Commission approves $27.3 million in funding for video relay service

GATINEAU — The CRTC announced today it has approved the application submitted by the Canadian Administrator of VRS (CAV) for $27,251,477 in funding from the National Contribution Fund (NCF) for 2021. The Commission has directed the central fund administrator of the NCF to remit the approved amount to the CAV in 12 equal monthly installments, beginning in January 2021. Access to this funding will enable the CAV to continue to offer video relay service (VRS) in Canada to the benefit of all Canadians, as envisioned by the Commission in Telecom Regulatory Policy 2014-187, the CRTC said today in its decision....