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CRA withholding wage subsidy from Iristel: court filing

Iristel Inc.‘s ongoing fight with the Canada Revenue Agency has become yet more complicated, as the company filed a new application for judicial review Friday, alleging that the CRA improperly withheld some $600,000 Iristel was owed under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program. 

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$263M in deferred spectrum fees due Tuesday: ISED

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada won’t give any more extensions on the payment of spectrum fees, which are due Sept. 1, the department said.

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OPC happy with tracing app, but not with privacy law

In a letter to shadow ministers, Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien assures opposition MPs that the COVID-19 tracing app launched by the federal government does conform to federal privacy law. 

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ISED launches 3800 MHz consultation

Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada announced the launch of its consultation process on the 3800 MHz spectrum auction. The band is widely seen as being one of the bands crucial for 5G deployment. 

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Montreal radio station non-compliant for fourth straight licence term

The CRTC has again extended the broadcasting licence of CPAM Radio Union.Com Inc.’s CJWI Montreal French-language radio station for a shorter term of two years, after finding it had been non-compliant with its licencing terms for the fourth consecutive licencing period. 

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COVID has accelerated media ‘crisis’: report

Canadian traditional media sources are in “crisis” as COVID-19 has exacerbated existing downward trends in advertising revenues, with shortfalls for local private broadcasters in the next two years reaching as much as $1.06 billion, according to a report released by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB). 

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CRTC suspends disability wireless service consultation after request for hearing

The CRTC has suspended all deadlines relating to its consultation on wireless plans for people with disabilities until further notice while it considers a request for a virtual public hearing to be held.

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CNOC argues Cabinet’s wholesale decision has no bearing on court appeal

BCE Inc.‘s submission to the Federal Court of Appeal — in which it argued the federal Cabinet’s decision that the wholesale internet rates set by the CRTC were low enough to stifle network investment “validated” the company’s concerns — is “inappropriate” and should be dismissed, according to the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC). 

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Iqaluit radio stations licences renewed despite non-compliance

Two Nunavut radio stations owned by Northern Lights Entertainment Inc. have had their broadcasting licences extended for just two years after the CRTC found they had failed to comply with a series of licence conditions. 

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TekSavvy argues court should ignore cabinet’s wholesale rates decision

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has asked the Federal Court of Appeal to ignore the language of a recent cabinet decision declaring that the CRTC’s wholesale rates were too low to encourage network investment, arguing that the Cabinet decision “has no bearing on this Court’s decision on the appeal.”

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