User Fees
- The only fee that the CRTC currently collects, and which is subject to the reporting requirements of the User Fees Act, is for processing requests filed under the Access to Information Act.
2007-2008 User Fee - User Fees Act
| Name of Fee | Fee Type | Fee Setting Authority | Date Last Modified | 2007-2008 | Planning Years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Revenue ($000) | Full Cost ($000) | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue ($000) | Estimated Full Cost ($000) |
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| Access to Information Fees | Other Products and Services (O) | Access to Information Act | 1992 | Note 1 | Note 1 | 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 |
Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 |
$ - $ - $ - |
| Performance Standards |
Requests are completed as per the standards indicated in the Access to Information Act. Section 7 of the Act states that access to a record requested under this Act shall, subject to sections 8, 9 and 11, be made available within 30 days after the request is received. |
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| Performance Results |
During 2007–2008, 15 requests out of 17 were completed: 11 were completed within 30 days, two within 31 and 60 days and two within 61 and 120 days. Two requests are still pending at the end of 2007–2008. |
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Note 1: The Access to Information revenue and cost for 2007–2008 are negligible: $50.00 received and approximately $11,000 in cost. The CRTC forecasts that the revenue associated with these fees and the full cost in future years will be negligible.
CRTC External Fees and Policy on Service Standard for External Fees
CRTC assesses fees pursuant to the Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations 1997 and the Telecommunications Fee Regulations 1995. These regulations can be located on the CRTC website at www.crtc.gc.ca. The CRTC has received a legal opinion indicating that the Part I broadcasting licence fees and telecommunications fees are considered to be external ‘regulatory fees’ and not ‘user fees’ as defined in the User Fees Act (UFA). Thus these fees, and the external reporting of any information related to these fees, are not subject to the provisions of the UFA, but rather the Treasury Board Policy on Service Standards for External Fees. Information on broadcasting and telecommunications fees is included below.
CRTC External Fees
| Name of Fee | Fee Type | Fee Setting Authority | Date Last Modified | 2007-2008 | Planning Years | |||
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| Actual Revenue ($000) | Full Cost ($000) | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue ($000) | Estimated Full Cost ($000) | ||||
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Broadcasting Licence Fees
Part I Part II (notes 1 & 2) |
Regul-atory (R)
Right & Privi-lege |
Broadcasting Act (Section 11)
Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations 1997 |
1997
1997 |
$28.1M
$0.7M |
$28.7 M
$10.0 M |
2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2008-2009 |
$27.2M $32.8M $33.3M $- |
$27.2M $32.8M $33.3M $10.0M |
| Telecommuni-cations Fees | Regul-atory (R) |
Telecommuni-cations Act (Section 68)
Telecommuni-cations Fee Regulations 1995 |
1995 | $26.1M | $26.1M | 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 |
$29.9M $29.5M $24.5M |
$29.9M $29.5M $24.5M |
| $54.9M | $64.2M | 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 |
$57.1M $62.3M $57.8M |
$57.1M $62.3M $57.8M |
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Note 1: The rationale for assessing Part II fee is three-fold:
- to earn a fair return for the Canadian public for access to, or exploitation of, a publicly owned or controlled resource,
- to recover Industry Canada costs associated with the management of the broadcasting spectrum (approximately $10 million annually), and
- to represent the privilege of holding a broadcasting licence for commercial benefit.
Note 2: The CRTC collected $674,000 in outstanding Part II licence fees pertaining to the 2005 and 2006 return years. No revenues for Part II licence fees are forecasted for these years as a result of the litigation which pertains to a challenge of the CRTC’s Part II broadcasting licence fees. The amounts reflected in the estimated full cost column pertain to Industry Canada costs associated with broadcasting spectrum management.
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