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Broadcasting Act ( 1991, c. 11 )
Disclaimer: These documents are not the official versions (more).
Act current to October 30th, 2007
Attention: See coming into force provision and notes, where applicable.
 
Table of contents
  1. Broadcasting Act
    1. SHORT TITLE
    2. PART I : GENERAL
      1. Interpretation
      2. Broadcasting Policy for Canada
      3. Application
    3. PART II : OBJECTS AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSION IN RELATION TO BROADCASTING
      1. Objects
      2. General Powers
      3. Hearings and Procedure
      4. Licences
      5. General Powers of the Governor in Council
      6. Decisions and Orders
      7. Offences
    4. PART III : CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
      1. Interpretation
      2. Continuation of Corporation
      3. Chairperson
      4. President
      5. Remuneration
      6. Staff
      7. Standing Committees
      8. Objects and Powers
      9. Agent of Her Majesty
      10. Head Office and Meetings
      11. By-laws
      12. Financial Provisions
      13. Report to Parliament
    5. PART IV : RELATED AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, REPEAL, TRANSITIONAL AND COMING INTO FORCE
      1. Related and Consequential Amendments
      2. Repeal
      3. Transitional
      4. Coming into Force
    6. SCHEDULE

Related Information
  1. Related Provisions

Related Regulations
  1. Broadcasting Distribution Regulations
  2. Broadcasting Information Regulations, 1993
  3. Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations, 1997
  4. CRTC Rules of Procedure
  5. Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility of Non-Canadians)
  6. Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility to Hold Broadcasting Licences)
  7. Direction to the CRTC (Reservation of Cable Channels)
  8. Direction to the CRTC (Reservation of Channels for the Distribution of CPAC)
  9. Direction to the CRTC (Reservation of Frequencies for Toronto) Order
  10. Directions to the CRTC (Direct-to-Home (DTH) Pay-Per-View Television Programming Undertakings) Order
  11. Directions to the CRTC (Direct-to-Home (DTH) Satellite Distribution Undertakings) Order
  12. Oder Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decisions CRTC 2005-338 and CRTC 2005-339
  13. Order Declining to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2005-15
  14. Order Declining to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2005-248
  15. Order Declining to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2006-193
  16. Order Declining to Refer Back to the CRTC Decisions CRTC 2006-323 and 2006-324
  17. Order Declining to Set Aside a CRTC Decision Respecting Westcom Radio Group Limited
  18. Order Declining to Set Aside Decision CRTC 96-479
  19. Order Declining to Set Aside Decision CRTC 97-137
  20. Order Declining to Set Aside or Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Issuing a Broadcasting Licence to Saskatoon Telecable Ltd.
  21. Order Declining to Set Aside or Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2003-115
  22. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back a Decision to the CRTC for Reconsideration and Hearing (SI/87-99)
  23. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Amending the Broadcasting Licence of Moffat Communications Limited (SI/85-41)
  24. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Amending the Broadcasting Licence of Premier Cablesystems Limited
  25. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Issuing a Broadcasting Licence to Chinavision Canada Corporation
  26. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting a Broadcasting Licence
  27. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting a Broadcasting Licence
  28. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Al Cablesystems Inc.
  29. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Armadale Communications Limited
  30. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Campbell River T.V. Association
  31. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Canadian Learning Television
  32. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CFJO-FM
  33. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CFMB Limited
  34. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHAM Hamilton
  35. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHUM Limited
  36. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHUM Limited
  37. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHUM Limited
  38. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CION FM Inc. and CIBM-FM Mont-Bleu Ltée
  39. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CJFP-FM Rivière-du-Loup
  40. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CTEQ Télévision Inc.
  41. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting KAYU-TV (Fox) (SI/94-139)
  42. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting New Brunswick Broadcasting Company Ltd.
  43. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Premier Choix: TVEC Inc.
  44. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Racetrack Management (1983)
  45. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Radio Beauce Inc.
  46. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Radio Station CIWW Ottawa
  47. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Rawlco Communications Ltd.
  48. 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.
  49. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Shaw Cablesystems (B.C.) Ltd.
  50. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting SkyCable Inc.
  51. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Sun Country Cablevision Ltd.
  52. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting TELUS Cable Holdings Inc.
  53. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  54. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting TreeHouse TV
  55. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Various Cable Distribution Undertakings
  56. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Victoria Communications Limited
  57. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Viking Cable T.V. Limited
  58. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings
  59. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings
  60. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings
  61. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings
  62. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions
  63. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions
  64. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions
  65. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions
  66. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions
  67. Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Certain Decisions
  68. Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2000-203
  69. Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2000-205
  70. Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2000-219
  71. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2001-628
  72. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2001-678
  73. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2002-377
  74. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2002-39
  75. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2002-81
  76. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2002-82
  77. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2004-538
  78. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 97-293
  79. Order Declining to set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 97-294
  80. Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 99-19
  81. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decisions CRTC 2001-457 and CRTC 2001-458
  82. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decisions CRTC 2005-246 and CRTC 2005-247
  83. Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decisions CRTC 99-109 to CRTC 99-112
  84. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Decision CRTC 97-362
  85. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Decision CRTC 97-370
  86. Order Declining to Set Aside to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Telemedia Communications Inc. and Muskoka-Parry Sound Broadcasting Limited
  87. Order Directing the CRTC to Issue a Notice to all Television Networks throughout Canada to Broadcast a Special Message from the Prime Minister
  88. Order Raising the Limit on the Amount that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation may Expend Under a Lease or Other Rental Agreement
  89. Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Amending a Broadcasting Licence of Westcom Radio Group Limited
  90. Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Amending the Broadcasting Licence of Allarcom Limited
  91. Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Amending the Broadcasting Licence of Télécâble Vidéotron Ltée
  92. Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Issuing a Broadcasting Licence to Omineca Cablevision Limited
  93. Order Referring back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHEZ-FM INC.
  94. Order Referring back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Nation’s Capital Television Incorporated
  95. Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Telemedia Communications Inc. and Muskoka-Parry Sound Broadcasting Limited
  96. Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting the Approval of an Application for a Licence by Ian Mackay
  97. Order Referring Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Amending Broadcasting Licences of Câblevision Nationale Ltée
  98. Order Referring Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2001-757
  99. Order Referring Back to the CRTC the Decisions Respecting Shaw Cablesystems Ltd. and Cogeco Radio-Télévision Inc.
  100. Order Referring Back to the CRTC Various Decisions
  101. Order Setting Aside Amendments to Certain Broadcasting Licences Issued by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
  102. Order Setting Aside Amendments to the Broadcasting Licence of M.S.A. Cablevision Ltd. Issued by the CRTC
  103. Order Setting Aside Amendments to the Broadcasting Licence of Western Cablevision Limited Issued by the CRTC
  104. Order Setting Aside Certain Broadcasting Licences Issued by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
  105. Order Setting Aside or Referring Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings
  106. Pay Television Regulations, 1990
  107. Radio Regulations, 1986
  108. Specialty Services Regulations, 1990
  109. Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987

Last updated: 2007-11-02
Last updated: 2007-11-02
Last updated: 2007-11-02
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