The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has opened a consultation on digital transmission systems (DTSs), frequency hopping systems (FHSs) and licence-exempt local area network (LE-LAN) devices. The regulator seeks views on devices operating in the 902‑928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and 5725-5850 MHz bands using DTSs or frequency hopping systems.… Read more...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is inviting comments about the resilience and reliability of Canada's telecommunications networks. Canadian respondents can submit their views until March 24, 2023. Read more...

The Canadian Innovation, Science And Economic Development department is seeking views on fees for the certification of radio equipment and the registration of telecommunications equipment. ISED has proposed to modernise the fee regime to be better equipped to deal with the increased number of applications and complexity of modern devices.… Read more...

Canada's Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is inviting comments on the draft of the government's spectrum policy for the next five years. ISED has included specific questions related to policy considerations and pricinples for its spectrum release plans, connectivity and environmental impacts to name a few areas. The document… Read more...

The Canadian regulator ISED has launched a consultation on establishing a local licensing framework in the 3.9 GHz band and mmWave bands. The aim is to make spectrum available for a broad range of users, including industry verticals. The regulator intends to assign spectrum in the 3900-3980 MHz band. Meanwhile,… Read more...

The Canadian Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has launched a consultation on a policy and licensing framework for the auction of spectrum licences in the 26 GHz, 28 GHz and 40 GHz bands, collectively referred to as millimetre Wave bands. ISED notes access to mmWave spectrum will be… Read more...

The Canadian Governments Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) department has announced a consultation on proposed changes to requirements set out in spectrum licences for sharing of technical information related to base stations. While current spectrum licences require licensees to share some technical information, the regulator is proposing changes to… Read more...

The Canadian Governments Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) department has launched a consultation on the technical and policy framework for Radio Local Area Network (RLAN) devices in the 5850-5895 MHz frequency band as well as Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in the 5895-5925 MHz frequency band. RLAN in Canada currently… Read more...

The Canadian Governments Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) department has launched a consultation on the policy and technical framework of spectrum between 95 GHz and 275 GHz. The ISED is considering making various bands in this range available for unlicensed use. The department says these frequencies will support a… Read more...

Canada's department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has launched a consultation on proposed revisions to the country's table of frequency allocations to take into account the results of WRC19 as well as domestic requirements. The table was last modified in 2018. There are changes in a wide variety… Read more...