CRTC notices and broadcasting decisions

Summary#

This issue of the Canada Gazette collects recent notices and short decisions from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) about radio and television licence applications and decisions. It also includes a personnel notice from the Public Service Commission giving permission for Michael Broderick to seek provincial office; the provincial election must occur on or before October 21, 2024.

What it does#

• Announces that the CRTC has posted new and abridged documents (applications, rulings, notices) on its website for public inspection and comment.
• Lists one new application posted between November 24 and November 30, 2023:
  • Application by the Haliburton County Community Radio Association for CKHA-FM (Haliburton, Ontario). Deadline for interventions or comments: January 15, 2024.
• Reports administrative decisions posted on November 27, 2023 for:
  • Interlake Mennonite Fellowship Church — proposed English- and German-language religious FM station in Okno, Manitoba.
  • Gulf Islands Community Radio Society — proposed English-language community FM station on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.
• Summarizes several formal decisions published between November 27 and November 30, 2023, naming the applicants and their undertakings (examples include TFO, Corus Radio Inc., Rogers Media Inc., Knowledge Network Corporation, 0859291 B.C. Ltd., and New Tang Dynasty Television).
• Notes the Public Service Commission granted permission under the Public Service Employment Act for Michael Broderick to seek nomination and to be a candidate in a provincial election in the Fredericton‑York district, and granted him leave without pay during the election period (notice dated November 16, 2023).

Who's affected#

• Small local radio groups and community broadcasters that applied for new or amended licences — e.g., communities around Haliburton (Ontario), Okno (Manitoba), and Salt Spring Island (British Columbia).
• Larger broadcasters and media organizations named in the listed decisions — for example Corus Radio Inc. and Rogers Media Inc.
• Employees of the federal public service and voters in Fredericton‑York, since Michael Broderick (a public servant) was given permission and leave to run in the provincial election.
• Anyone who follows broadcasting licensing, local radio service changes, or public‑service conflict-of-interest rules.

Why it matters#

• Local communities could gain new or changed radio services if the listed licence applications are approved. That affects local news, cultural programming, and community outreach.
• Decisions involving large broadcasters can affect what stations air and how they operate in particular markets.
• The Public Service Commission notice shows how federal rules let a public servant run in a provincial election while managing conflict-of-interest and leave — useful for transparency and for voters wanting to know a candidate’s employment status.