Quarterly Survey
[Processes] [Due dates] [Significant changes] [Forms]
This survey is to be completed by selected telecommunications and/or broadcasting entities.
In order to reduce the burden on the industry, survey data may be filed for each legal entity or consolidated across entities. Consolidated reporting must be pre-approved by CRTC staff. To arrange for consolidated reporting please contact us using the online form. This request will remain in effect until otherwise notified.
Authority
This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada 1985, Chapter S19, the Broadcasting Act, and the Telecommunications Act.
Processes
- Quarterly data collection
Due dates
The schedule for the Quarterly Surveys for the fiscal year is provided in the table below.
| Period | Launch date | Due date |
|---|---|---|
| First quarter | April 1, 2026 | April 30, 2026 |
| Second quarter | July 3, 2026 | August 3, 2026 |
| Third quarter | October 1, 2026 | October 30, 2026 |
| Fourth quarter | January 6, 2027 | February 4, 2027 |
The forms for each quarter will be made available on their respective launch date. You will be able to access them online via the DCS login page.
For questions regarding the quarterly survey we can be reached via our DCS contact form, by phone at 819-997-4597 or 1-866-845-6036, or by fax at 819-994-0218.
Significant changes
Changes have been made to the Quarterly Survey forms to simplify reporting requirements or to capture new information due to changes in the industry. Below is a list of significant changes:
2026
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Form 202Q | Long-distance minutes have been removed. |
| Form 201Q | Local and long distance have been combined into a single category. “Long distance” is no longer reported separately. |
| Forms 201Q and 202Q | High-speed internet subscriptions and revenues must be completed by technology (e.g fibre, cable, DSL) |
| Forms 201Q and 202Q | These forms have been modified to capture retail mobile phone subscribers and revenues associated with MVNO agreements. |
| Form 202Q | Three speed buckets have been added (100-149.9GB, 150-199.9GB, 200GB+). |
2025
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Form 201Q | “Contribution” has been removed from the Local and Access part of the form. |
| Form 202Q | The supplemental details section, mobile phone subscribers by size of data plans, has been added. |
| Form 202Q | The section, supplemental details for Internet subscribers, has been expanded with higher download speeds. |
| Form 268 | Line 23 has been added to capture more details on cancelled requests. |
2024
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Form 268 | In form 268, Question 10 has been modified to capture detailed explanations on pole requests denied due to “lack of spare capacity (excluding reserved use)”. |
2023
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Forms 201Q and 202Q | These forms have been modified to capture Internet and mobile phone flanker information. |
2022
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Forms 201Q and 202Q | These forms have been modified to capture residential and business mobile wireless information for three specific categories: mobile phones, mobile broadband and other plans for connected devices. In addition, form 201Q will collect wireline and wireless capital expenditures and in form 202Q, an additional Internet speed basket has been added. |
2021
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Forms 201Q and 202Q | Audit rules have been introduced in forms 201Q and 202Q to ensure that both corresponding revenues and demand quantities are reported for all applicable sectors. These audit rules will generate automatic messages but will not impact form submissions. |
2020
| Form | Changes |
|---|---|
| Form 202Q | Form 202Q has been modified to collect information on Internet data usage, as well as the number of high-speed internet subscriptions by speed for residential and business services. |
2019
No changes.
2018
No changes.
Survey forms
2xx Quarterly Survey
Form 201Q – Quarterly revenues
Form 202Q – Quarterly quantities
Form 2591 – Wholesale HSA Service Appointments
Form 2592 – Wholesale HSA tracked exclusions data
Form 268 – Telecommunications Poles
REP Reporting entity profile
Form REP-Q – Quarterly reporting entity profile
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