA, TQS, Télé Québec and the English-language stations of CanWest and CTVgm Fall 2008-Winter 2009
New media:
  • Report
  • Public Notice
  • Hearing

 

May 2008
June 2008
October-November 2008

Licence renewals for specialty services Winter 2008-Spring 2009
Community television  
Radio (emerging artists):
  • Consultations
  • Call for comments on a proposed definition for emerging Canadian artists on commercial radio

 

Present
April 251

CBC licence renewals (radio and television)

Fall 2009-Winter 2010

Notes:

1 http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/pb2008-16.htm [back]