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The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission will be holding a public hearing to review its policies and regulations relating to the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF), commencing on 16 April 2012 at the Conference Centre, Phase IV, 140 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec. Read the rest of this entry »

The Ontario government is taking strong action to help eliminate the shock many consumers get from opening their cell phone and wireless services bills. The province is introducing legislation to make it easier to understand the costs and terms of wireless services agreements while ensuring service providers are upfront with information before contracts are signed. Read the rest of this entry »

The Honourable Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, in partnership with the City of St. John’s and the St. John’s Port Authority, today officially opened the Terry Fox Mile 0 Site, featuring a bronze statue of Terry Fox, on the shore of St. John’s harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released statistical and financial reports on Canadian conventional television stations, cable and satellite providers for the broadcast year ended August 31, 2011. Although revenues remained slightly below pre-recession levels, the profitability of private conventional broadcasters improved mainly due to a reduction in overall program expenses. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that it is seeking views on whether the wireless market has changed enough to warrant its intervention in the development of a national code for wireless services. The CRTC recently received several applications suggesting that one be established. Read the rest of this entry »

The Royal Canadian Mint is pleased to announce that it has launched a program for developers from across North America to test and challenge a digital currency technology and to determine its applicability to the current marketplace. The MintChip™ Developer Challenge, which will accept submissions from April 4 until August 1, is part of the Mint’s ongoing research and development efforts. Read the rest of this entry »

Facebook has shown greater awareness of users privacy rights, but still needs to do a better job of considering privacy issues before rolling out new features, Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) Jennifer Stoddart said today in announcing the findings of three complaint investigations involving the popular social networking site. Read the rest of this entry »

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has extended the deadline to enter the 2012 BDC Young Entrepreneur Award contest until May 6, 2012 and added a new prize valued at $25,000. Young entrepreneurs now have a chance to win the BDC Grand Prize for Innovation: $100,000 to implement a new innovation project aimed at driving business growth. The BDC Young Entrepreneur Award runner-up will receive a $25,000 customized Internet strategy from BDC Consulting, designed to help the beneficiary increase sales and stand out in a competitive world. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced new two-year Program Guidelines for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal years. It also announced the program budget for 2012-2013 set at $375 million. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that the agency has concluded a five-month investigation, taking enforcement action against 85 companies for breaking the telemarketing rules. This investigation marks the latest step in the CRTC’s efforts, using a variety of enforcement strategies, to reduce unwanted calls made to Canadians. Read the rest of this entry »