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Broadcasting Act (S.C. 1991, c. 11)

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  2. Amendments Not In Force

Regulations made under this Act

  1. Broadcasting Distribution Regulations (SOR/97-555)
  2. Broadcasting Information Regulations, 1993 (SOR/93-420)
  3. Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations, 1997 (SOR/97-144)
  4. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure (SOR/2010-277)
  5. Conversion from Analog to Digital Television Regulations (SOR/2011-65)
  6. CRTC Rules of Procedure [Repealed] (C.R.C., c. 375)
  7. Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility of Non-Canadians) (SOR/97-192)
  8. Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility to Hold Broadcasting Licences) (SOR/85-627)
  9. Direction to the CRTC (Reservation of Cable Channels) (C.R.C., c. 378)
  10. Direction to the CRTC (Reservation of Channels for the Distribution of CPAC) (SOR/2005-60)
  11. Direction to the CRTC (Reservation of Frequencies for Toronto) Order (SOR/98-284)
  12. Directions to the CRTC (Direct-to-Home (DTH) Pay-Per-View Television Programming Undertakings) Order (SOR/95-320)
  13. Directions to the CRTC (Direct-to-Home (DTH) Satellite Distribution Undertakings) Order (SOR/95-319)
  14. Order Declining to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2005-15 (SI/2005-36)
  15. Order Declining to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2005-248 (SI/2005-82)
  16. Order Declining to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2006-193 (SI/2006-108)
  17. Order Declining to Refer Back to the CRTC Decisions CRTC 2006-323 and 2006-324 (SI/2006-129)
  18. Order Declining to Set Aside a CRTC Decision Respecting Westcom Radio Group Limited (SI/87-150)
  19. Order Declining to Set Aside Decision CRTC 96-479 (SI/96-92)
  20. Order Declining to Set Aside Decision CRTC 97-137 (SI/97-69)
  21. Order Declining to Set Aside or Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Issuing a Broadcasting Licence to Saskatoon Telecable Ltd. (SI/84-69)
  22. Order Declining to Set Aside or Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2003-115 (SI/2003-139)
  23. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back a Decision to the CRTC for Reconsideration and Hearing (SI/87-99)
  24. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Amending the Broadcasting Licence of Moffat Communications Limited (SI/85-41) (SI/85-41)
  25. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Amending the Broadcasting Licence of Premier Cablesystems Limited (SI/84-231)
  26. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Issuing a Broadcasting Licence to Chinavision Canada Corporation (SI/84-145)
  27. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting a Broadcasting Licence (SI/97-25)
  28. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting a Broadcasting Licence (SI/96-95)
  29. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Al Cablesystems Inc. (SI/90-170)
  30. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Armadale Communications Limited (SI/87-56)
  31. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Campbell River T.V. Association (SI/85-213)
  32. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Canadian Learning Television (SI/96-103)
  33. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CFJO-FM (SI/97-51)
  34. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CFMB Limited (SI/97-50)
  35. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHAM Hamilton (SI/95-120)
  36. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHUM Limited (SI/93-199)
  37. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHUM Limited (SI/93-69)
  38. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHUM Limited (SI/94-110)
  39. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CION FM Inc. and CIBM-FM Mont-Bleu Ltée (SI/89-1)
  40. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CJFP-FM Rivière-du-Loup (SI/96-118)
  41. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CTEQ Télévision Inc. (SI/95-117)
  42. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting KAYU-TV (Fox) (SI/94-139)
  43. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting New Brunswick Broadcasting Company Ltd. (SI/88-123)
  44. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Premier Choix: TVEC Inc. (SI/94-111)
  45. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Racetrack Management (1983) (SI/87-242)
  46. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Radio Beauce Inc. (SI/87-37)
  47. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Radio Station CIWW Ottawa (SI/95-38)
  48. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Rawlco Communications Ltd. (SI/90-154)
  49. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Rogers Cable TV Limited, Shaw Cablesystems (B.C.) Ltd. and Shaw Cablesystems (Ontario) Ltd. (SI/95-39)
  50. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Shaw Cablesystems (B.C.) Ltd. (SI/92-171)
  51. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting SkyCable Inc. (SI/96-27)
  52. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Sun Country Cablevision Ltd. (SI/87-256)
  53. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting TELUS Cable Holdings Inc. (SI/97-88)
  54. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (SI/94-112)
  55. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting TreeHouse TV (SI/96-104)
