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Broadcasting Act ( 1991, c. 11 )

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BROADCASTING ACT
	SHORT TITLE
	PART I: GENERAL
		Interpretation
		Broadcasting Policy for Canada
		Application
	PART II: OBJECTS AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSION IN RELATION TO BROADCASTING
		Objects
		General Powers
		Hearings and Procedure
		Licences
		General Powers of the Governor in Council
		Decisions and Orders
		Offences
	PART III: CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
		Interpretation
		Continuation of Corporation
		Chairperson
		President
		Remuneration
		Staff
		Standing Committees
		Objects and Powers
		Agent of Her Majesty
		Head Office and Meetings
		By-laws
		Financial Provisions
		Report to Parliament
	PART IV: RELATED AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, REPEAL, TRANSITIONAL AND COMING INTO FORCE
		Related and Consequential Amendments
		Repeal
		Transitional
		Coming into Force
	SCHEDULE

Related Regulations

	Broadcasting Distribution Regulations
	Broadcasting Information Regulations, 1993
	Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations, 1997
	CRTC Rules of Procedure
	Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility of Non-Canadians)
	Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility to Hold Broadcasting Licences)
	Direction to the CRTC (Reservation of Cable Channels)
	Direction to the CRTC (Reservation of Frequencies for Toronto) Order
	Directions to the CRTC (Direct-to-Home (DTH) Pay-Per-View Television Programming Undertakings) Order
	Directions to the CRTC (Direct-to-Home (DTH) Satellite Distribution Undertakings) Order
	Order Declining to Set Aside a CRTC Decision Respecting Westcom Radio Group Limited
	Order Declining to Set Aside Decision CRTC 96-479
	Order Declining to Set Aside Decision CRTC 97-137
	Order Declining to Set Aside or Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Issuing a Broadcasting Licence to Saskatoon Telecable Ltd.
	Order Declining to Set Aside or Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2003-115
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back a Decision to the CRTC for Reconsideration and Hearing
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Amending the Broadcasting Licence of Moffat Communications Limited
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision amending the Broadcasting Licence of Premier Cablesystems Limited
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Issuing a Broadcasting Licence to Chinavision Canada Corporation
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting a Broadcasting Licence
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting a Broadcasting Licence
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting A1 Cablesystems Inc.
	Order declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Armadale Communications Limited
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Campbell River T.V. Association
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Canadian Learning Television
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CFJO-FM
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CFMB Limited
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHAM Hamilton
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHUM Limited
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHUM Limited
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHUM Limited
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CION FM Inc. and CIBM-FM Mont-Bleu Ltée
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CJFP-FM Rivière-du-Loup
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CTEQ Télévision Inc.
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting KAYU-TV (Fox)
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting New Brunswick Broadcasting Company Ltd.
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Premier Choix: TVEC Inc.
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Racetrack Management (1983)
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Radio Beauce Inc.
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Radio Station CIWW Ottawa
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Rawlco Communications Ltd.
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Rogers Cable TV Limited, Shaw Cablesystems (B.C.) Ltd. and Shaw Cablesystems (Ontario) Ltd.
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Shaw Cablesystems (B.C.) Ltd.
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting SkyCable Inc.
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Sun Country Cablevision Ltd.
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting TELUS Cable Holdings Inc.
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting TreeHouse TV
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a decision Respecting Various Cable Distribution Undertakings
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Victoria Communications Limited
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Viking Cable T.V. Limited
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions
	Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Certain Decisions
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings
	Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2000-203
	Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2000-205
	Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2000-219
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2001-628
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2001-678
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2002-377
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2002-39
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2002-81
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2002-82
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 97-293
	Order Declining to set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 97-294
	Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 99-19
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decisions CRTC 2001-457 and CRTC 2001-458
	Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decisions CRTC 99-109 to CRTC 99-112
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Decision CRTC 97-362
	Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Decision CRTC 97-370
	Order Declining to Set Aside to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Telemedia Communications Inc. and Muskoka-Parry Sound Broadcasting Limited
	Order Directing the CRTC to Issue a Notice to all Television Networks throughout Canada to Broadcast a Special Message from the Prime Minister
	Order Raising the Limit on the Amount that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation may Expend Under a Lease or Other Rental Agreement
	Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Amending a Broadcasting Licence of Westcom Radio Group Limited
	Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Amending the Broadcasting Licence of Allarcom Limited
	Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Issuing a Broadcasting Licence to Omineca Cablevision Limited
	Order Referring back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Nation's Capital Television Incorporated
	Order Referring back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Telemedia Communications Inc. and Muskoka-Parry Sound Broadcasting Limited
	Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting the Approval of an Application for a Licence by Ian MacKay
	Order Referring Back to the CRTC Certain decisions Amending Broadcasting Licences of Câblevision Nationale Ltée
	Order Referring Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2001-757
	Order Referring back to the CRTC Decision Respecting CHEZ-FM INC.
	Order Referring Back to the CRTC the Decisions Respecting Shaw Cablesystems Ltd. and Cogeco Radio-Télévision Inc.
	Order Referring Back to the CRTC Various Decisions
	Order Setting Aside Amendments to Certain Broadcasting Licences Issued by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
	Order Setting Aside Amendments to the Broadcasting Licence of M.S.A. Cablevision Ltd. Issued by the CRTC
	Order Setting Aside Amendments to the Broadcasting Licence of Western Cablevision Limited Issued by the CRTC
	Order Setting Aside Certain Broadcasting Licences Issued by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
	Order Setting Aside or Referring Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings
	Pay Television Regulations, 1990
	Radio Regulations, 1986
	Specialty Services Regulations, 1990
	Télécâble Vidéotron Ltée
	Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987

Related Information

	Related Instruments Information (from the Consolidated Index of Statutory Instruments)
	Coming into Force information (from the Table of Public Statutes and Responsible Ministers)


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