2024 to 2025 Fees Report
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, represented by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, 2025
Catalogue No. BC9-31E-PDF
ISSN 2562-2404
This document is available on the Government of Canada website at www.canada.ca.
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Table of contents
Minister’s message
I am pleased to present the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) report on fees for 2024–25.
The fees collected by the CRTC help to cover the costs associated with regulating the broadcasting and telecommunications industries. In 2024-25, fees were recovered in accordance with and under the authority of the Broadcasting Act and the Telecommunications Act and associated regulations.
I invite you to read this report prepared by the CRTC under the Service Fees Act. I am pleased that this organization is supporting open and transparent fee management, as reflected in this report.
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages
About this report
This report, which is tabled under section 20 of the Service Fees Act, the Low-Materiality Fees Regulations, and subsection 4.2.9 of the Treasury Board Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities, contains information about the fees the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) had the authority to charge in fiscal year 2024–25.
The report covers fees that are exempted from the Service Fees Act.
For reporting purposes, fees are categorized by fee-setting mechanism. There are three mechanisms:
- Act, regulation or fees notice
The authority to set these fees is delegated to a department, minister or Governor in Council pursuant to an act of Parliament. - Contract
Ministers have the inherent authority to enter into contracts, which are usually negotiated between the minister and an individual or organization, and which cover fees and other terms and conditions. In some cases, that authority may also be provided by an act of Parliament. - Market rate or auction
The authority to set these fees comes from an act of Parliament or a regulation, and the minister, department or Governor in Council has no control in determining the fee amount.
For fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, the report provides totals for fee groupings, as well as detailed information for each fee. The CRTC did not have fees set by contract, market rate or auction.
Fees charged by the CRTC under the Access to Information Act are not subject to the Service Fees Act and are not included in this report. Information on the CRTC’s access to information fees can be found in our annual report to Parliament on the administration of the Access to Information Act.
Remissions
In 2024–25, the CRTC was not subject to the requirements in section 7 of the Service Fees Act and had no authority to remit, so this report does not include remission amounts.
Overall totals, by fee-setting mechanism
The following table presents the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees the CRTC had the authority to charge in 2024–25, by fee-setting mechanism.
| Fee-setting mechanism | Revenue ($) | Cost ($) | Remissions ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees set by act, regulation or fees notice | 104,001,385 | 111,508,658 | These fees were not subject to remissions. |
Totals, by fee grouping, for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice
A fee grouping is a set of fees relating to a single business line, directorate or program that a department had the authority to charge for those activities.
This section presents, for each fee grouping, the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees the CRTC had the authority to charge in 2024–25 that are set by the following:
- act
- regulation
| Revenue ($) | Cost ($) | Remissions ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 48,566,011 | 48,633,375 | These fees were not subject to remissions. |
| Revenue ($) | Cost ($) | Remissions ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 52,546,608 | 58,878,311 | These fees were not subject to remissions. |
| Revenue ($) | Cost ($) | Remissions ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 2,888,766 | 3,996,972 | These fees were not subject to remissions. |
Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice
This section provides detailed information on each fee the CRTC had the authority to charge in 2024–25 and that was set by the following:
- act
- regulation
Fee grouping
Broadcasting Fees
Fee
Broadcasting Fees
Fee-setting authority
Broadcasting Act, paragraph 11(1)(c); Broadcasting Fees Regulations (SOR/2024-46)Footnote 1
Year fee-setting authority was introduced
2024
Last year fee-setting authority was amended
Not applicable
Service standard
Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Performance result
Not subject to service standard requirement, pursuant to the Service Fees Act.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations
Not subject to Service Fees Act.
2024–25 fee amount ($)
The fee is determined by a formula that can be found in the Broadcasting Fees Regulations.
2024–25 total fee revenue ($)
48,566,011
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($)
This fee was not subject to remissions.
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27
Not applicable
2026–27 fee amount ($)
The fee is determined by a formula that can be found in the Broadcasting Fees Regulations.
Fee grouping
Telecommunications Fees
Fee
Telecommunications Fees
Fee-setting authority
Telecommunications Act, subsection 68(1); Telecommunications Fees Regulations, 2010 (SOR/2010-65)
Year fee-setting authority was introduced
2010
Last year fee-setting authority was amended
2023
Service standard
Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Performance result
Not subject to service standard requirement, pursuant to the Service Fees Act.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations
Not subject to Service Fees Act.
2024–25 fee amount ($)
The fee is determined by a formula that can be found in the Telecommunications Fees Regulations, 2010.
2024–25 total fee revenue ($)
52,546,608
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($)
This fee was not subject to remissions.
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27
Not applicable
2026–27 fee amount ($)
The fee is determined by a formula that can be found in the Telecommunications Fees Regulations, 2010.
Fee grouping
Unsolicited Telecommunications Fees
Fee
Unsolicited Telecommunications Fees
Fee-setting authority
Telecommunications Act, subsection 41.21(1); Unsolicited Telecommunications Fees Regulations (SOR/2013-7)
Year fee-setting authority was introduced
2013
Last year fee-setting authority was amended
2015
Service standard
Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Performance result
Not subject to service standard requirement, pursuant to the Service Fees Act.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations
Not subject to Service Fees Act.
2024–25 fee amount ($)
The fee is determined by a formula that can be found in the Unsolicited Telecommunications Fees Regulations.
2024–25 total fee revenue ($)
2,888,766
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($)
This fee was not subject to remissions.
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27
Not applicable
2026–27 fee amount ($)
The fee is determined by a formula that can be found in the Unsolicited Telecommunications Fees Regulations.
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