Radiocommunication Regulations (SOR/96-484)

• 56. (1) The radio licence fee payable in respect of a radio licence that is issued in respect of radio apparatus installed in a station and that authorizes the use of certain frequencies is, for each of the applicable items of Parts I to VII of Schedule III

  • (a) the sum of the issuance fee and the monthly fee for each month until the licence has expired;

  • (b) the renewal fee; or

  • (c) the reinstatement fee.

• (2) Subject to subsection (3), radio licences expire on March 31 of each year and are renewable for a period of 12 months.

• (3) Radio licences issued for less than 30 days expire on the day indicated on the licence and are not renewable.

• (4) The radio licence fee payable for the issuance or renewal of a radio licence in respect of radio apparatus installed in a fixed or mobile station that is operated by a radiocommunication service provider authorized to provide a public cordless telephone service on public cordless telephone frequencies is $10.00 for each period of 12 months or less.

57. The radio licence fees do not apply in respect of a radio licence issued to a foreign government that grants a reciprocal radio licence fee exemption to Her Majesty in right of Canada.

58. For the purpose of calculating the radio licence fees payable for a radio licence authorizing operation on certain frequencies for radio apparatus installed in a fixed station or space station referred to in section 61 or 65 or 73,

• (a) one television channel, including the associated sound channels,

  • (i) where the necessary bandwidth is 6 MHz or less, is equivalent to 300 telephone channels,

  • (ii) where the necessary bandwidth is greater than 6 MHz and less than or equal to 12.7 MHz, is equivalent to 600 telephone channels, and

  • (iii) where the necessary bandwidth is greater than 12.7 MHz, is equivalent to 960 telephone channels;

• (b) one sound channel is equivalent to three telephone channels; and

• (c) one digitally modulated channel is equivalent to the number of telephone channels calculated by dividing the modulation bit rate by 64 kilobits per second.

59. [Repealed, SOR/2000-78, s. 12]

• 60. (1) The radio licence fee payable in respect of radio apparatus installed in a mobile station that operates in the aeronautical service or maritime service is the applicable fee set out in item 2 of Part I of Schedule III for all authorized transmit and receive frequencies.

• (2) The radio licence fee payable in respect of radio apparatus installed in a mobile station that operates in the public information service is the applicable fee set out in item 3 of Part I of Schedule III for all authorized transmit and receive frequencies.

• (3) The radio licence fee payable in respect of radio apparatus installed in a mobile station that operates in the developmental service or radiodetermination service is the applicable fee set out in item 4 of Part I of Schedule III for all authorized transmit and receive frequencies.

• (4) The radio licence fee payable in respect of radio apparatus installed in a mobile station that operates in the land mobile service is the applicable fee set out in item 5 of Part I of Schedule III for all authorized transmit and receive frequencies.

• (5) In addition to any applicable fee prescribed pursuant to subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4), the radio licence fee payable in respect of radio apparatus installed in a mobile station that communicates with a space station is the applicable fee set out in item 6 of Part I of Schedule III for all authorized transmit and receive frequencies.

• (6) The radio licence fee payable in respect of radio apparatus installed in a mobile station, other than a mobile station referred to in subsections (1) to (5), is the applicable fee set out in item 7 of Part I of Schedule III for all authorized transmit and receive frequencies.