Broadcasting Order: 2026-2027 Broadcasting Fees

Canada CRTC Decisions & Notices

Published March 26th, 2026

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The CRTC announced the estimated total broadcasting regulatory costs for the 2026-2027 fiscal year are $49.999 million. After accounting for an annual adjustment of $0.563 million for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the net billing for broadcasting fees for the upcoming fiscal year is $50.562 million.

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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued Broadcasting Order 2026-51, detailing the financial components for broadcasting fees. The order establishes the estimated total broadcasting regulatory costs for the 2026-2027 fiscal year at $49.999 million, as per subsection 11(1) of the Broadcasting Fees Regulations. Additionally, it specifies an annual adjustment amount of $0.563 million for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, as per subsection 10(2) of the Regulations.

Consequently, the net billing for broadcasting fees for the 2026-2027 fiscal year will be $50.562 million. Broadcasting ownership groups subject to these fees should note these figures for their financial planning and compliance with the Broadcasting Fees Regulations.

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Broadcasting Order CRTC 2026-51

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Gatineau, 26 March 2026

Broadcasting Fees

The Broadcasting Fees Regulations Footnote 1 (the Regulations) provide for the annual payment of broadcasting fees by certain broadcasting ownership groups. Subsection 11(1) of the Regulations sets out the components for the calculation of the estimated total regulatory costs of the Commission.
Pursuant to section 12 of the Regulations, the Commission announces in this broadcasting order that the estimated total broadcasting regulatory costs of the Commission for the 2026-2027 fiscal year are $49.999 million.
The annual adjustment amount referred to in subsection 10(2) of the Regulations for the 2024-2025 fiscal year is $0.563 million.
Taking into account this annual adjustment, the net billing for the broadcasting fees for the 2026-2027 fiscal year is $50.562 million. Secretary General