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Telecom - Staff Letter addressed to Yanick Boily (Québecor Media inc.) and Stéphane Émard-Chabot (Counsel to the City of Ottawa)

Gatineau, 17 April 2026

Reference: 8690-V3-202401537

BY EMAIL

Yanick Boily
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Telecommunications
Québecor Media inc.
612 rue St-Jacques,
Montreal (Québec) H3C 4M8
yanick.boily@quebecor.com

Stéphane Émard-Chabot
Counsel to the City of Ottawa
1-5925 Jeanne d'Arc Blvd.,
Ottawa (Ontario) K1C 6V8
semard-chabot@sicotte.ca

Subject: Part 1 Application by Québecor Media inc., on behalf of its subsidiary Vidéotron Ltd. so that the Commission orders the City of Ottawa to reimburse it for the costs of moving its telecommunications lines and equipment — Request for Information

Dear recipients,

The Commission is considering the Part 1 application filed by Québecor Media inc. (QMI), on behalf of its subsidiary Vidéotron Ltd. (Vidéotron), requesting that the Commission direct the City of Ottawa to reimburse the relocation costs related to certain transmission lines and equipment owned by Vidéotron.

Section 37 of the Telecommunications Act (Act) provides that the Commission may require Canadian carriers or any person to file information or documents that the Commission considers necessary for the administration of that Act. QMI and the City of Ottawa are required to respond to these questions by 24 April 2026 to the Commission, as well as serving a copy on the other party to this dispute. QMI and the City of Ottawa will then have until 28 April 2026 to file a reply to each others’ submissions, if they so choose, serving a copy on the other party to this dispute.

Your responses will become part of the public record and will be posted on the CRTC website. Section 39 of the Act and Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-961 provide that persons may designate certain information submitted to the Commission as confidential. A detailed explanation of 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 its disclosure.

If you file a document containing confidential information, an abridged version of the document omitting only the confidential information must also be filed with the Commission; alternatively, reasons why an abridged version cannot be filed must be provided. Only the abridged version of the document will become part of the public record and will be posted on the CRTC website.

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

Attach. (1)

Request for Information – Questions for Québecor Media Inc. and the City of Ottawa

  1. Since 24 July 2025, have there been any relevant developments to this dispute that should be considered by the Commission:

    1. If so, provide details and any evidence available.
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