Telecom - Staff Letter addressed to Véronique Bélair (Counsel to The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated) and Mathieu Quenneville (Counsel to Videotron Ltd.)
Gatineau, 17 November 2025
Our reference: 8690-V3-202504704
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Véronique Bélair
Counsel to The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated
1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 3900
Montréal, QC H3B 4M7
Veronique.Belair@dentons.com
Mathieu Quenneville
Counsel to Videotron Ltd.
612 Saint-Jacques Street
Montréal, QC H3C 4M8
M.Quenneville@pfdavocats.com
Subject: Part 1 application filed by Videotron Ltd. for the Commission to order The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated to reimburse costs for relocating transmission equipment — Procedural request
Dear Véronique Bélair and Mathieu Quenneville,
In connection with the above-mentioned application, The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) filed a letter dated 20 October 2025, introducing a request for declinatory exception (procedural request) on the grounds that Videotron’s application constitutes solely a civil dispute under the Superior Court of Quebec’s jurisdiction. JCCBI therefore argues that the Commission should decline jurisdiction to decide on that application.
In a letter filed on 13 November 2025, JCCBI indicated that, for reasons outside of its control, JCCBI will not be able to respect the deadlines set in the staff letter dated 5 November 2025. JCCBI also indicated that it had obtained Videotron’s consent to modify the deadlines set in the staff letter dated 5 November.
Commission staff hereby states that the deadlines set out in this letter replace those set out in the letter of 5 November 2025. To this end, Commission staff:
- Invite JCCBI to file their arguments in support of their procedural request no later than 24 November 2025.
- Invite Videotron to file a response to JCCBI’s procedural request no later than 9 December 2025.
- Invite JCCBI to file a response no later than 15 December 2025.
- Suspend the processing of Videotron’s Part 1 application while the Commission considers the procedural request.
Please serve a copy on all other parties to the proceeding when filing your responses.
As set out in section 39 of the Telecommunications Act and in Procedures for filing confidential information and requesting its disclosure in Commission proceedings, Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin 2010-961, individuals may designate certain information as confidential. A detailed explanation as to why the designated information is confidential and why its disclosure would not be in the public interest must be provided, including why the specific direct harm that would be likely to result from the disclosure would outweigh the public interest in disclosure.
In addition to the confidential version, an abridged version of the document omitting only the confidential information must be filed. Alternatively, reasons why an abridged version cannot be filed must be provided.
This letter, and any related correspondence, will be placed on the public record of this proceeding.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Suneil Kanjeekal
Director, Dispute Resolution and Regulatory Implementation
Telecommunications Sector, CRTC
c.c.: Joël Beaupré, CRTC, Joel.Beaupre@crtc.gc.ca
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