Broadcasting Fees: $49.999 Million Regulatory Costs for 2026-2027
Summary
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that the estimated total broadcasting regulatory costs for the 2026-2027 fiscal year are $49.999 million. This figure, after an annual adjustment of $0.563 million, results in a net billing of $50.562 million for broadcasting fees.
What changed
The CRTC has issued a Broadcasting Order announcing the estimated total broadcasting regulatory costs for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, set at $49.999 million. This figure is derived from the Broadcasting Fees Regulations and includes an annual adjustment amount of $0.563 million for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, leading to a net billing of $50.562 million for broadcasting fees.
Broadcasting ownership groups subject to the Regulations will be billed based on these calculated fees. While this notice provides the total estimated costs, specific billing amounts for individual entities are not detailed. Compliance officers should note the net billing amount for the upcoming fiscal year and ensure their organizations are prepared for the associated fee payments.
What to do next
- Note the net billing amount of $50.562 million for broadcasting fees for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
- Ensure organizational preparedness for the associated fee payments.
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Broadcasting Order CRTC 2026-51
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
Footnote
Footnote 1 SOR/2024-46, 21 March 2024.
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Date modified:
2026-03-26
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