  56. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Various Cable Distribution Undertakings (SI/95-119)
  57. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Victoria Communications Limited (SI/88-33)
  58. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Viking Cable T.V. Limited (SI/87-143)
  59. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions (SI/88-215)
  60. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions (SI/88-29)
  61. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions (SI/85-2)
  62. Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Certain Decisions (SI/98-76)
  63. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions (SI/85-212)
  64. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions (SI/86-211)
  65. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings (SI/96-119)
  66. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings (SI/96-28)
  67. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings (SI/96-25)
  68. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings (SI/96-26)
  69. Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2000-203 (SI/2000-86)
  70. Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2000-205 (SI/2000-87)
  71. Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2000-219 (SI/2000-91)
  72. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2001-628 (SI/2002-14)
  73. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2001-678 (SI/2002-41)
  74. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2002-377 (SI/2003-32)
  75. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2002-39 (SI/2002-83)
  76. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2002-81 (SI/2002-94)
  77. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2002-82 (SI/2002-104)
  78. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2004-538 (SI/2005-15)
  79. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 97-293 (SI/97-119)
  80. Order Declining to set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 97-294 (SI/97-120)
  81. Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 99-19 (SI/99-43)
  82. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decisions CRTC 2001-457 and CRTC 2001-458 (SI/2001-110)
  83. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decisions CRTC 2005-246 and CRTC 2005-247 (SI/2005-81)
  84. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Back to the CRTC Decisions CRTC 2005-338 and CRTC 2005-339 (SI/2005-103)
  85. Order declining to set aside or to refer back to the CRTC Decisions CRTC 99-109 to CRTC 99-112 (SI/99-95)
  86. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Decision CRTC 97-362 (SI/97-126)
  87. Order Declining to Set Aside or to Refer Decision CRTC 97-370 (SI/97-130)
  88. Order Declining to Set Aside to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Telemedia Communications Inc. and Muskoka-Parry Sound Broadcasting Limited (SI/87-257)
  89. Order Directing the CRTC to Issue a Notice to all Television Networks throughout Canada to Broadcast a Special Message from the Prime Minister (SOR/95-503)
  90. Order Raising the Limit on the Amount that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation may Expend Under a Lease or Other Rental Agreement (SOR/2002-351)
  91. Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Amending a Broadcasting Licence of Westcom Radio Group Limited (SI/86-212)
  92. Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Amending the Broadcasting Licence of Allarcom Limited (SI/83-165)
  93. Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Amending the Broadcasting Licence of Télécâble Vidéotron Ltée (SI/83-161)
  94. Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Issuing a Broadcasting Licence to Omineca Cablevision Limited (SI/85-1)
  95. Order Referring back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting CHEZ-FM INC. (SI/90-3)
  96. Order Referring back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Nation’s Capital Television Incorporated (SI/87-91)
  97. Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting Telemedia Communications Inc. and Muskoka-Parry Sound Broadcasting Limited (SI/87-98)
  98. Order Referring Back to the CRTC a Decision Respecting the Approval of an Application for a Licence by Ian Mackay (SI/87-34)
  99. Order Referring Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Amending Broadcasting Licences of Câblevision Nationale Ltée (SI/83-160)
  100. Order Referring Back to the CRTC Decision CRTC 2001-757 (SI/2002-54)
  101. Order Referring Back to the CRTC the Decisions Respecting Shaw Cablesystems Ltd. and Cogeco Radio-Télévision Inc. (SI/93-190)
  102. Order Referring Back to the CRTC Various Decisions (SI/97-11)
  103. Order Setting Aside Amendments to Certain Broadcasting Licences Issued by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (SOR/82-895)
  104. Order Setting Aside Amendments to the Broadcasting Licence of M.S.A. Cablevision Ltd. Issued by the CRTC (SI/83-194)
  105. Order Setting Aside Amendments to the Broadcasting Licence of Western Cablevision Limited Issued by the CRTC (SI/83-195)
  106. Order Setting Aside Certain Broadcasting Licences Issued by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (SI/76-153)
  107. Order Setting Aside or Referring Back to the CRTC Certain Decisions Respecting Various Undertakings (SI/96-101)
  108. Pay Television Regulations, 1990 (SOR/90-105)
  109. Radio Regulations, 1986 (SOR/86-982)
  110. Specialty Services Regulations, 1990 (SOR/90-106)
  111. Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 (SOR/87-49)