Home Page Regulatory Telecom Broadcast Court People Archives About Us GET FREE NEWS UPDATES
Advertising Subscribe Reuse & Permissions
The Hill Times Parliament Now The Lobby Monitor HTCareers
Subscribe Login Free Trial

TAGGED AS VICKY EATRIDES

CRTC funds broadband rollout in 18 communities

| 06/19/2025 3:11 pm EDT

CRTC funds broadband rollout in 18 communitiesIn a series of decisions released on Thursday, June 19, the CRTC has approved money from the Broadband Fund to roll out internet connectivity in 18 communities in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario.  The commission is allocating $17 million to the projects to build...

Supporting Canadian composers & music in TV, movies not a ‘zero-sum game,’ CRTC hears

| 05/21/2025 1:18 pm EDT

Supporting Canadian composers & music in TV, movies not a ‘zero-sum game,’ CRTC hearsGATINEAU, Que. – The CRTC is being urged by groups representing music composers to reconsider a proposed change to the system which awards audio-visual productions with...

Telecom affordability, broadcast revision key to CRTC mandate: Eatrides

| 11/18/2024 4:46 pm EST

CRTC Chairperson and CEO Vicky Eatrides poses for a portrait at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission office in Gatineau on Oct. 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew MeadeThe chair of the CRTC acknowledges that affordability is a pressing concern...

CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides talks strategic planning at IIC conference

| 10/21/2024 9:09 am EDT

CRTC Chairperson and CEO Vicky Eatrides poses for a portrait at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission office in Gatineau on Oct. 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew MeadeOTTAWA–The CRTC has launched an updated strategic vision. Commission...

CRTC approves Rogers wireless project to boost connectivity in northern B.C.

telecom | 03/22/2024 6:42 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionThe CRTC has approved Rogers Communications Inc.’s funding application...

Eatrides pledges to support minority language 911 services

telecom | 01/26/2024 12:23 pm EST

Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meetingCRTC chair Vicky Eatrides has promised to look into recent problems with 911 callers unable to access services in their language of choice.  A recent series of news articles outlined how people wanting service in French could not receive it. Industry Minister...

Netflix urges contribution limit be set at two per cent at CRTC hearings

Media | 12/01/2023 11:21 am EST

Netflix urges contribution limit be set at two per cent at CRTC hearingsNetflix Services Canada ULC says it has invested large amounts of money...

Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meeting

Internet and Governance | 11/23/2023 1:41 pm EST

Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meetingIn a House of Commons heritage committee meeting that was marked more by partisan feuding than for what...

St-Onge releases Streaming Act direction to CRTC

Internet and Governance | 11/14/2023 5:09 pm EST

New Heritage Minister St-Onge promises to battle tech giantsTuesday Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge issued the final policy direction to the CRTC that...

OpenMedia hopeful ahead of meeting with CRTC chair

Internet and Governance | 06/26/2023 2:11 pm EDT

Eatrides era at CRTC starting with new framework for internet, “wait and see” approach for wirelessLobby group OpenMedia has been polling the public about what the major issues in broadcasting and telecom...

Cheers, jeers, as streaming act becomes law

Media | 04/28/2023 4:34 pm EDT

Cheers, jeers, as streaming act becomes lawAfter months of contentious debate, Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, has become law. The Senate voted...

CRTC to review roaming charges after Champagne request

telecom | 03/23/2023 5:58 pm EDT

BREAKING: Feds ban Huawei from 5G networksThe CRTC said Thursday it was going to look into recently-announced hikes...

CRTC appoints competition expert as executive director of telecommunications

Internet and Governance | 02/15/2023 6:07 pm EST

CRTC appoints competition expert as executive director of telecommunicationsCRTC chair Vicky Eatrides announced in a Wednesday press release that the commission appointed competition expert Leila Wright to the position of executive director of...

UPDATED: Government finalizes new directions for CRTC

Media | 02/13/2023 4:00 pm EST

UPDATED: Government finalizes new directions for CRTCMonday the federal government outlined new policy directions for the CRTC, with an emphasis on...