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The CRTC’s Program Activity Architecture (PAA), as approved by Treasury Board, is comprised of the following:
Broadcasting and Telecommunications industries that contribute to Canada’s cultural, economic and social prosperity.
Regulation and supervision of the Canadian broadcasting industry
2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 |
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$23.4 million | $23.5 million | $23.5 million |
2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 |
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223 | 223 | 223 |
The Broadcasting sector provides the Commission with advice and recommendations in support of its mandate to supervise and regulate all aspects of the Canadian broadcasting system in order to implement the broadcasting policy set out in the Broadcasting Act.
To meet its objectives, the Commission must encourage the promotion of Canadian creativity, the reflection of Canadian society, and ensure that Canadian programming is prominently displayed in an increasingly globalized world.
To achieve the desired outcomes, the CRTC plans to:
The CRTC will measure its success in achieving the objectives of the Broadcasting Act using indicators such as: the number of scheduled hours of Canadian programming; the viewership for Canadian programs; the amount invested in Canadian talent development; the availability of ethnocultural and Aboriginal programming; and the availability of programming in the official language of the minority.
Regulation and monitoring of the Canadian telecommunications industry
2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 |
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$22.2 million | $22.2 million | $22.2 million |
2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 |
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210 | 210 | 210 |
The Telecommunications sector develops advice and recommendations to the Commission to ensure the implementation of Canadian telecommunications objectives set out in the Telecommunications Act..
The rapid and continued evolution of the telecommunications industry, and the introduction of new services, provides businesses and consumers better and faster ways to communicate. The new services and changes in technology also raise complex issues.
The CRTC will continue to address these issues to take advantage of the innovative technologies that will better serve the telecommunications industries as well as the Canadian public.
To continue to ensure access to a wide variety of communications services for all Canadians, the CRTC plans to:
The CRTC will continue to monitor the evolution of new technologies in the telecommunications industry and the impact of regulation and deregulation. It will measure progress in ensuring that Canadians have better access to innovative, high-quality and affordable communications services, using national and international indicators such as: analysis of competition (profile of competitors, emergence of alternative service providers); national trends in market share in regulated and unregulated markets; and selected financial (revenue, profits) and economic indicators of industry.