Industry Canada


Radiocom Information Circulars (RIC)

RIC-1 - Guide for Examiners Accredited to Conduct Examinations for the Amateur Radio Operator Certificate
Issue 5, August 2002

RIC-2 - Standards for the Operation of Radio Stations in the Amateur Radio Service
Issue 5, July 2005

RIC-3 - Information on the Amateur Radio Service
Issue 3, July 2005

RIC-4 - Technical Requirements Respecting Identification of Radio Stations
Issue 1, Nov. 1, 1996

RIC-5 - Guide for Class "V" Approved Examiners Conducting Examinations for Radiotelephone Operator's Restricted Certificates (Maritime Voluntary)
Issue 1, Jan. 1, 1988

RIC-6 - Spectrum Consumption and the Saturation Index
Issue 1, December 1, 1998

RIC-7 - Basic Qualification Question Bank for Amateur Radio Operator Certificate Examinations
Issue 2, July 1, 2001

RIC-8 - Advanced Qualification Question Bank for Amateur Radio Operator Certificate Examinations
Issue 2, July 1, 2001

RIC-9 - Call Sign Policy and Special Event Prefixes
Issue 2 (Provisional), October 2005

RIC-12 - Revised Maritime Mobile Radiotelegraph Bands
Issue 2, June 1, 1990

RIC-13 - Technical Requirements for the Operation of Mobile Stations in the Maritime Service
Issue 4, May 1, 1998

RIC-14 - Information Concerning Ship/Shore and Intership Single-Sideband (SSB) Communications in the Maritime Mobile Radiotelephone Bands between 1 705 and 27 500 kHz
Issue 3, April 1, 1991

RIC-15 - Radio Station Identification
Issue 1, Nov. 1, 1988

RIC-16 - Professional Radio Operator's Certificates
Issue 2, Feb. 1, 1994

RIC-17 - Electromagnetic Immunity (Radio Sensitive Equipment)
Issue 2, July 1, 1995

RIC-18 - General Radio Service
Issue 3, August 2002

RIC-19 - Radio Station Licensing Procedure for Radiocommunication Service Providers - System Licensing
Issue 3, Mars 2002

RIC-20 - Guide for Examiners Conducting Examinations for the Radiotelephone Operator's Restricted Certificate (Aeronautical)
Issue 1, Aug. 1, 1989

RIC-21 - Study Guide for the Radiotelephone Operator's Restricted Certificate (Aeronautical)
Issue 1, Feb. 1, 1990

RIC-22 - General Radiotelephone Operating Procedures
Issue 3, October 2002

RIC-23 - Study Guide for the Restricted Operator's Certificate
No longer available from Industry Canada. Refer to
Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons (CPS) web site.

RIC-24 - Information on the Amateur Operator's Certificate Examinations
Replaced by RIC-3
Issue 6, Jan. 1, 1997

RIC-25 - Syllabus for the Restricted Operator's Certificate - Maritime Commercial (ROC-MC) and Accreditation Procedure for Training and Examination
Issue 2, March 2004

RIC-26 - Study Guide for the General Operator's Certificate
Issue 4, Nov. 1, 1992

RIC-27 - Identification of Urban vs Rural Areas
Issue 1, August 1, 2000

RIC-39 - Technical Requirements for the Operation of Mobile Stations in the Aeronautical Service
Issue 4, Nov. 4, 1999

RIC-40 - Frequently Asked Questions on Low Power FM Broadcasting
Issue 2, March 1, 2000

RIC-41 - Implementation in Canada of 25 kHz Channelling for the Aeronautical Mobile (R) Enroute Band of 128.8125-132.0125 MHz
Issue 1, May 1, 2001

RIC-42 - Guide for Calculating Radio Licence Fees
Issue 8, May 2003

RIC-66 - Addresses and Telephone Numbers of Regional and District Offices
November 2002

Government of Canada Updated: 2005-11-15