CRTC approves $30M in funding for CAV for 2022

OTTAWA – The CRTC today approved $30 million in funding for the Canadian Administrator of VRS (CAV) from the National Contribution Fund (NCF). The funding, which was approved on an interim basis last November, is to be paid out in 12 equal, monthly payments, starting this past January. “Access to this funding will enable the CAV to continue to offer video relay service in Canada to the benefit of all Canadians,” the CRTC’s decision explains. “Video relay service (VRS) enables people who use sign language to conduct telephone calls and communicate with voice telephone users using sign language.” It does...