About Us
Welcome to the Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications
(SITT) Gateway. This Gateway is your entry to a wide range of information on services and programs
provided by the SITT Sector of Industry Canada.
The objective of the SITT Sector is to accelerate Canada's transition to the network economy through
the development and use of information and communications technologies (ICTs),
for the economic, social, cultural and civic benefit of all Canadians.
The Sector uses its policy and regulatory rule-making powers, and marketplace
and industry sectoral development services to:
- ensure that Canadians have access to a world-class telecommunications and
information infrastructure and the skills necessary to participate in the
networked economy;
- promote the international competitiveness of Canadian information technologies
and telecommunications industries;
- aid in making Canada a world leader in the adoption and use of e-commerce;
- promote the strategic use of information technologies by all sectors of
the Canadian economy; and
- ensure effective and efficient use of the radio frequency spectrum.
The following provides an outline of Branch programs and
services. More information can be obtained by visiting specific SITT
Sector Websites
SITT Sector Branches:
• Strategic
Policy, Communications and Corporate Services
• Electronic
Commerce Branch
• Information
and Communications Technologies Branch
• Information
Highway Applications Branch
• Radiocommunications
and Broadcasting Regulatory Branch
• Spectrum
Engineering Branch
• Telecommunications
Policy Branch
• Regional
Offices
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