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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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SECTION II:
Analysis of Program Activities by Strategic Outcome
Detailed Analysis of Program Activity
The CRTC's Program Activity Architecture (PAA), as approved by Treasury Board, is comprised of the following:
Strategic Outcome:
Broadcasting and Telecommunications industries that contribute to Canada's cultural, economic and social prosperity.
Program Activity:
Regulation and supervision of the Canadian broadcasting industry
Financial Resources:
| 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 |
| $23.5 million | $23.5 million | $23.5 million |
Human Resources:
| 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 |
| 217 | 217 | 217 |
The broadcasting section provides the CRTC with advice and recommendations in support of its mandate to supervise and regulate all aspects of the Canadian broadcasting system in order to implement the broadcasting policy set out in the Broadcasting Act.
To meet its objectives, the CRTC must encourage the promotion of Canadian creativity, the reflection of Canadian society, and ensure that Canadian programming is prominently displayed in an increasingly globalized world.
To achieve the desired outcomes, the CRTC plans to:
- increase the production and viewing of Canadian drama;
- ensure diversity of services to reinforce the Canadian broadcasting system;
- increase the presence, participation, and portrayal of and access to persons with disabilities and improve representation of our ethnocultural and Aboriginal societies; and
- ensure licensee compliance with regulations and conditions of licence.
The CRTC will measure its success in achieving the objectives of the Broadcasting Act using indicators such as the number of scheduled hours of Canadian programming, the viewership for Canadian programs, the amount invested in Canadian content development; the availability of ethnocultural and Aboriginal programming, and the availability of programming in the official language of the minority.
Program Activity:
Regulation and monitoring of the Canadian telecommunications industry
Financial Resources:
| 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 |
| $22.3 million | $22.3 million | $22.3 million |
Human Resources:
| 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 |
| 205 | 205 | 205 |
The telecommunications section develops advice and recommendations to the CRTC to ensure the implementation of Canadian telecommunications objectives set out in the Telecommunications Act.
The rapid and continued evolution of the telecommunications industry and the introduction of new services provids businesses and consumers with better and faster ways to communicate. The new services and changes in technology also raise complex issues.
The CRTC will continue to address these issues to take advantage of the innovative technologies that will better serve the telecommunications industries as well as the Canadian public.
To continue to ensure access to a wide variety of communications services for all Canadians, the CRTC plans to:
- foster increased reliance on market forces for the provision of telecommunications services;
- ensure that regulation, where required, is efficient and effective; and
- promote access by all consumers in all regions of the country to reliable and affordable telecommunications services.
The CRTC will continue to monitor the evolution of new technologies in the telecommunications industry and the impact of regulation and de-regulation. It will measure progress in ensuring that Canadians have better access to innovative, high quality and affordable communications services, using national and international indicators such as analysis of competition (profile of competitors, emergence of alternative service providers), national trends in market share in regulated and unregulated markets, and selected financial (revenue, profits) and economic indicators of industry.
Shared Activity:
Industry and Consumer Research and Analysis
The Industry Analysis, Economic and Technology section conducts strategic research and analysis of trends and developments with respect to the financial, technological, legal, audience, and market conditions of the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors. In doing so, it provides advice on new policy measures to respond to the evolving social, cultural and economic dynamics of the Canadian marketplace.
The CRTC will continue to closely examine the Canadian marketplace, benchmark with international partners, determine consumer needs and conduct strategic research in collaboration with the industry, academia, and other private government stakeholders to:
- ensure that policies and regulations in broadcasting and telecommunications are responsive to Canadians' needs;
- measure and report on progress to ensure that Canadians have high quality services at affordable prices and tflective of Canadian society;
- foster increased reliance on market forces for the provision of telecommunications and broadcasting services taking into consideration the various ownership rules applicable to the broadcasting sector.