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All carriers to provide TTC services by October 3: ISED
telecom | 09/11/2023 1:07 pm EDT
All passengers on the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) subway system must have cellular connectivity, regardless of carrier, next month, announced Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne on Monday.
This announcement comes two weeks after the department of...
China Mobile makes its appeal for Gov. evidence in banning order
telecom | 05/16/2023 4:42 pm EDT
When the cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. to wind down its Canadian operations and vacate the country, based off a referral from Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, those twin decisions should be...
Government announces new licencing policy for 5G
Internet and Governance | 05/03/2023 5:03 pm EDT
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced Wednesday that the...
CRTC to review roaming charges after Champagne request
telecom | 03/23/2023 5:58 pm EDT
The CRTC said Thursday it was going to look into recently-announced hikes...
Tory MP says CRTC directives don’t go far enough when it comes to transparent service quality metrics
telecom | 03/06/2023 5:25 pm EST
A Conservative MP told the Industry Committee that...
Champagne plays coy on Rogers-Shaw announcement, vows lower prices
Media | 02/14/2023 12:29 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says...
UPDATED: Government finalizes new directions for CRTC
Media | 02/13/2023 4:00 pm EST
Monday the federal government outlined new policy directions for the CRTC, with an emphasis on competition, affordability, consumer interests and innovation. Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne first declared his intention to bring in the new measures last May....
On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice
Media | 01/26/2023 11:48 am EST
All eyes are on Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who is the last line of defense for...
Ministers vow to monitor American proposals on TikTok
Media | 12/15/2022 2:03 pm EST
The ministers most responsible for telecom and broadcasting policy in Canada are pledging to follow...
Champagne announcement may signal eagerness to approve Rogers-Shaw deal: analysts
Media | 10/26/2022 2:56 pm EDT
Financial analysts reacting to Tuesday's announcement from Innovation...
Nokia expands Canadian facility, will create 340 new jobs
telecom | 10/17/2022 5:27 pm EDT
OTTAWA–Nokia Corp. announced Monday that it is planning to expand its...
Nova Scotia premier blasts hurricane response from Big 3 and Eastlink; calls on ISED to intervene
telecom | 09/28/2022 5:37 pm EDT
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston wrote to...
Federal government increases connectivity in Quebec and Ontario
telecom | 08/26/2022 5:06 pm EDT
The federal government announced two projects on Friday that will increase...
INDU to hold hearings into Rogers outage, CIRA backs full public hearing at CRTC
telecom | 07/15/2022 5:20 pm EDT
The House of Commons Industry committee will launch hearings into the...
CRTC demands answers on Rogers outage
telecom | 07/12/2022 4:57 pm EDT
In an uncommonly strongly worded letter, the CRTC has asked Rogers Communications Inc. to provide a broad...
Gov. tables three-headed private sector privacy reform bill
Media | 06/16/2022 5:45 pm EDT
Touting it as a "historic day" at an afternoon press conference, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne Thursday announced the launch of a suite of privacy reforms aimed at updating Canada's private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and...
Mendicino and Champagne say cyber security bill protects infrastructure; NDP wants more reporting requirements
telecom | 06/15/2022 6:03 pm EDT
The two ministers responsible for the Act...
Government introduces two-part cybersecurity bill
telecom | 06/14/2022 6:45 pm EDT
The government’s new cybersecurity bill, introduced on Tuesday, is taking a two-pronged approach. One...
ISED launches mmWave consultation
Media | 06/06/2022 5:21 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development has launched its consultation on the...
BREAKING: Feds ban Huawei from 5G networks
telecom | 05/19/2022 5:12 pm EDT
The federal government Thursday announced that it would be banning equipment from "high risk vendors",...
Heritage committee calls for rejection of Rogers-Shaw deal
Media | 05/18/2022 4:34 pm EDT
The House of Commons Heritage committee is arguing against the merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. Such a move will have grave consequences for media concentration and diversity, the politicians argue.
In a 32-page report tabled Tuesday in...
UPDATED: Cabinet upholds CRTC MVNO decision; petitioner calls it an “easter egg” for Big Three
Media | 04/14/2022 3:03 pm EDT
The cabinet has declined to overturn or send back...
Tories attack government over PHAC data tracking, Huawei delay
telecom | 02/02/2022 3:38 pm EST
Two Conservative MPs lambasted the Liberal government on Tuesday over data...
Huawei decision coming “in weeks”, Champagne says; Opposition says no to telecom payouts
telecom | 12/14/2021 7:03 pm EST
OTTAWA – Innovation, Science and Industry...
UPDATED – Rodriguez back as Heritage minister, Champagne remains in Innovation
Media | 10/26/2021 12:47 pm EDT
OTTAWA -- MP Pablo Rodriguez is back in familiar territory as he is once...
Feds launch copyright framework consultation for AI and IoT
Media | 07/16/2021 6:17 pm EDT
Canada wants to hear from stakeholders on how to modernize the Copyright Act to better include protections for new innovations and investments as new technologies develop. Friday, Heritage Canada...
ISED ‘repurposing’ 3800 MHz spectrum band, dismissing Telesat proposal
telecom | 05/21/2021 5:38 pm EDT
The federal government announced Friday it is repurposing the 3800 MHz spectrum band to support 5G services, with an auction to take place in early 2023. The department of Innovation, Science and...
ISED rejects request to delay 3500 MHz auction following MVNO decision
telecom | 04/29/2021 6:31 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne has rejected a call by the...
Feds investing $14 million in 5G development for oil, gas, and mining sectors
telecom | 04/09/2021 4:58 pm EDT
The federal government is investing $14 million in Redline Communications Group Inc. through its Strategic Innovation Fund for the company to produce “Industrial 5G” products for clients in the...
ISED plans workshops to canvass Canadians’ views on AI
telecom | 03/09/2021 4:00 pm EST
Industry, Science and Economic Development Canada announced plans Tuesday to hold a series of workshops, seeking “to better understand the public’s perception of AI”. The workshops -- named Open Dialogue: Artificial Intelligence in Canada -- will be run by the federal government’s Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence, alongside Toronto-based Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, and the Université de Montréal’s Algora lab, which specializes in research around the ethics of artificial intelligence. A statement issued by Industry Minister François-Philippe...
Federal government refuses PIAC request to overturn CRTC paper bills decision
telecom | 03/04/2021 12:15 pm EST
The federal government has rejected a petition from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the National Pensioners Federation seeking to mandate telecommunications companies to offer paper...
Champagne directed to focus on UBF, rules for online platforms
telecom | 01/18/2021 10:13 am EST
New Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s new mandate letter...
Carriers to text consular information to Canadians abroad
telecom | 03/18/2020 5:30 pm EDT
Canada's wireless service providers will send out text messages to their...
Bernadette Jordan tasked to ‘lead work’ to improve rural broadband
telecom | 01/29/2019 12:56 pm EST
The Prime Minister’s Office has made public the mandate letter for the...
Sidewalk Labs, civil liberties group register to lobby
Media | 01/08/2018 4:14 pm EST
Alphabet Inc.’s Sidewalk Labs kicked off the new year by registering to lobby the federal government, while telecom and broadcasting communications in November grew significantly from the month before.
Joshua Sirefman of Sirefman Ventures, Inc. registered in early...
Telus rolls out welcome mat to lead Dec. lobbying numbers
Media | 01/23/2017 9:28 pm EST
Telus Corp. led the telecom pack in December for government relations activity, according to the federal lobbyists’ registry, logging 14 monthly communication reports. In addition to...