CRTC Reopens Record on National Public Alerting System, Issues Information Requests
Summary
The CRTC has reopened the record of proceeding 2025-180 concerning improvements to Canada's National Public Alerting System. The Commission is issuing additional requests for information from parties, with deadlines set out in an associated Commission letter. The procedural request by Mandy Maier, a graduate student at Mount Saint Vincent University, to be made a party to the proceeding was denied by majority decision; however, their research thesis dated 19 November 2025 on public alerting has been added to the record for informational purposes, and parties may submit relevant comments on it during the reopened period.
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The CRTC is amending the record of proceeding 2025-180 by reopening it to allow Commission staff to issue targeted requests for information to parties on specific topics related to the National Public Alerting System. As part of this, the Commission added a graduate research thesis to the record for informational purposes while denying the researcher's request for party status on procedural grounds. Deadlines for the information requests are set out in a separate Commission letter. Parties affected by the National Public Alerting System—including broadcasters, wireless carriers, and emergency management authorities—should monitor the public record for incoming information requests and ensure timely responses. Participation in the reopened record is the only active pathway for new parties to engage in this proceeding at this stage.
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Telecom and Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2025‑180‑2
Reference: 2025-180 and 2025-180-1
Gatineau, 23 April 2026
Public record: 1011-NOC2025-0180
Call for comments – Improving the public alerting system – Changes to procedure
Procedural request
- On 27 January 2026, Mandy Maier, a graduate student at Mount Saint Vincent University, submitted a procedural request with the Commission, asking to have their research thesis, dated 19 November 2025, added to the record of the proceeding initiated in Telecom and Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2025-180 (the proceeding) and to be made a party to the proceeding.
- While the research thesis does not address the specific matters within the scope of the targeted review in the proceeding, it relates to the National Public Alerting System in general. Since this research may be of interest to stakeholders in the public alerting ecosystem in Canada, the Commission adds Mandy Maier’s research thesis to the record of the proceeding for informational purposes.
- Given that the proceeding is in an advanced stage, and Mandy Maier did not demonstrate in their request why they were unable to participate in it, the Commission denies, by majority decision, their request to be made a party to the proceeding. The Commission thanks Mandy Maier for their interest in the proceeding and for their contribution to research on public alerting and encourages them to participate in future proceedings of interest.
- The Commission is satisfied that adding Mandy Maier’s research thesis to the proceeding’s record would be in the public interest. Accordingly, the Commission is reopening the record of the proceeding to issue requests for information from Commission staff to parties on certain topics related to the record of the proceeding. The associated Commission letter details that process and lays out the deadlines for the requests. During this period, these parties may also comment on Mandy Maier’s study if such comments are relevant to the issues within the scope of the proceeding. Secretary General
Related document
- Call for comments – Improving the public alerting system, Telecom and Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2025-180, 15 July 2025, as amended by Telecom and Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2025-180-1, 10 October 2025 Date modified:
2026-04-23
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