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13 January 2026
The Annual Telecommunications Survey and Annual Facilities Survey for the period ending 31 December 2025 begins on Monday, January 19, 2026.
- Annual Telecom Survey, REP-T form is due February 27, 2026
- Annual Telecom Survey, detailed forms are due March 31, 2026
- Annual Facilities Survey, REP-F form is due January 30, 2026
- Annual Facilities Survey, detailed forms are due February 27, 2026
Note that not all entities are required to fill out all of the above forms. Please refer to the launch email and the Survey details pages for more information.
6 January 2026
The Quarterly Survey on telecom and broadcaster operations for Q4 2024 will start on January 6, 2026. The deadline to submit your response is February 6, 2026.
10 December 2025
Holiday Period and Filing Deadlines: Please note that under the CRTC Rules of Practice and Procedure, the holiday period from December 21 to January 7 is excluded when calculating deadlines.
What this means for you:
- If you submit a request before the holiday period, the days between December 21 and January 7 do not count toward your deadline.
- For example, a filing made on December 13, 2025 with a 15-day deadline would be due on January 15, 2026 (7 days before December 21 + 8 days after January 7).
Important: Any request submitted during the holiday period will be treated as received on January 8, 2026.
17 November 2025
Data collection for the Annual Communications Pricing Survey for the period ending December 1, 2025 will begin December 1, 2025. An email will be sent to participating entities requesting them to submit their data using the web-based Data Collection System (DCS). The survey is due January 6, 2026. Some changes have been made to the survey and we encourage all participants to familiarize themselves with these changes by reviewing the Annual Communications Pricing Survey page.
14 October 2025
Data collection for the Broadcasting Annual Return for the period ending August 31, 2025 will begin on October 14, 2025. The Broadcasting Annual Return includes the previously named Digital Media Survey. A letter and an email were sent to participating entities requesting them to submit their data using the web-based Data Collection System (DCS). Various broadcasting Regulations indicate that annual returns must be filed by 30 November of each year.
30 September 2025
The Quarterly Survey on the operations of broadcasters and telecommunications providers for the third quarter 2025 will commence on 2 October 2025. The filing date for this survey is 4 November 2025.
30 June 2025
The Quarterly Survey on the operations of broadcasters and telecommunications providers for the second quarter 2025 will commence on 3 July 2025. The filing date for this survey is 5 August 2025.
10 March 2025
The Quarterly Survey on the operations of broadcasters and telecommunications providers for the first quarter 2025 will commence on 3 April 2025. The filing date for this survey is 3 May 2025.
21 February 2025
The annual Facilities Survey for the period ending 31 December 2024 begins on 26 February 2025. The filing date for this survey is 28 March 2025.
13 February 2025
The annual Telecommunications Survey for the period ending 31 December 2024 begins on 17 February 2025. The filing date for this survey is 4 April 2025.
7 January 2025
The Quarterly Survey on the operations of broadcasters and telecommunications providers for the fourth quarter 2024 will commence on 6 January 2025. The filing date for this survey is 7 February 2025.
Current surveys
Data for the following surveys is currently being collected by the Data Collection System (DCS)
- Annual Broadcasting Survey
- Annual Return of Broadcasting Distribution Licensees
- Annual Return Discretionary and On-Demand Programming Services
- Annual Return for Radio Program Undertakings
- Annual Return for TV Program Undertakings
- Annual Return for Online Undertakings
- Fee Returns | CRTC
- Emergency Alert Implementation Report Form
- Annual Communications Pricing Survey
- Annual Facilities Survey
- Annual Telecommunications Survey
- Profile Survey
- Public Alerting Survey
- Quarterly Survey
Updates
Per Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2023-31, ILECs are required to file quarterly reports with the following information:
- where applications for pole access were denied due to spare capacity, detailed reasons for the denial (paragraph 193); and
- details on pole access requests (paragraph 216).
This data collection will be implemented by the introduction of form 268 ("Telecommunications Poles"), added as part of the quarterly Telecommunications survey.
In addition to adding form 268, the quarterly Telecommunications survey will merge with the quarterly Quality of Service survey. There are no material changes to existing forms in either survey.
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