Government of Canada Responds to Appeals of Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-246

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OTTAWA, October 19, 2007 - The Government of Canada today announced its decision to uphold the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) decision to issue a licence for the operation of The Accessible Channel. It also announced that it will refer the decision to amend the licence of Avis de Recherche back to the CRTC for re-examination. The licence amendments for Avis de Recherche concerned its conditions of licence that qualify it as a service of exceptional importance.
Under the Broadcasting Act, the Government may refer back or set aside a CRTC licensing decision if that decision derogates from the attainment of the objectives of the broadcasting policy as set out in the Act.
The Governor in Council is satisfied that the decision to grant The Accessible Channel a licence to operate is consistent with the policy objectives set out in the Broadcasting Act, while the decision to amend the licence of Avis de Recherche derogates from those objectives. The Government has asked the CRTC to re-examine the minimum conditions of licence imposed on Avis de Recherche, specifically with respect to funding of Canadian content, given Avis de Recherche's exceptional right to mandatory distribution on digital basic.
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-246 is a package of decisions regarding several applications contained within a single decision. The Government only reviewed the decision to issue a licence for the operation of The Accessible Channel and the amendment to Avis de Recherche's licence. Only decisions to issue, amend, or renew a licence can be appealed.
The timing for the reconsideration and hearing of the Avis de Recherche decision will be determined by the CRTC. For more information on the CRTC, please visit www.crtc.gc.ca
Information:
Richard Walker
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages
819 994-5978

Donald Boulanger
A/Chief, Media Relations
Canadian Heritage
819 994-9101

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