Annual Facilities Survey
[Processes] [Due dates] [Significant changes] [Forms]
Important notice regarding data confidentiality
In Telecom Decision 2026-8, the Commission determined that the provider, technology, and speed data collected in forms 256 and 278 at the 250-metre road segment level—regardless of how it is submitted—is no longer confidential and may be disclosed. All other information collected in this form will remain confidential.
The Annual Facilities Survey forms are issued to Telecommunications Common Carriers who offered either local and access, Internet and/or wireless services as of December 31 of the reporting period. These forms are assigned based on details captured in previous surveys and from the telecommunications service providers registration lists.
If your entity has provided telecommunications services in Canada using landline and/or wireless facilities at any point during the previous year and has not received a request to submit data, please contact us for guidance using the On-line form.
Authority
This survey is conducted under the authority of the Telecommunications Act.
Processes
- Annual facilities data collection
Due date(s)
- 30 January 2026: REP-F
- 27 February 2026: Forms 256, 256t, 266, 267, 269, 278, 2191, 2781, 2782 and 2783
Checklist
- Form 256 - Geographic residential broadband capability Checklist, including helpful for information and examples for form 256t
- Form 267 - Gigabit transport network end-points Checklist
- Form 278 - Mobile and Paging Coverage and MVNOs Checklist
Reminders
For forms 256t and 256:
- Use consistent identifiers for towers (256t) and the corresponding coverage areas (256).
- All areas that are subject to 50/10 tower collection (256t) must have 50/10 coverage separated into boundaries for each tower (256).
Significant changes
A number of changes have been made to the Annual Facilities Survey forms to simplify reporting requirements or to capture new information due to changes in the telecommunications industry. Below is a list of significant changes:
2025
Important notice regarding data confidentiality: In Telecom Decision 2026-8, the Commission determined that the provider, technology, and speed data collected in forms 256 and 278 at the 250 metre road segment level—regardless of how it is submitted— is no longer confidential and may be disclosed. All other information collected in this form will remain confidential.
2024
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| REP-F | Additional questions have been added. |
| Form 256t (new!) | To gain a greater understanding of the unique nature of last mile services delivered using wireless technologies where 50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload or faster services are offered, form 256t, Geographic residential broadband capability towers, has been added to the survey. The information collected in 256t and 256 must correspond. |
| Form 256 | A “backhaul technology” field has been added. |
| Form 278 | Mobile coverage via mobile satellite service is now included in the scope of what is collected in form 278. |
2023
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Form 256 | Information is now required regarding the presence of satellite backhaul. |
2022
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| REP-F | Questions on what type of Internet service is being offered. The FTTH/FTTN question is now integrated into these questions. Question on whether services attaining 50 Mbps downstream and 10 Mbps upstream are being offered by self-owned networks. POPs are now referred to as transport end-points, to better capture the previously implemented expansion of definitions. |
| Form 256 | An option is provided to file up to date coverage if it differs from your year-end coverage. |
| Form 267 | POPs are now referred to as transport end-points, to better capture previously implemented expansions definitions. An option is now provided to give end-points that are activated mid-year. If there are no changes to your information, you may be exempted from providing data. Entities are still required to resubmit after 3 years, even if the information has not changed. |
2021
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| REP-F | Forms are no longer preassigned to entities in the survey. Instead, responses to form REP-F are used to automatically assign forms as needed. |
| Form 256 | Providers may supply their preferred brand or operating name and web address for public-facing area broadband information. Fixed wireless services providers who provide Internet services with downstream speeds of 50 Mbps or greater are required to submit tower information, in addition to their other requirements. |
| Form 267 | Providers may supply their preferred brand or operating name and web address for public-facing area point of presence (POP) information. Providers are now required to submit all POPs with active equipment, including those that are not available to the public. Providers may optionally submit POPs that do not have active equipment, including splice points. |
| Form 2191 | Data collection has been reduced; only availability metrics will be collected for this data collection cycle. |
| Form 359 | This form has been discontinued. |
2020
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Form 278 | This form now collects 5G coverage. This form now collects the list of companies and their type (reseller, MVNO, or other) for whom wholesale mobile services are supplied. |
| Forms 256, 267, 278 | To assist with submissions of geographic data, checklists for each form have been created. Checklists will be accessible through a link in the instructions of each respective form. |
2019
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Form 256 | Even if respondents have indicated no changes, data older than three years must now be resubmitted. |
| Form 267 | This form has been introduced to collect points of presence for transport connectivity. |
2018
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Form 219 | This form has been discontinued and is replaced by form 2191. |
| Form 256 | The CRTC now accepts fixed wireless coverage submissions to the (Innovation, Science and Economic Development) ISED Connect to innovate program as fulfilling the requirements of form 256 for fixed wireless service providers. |
| Form 2191 | Based on the discontinued form 219, form 2191 measures the number of households subscribing to select FTTP/FTTN services (local, Internet, and IPTV), as well as households passed by these FTTP/FTTN services. |
2017
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Form 219 | 50/10 Mbps broadband availability is now being collected on this form. |
| Form 256 | Monthly data transfer limits by geography are now being collected on this form. |
| Form 266 | Total data use in gigabytes via hotspots is now being collected on this form. |
| Form 278 | Availability of LTE Advanced service is now being collected on this form. |
2016
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Form 213 | This form has been removed. |
| Form 219 | IPTV availability is now being collected on this form. |
| Form 2781 | This form has been added to collect information on domestic network sharing arrangements by facilities-based wireless service providers. |
| Form 2782 | This form has been added to collect information on roaming arrangements that have been established by facilities-based wireless service providers. |
| Form 2783 | This form has been added to collect information on spectrum sharing arrangements that have been established by facilities-based wireless service providers. |
2015
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Form 266 | This form has been added to collect information on the number of WiFi hotspots. |
| Form 278 | This form has been modified to remove the requirement for separate 3G (e.g. EV-DO, EDGE) maps. 3G is still to be represented as part of your total coverage. |
| Form 2781 | This form has been added to collect domestic network sharing arrangement details. |
| Form 2782 | This form has been added to collect roaming arrangement details. |
| Form 2783 | This form has been added to collect spectrum sharing arrangement details. |
| Form 359 | This form has been added to collect data on the technology utilized to transport broadband traffic from rural communities. |
Survey forms
2xx Facilities
- REP-F - Reporting entity profile - Facilities
- 256 - Geographic residential broadband capability
- 256t – Geographic residential broadband capability towers
- 266 - Publicly available WiFi hotspots
- 267 - Gigabit transport points of presence
- 269 - Microwave and satellite transport dependent community list
- 278 - Mobile and paging coverage and MVNOs
- 2191 - Residential homes passed by FTTP/FTTN and IPTV
- 2781 - Mobile network sharing arrangements
- 2782 - Mobile roaming arrangements
- 2783 - Mobile spectrum arrangements
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