CRTC to assess $116.6 million in Part II licence fees for 2019

OTTAWA — The CRTC says the total amount of Part II licence fees to be assessed by the Commission in 2019 is estimated to be $116.6 million.The Commission made the announcement Wednesday in Broadcasting Order CRTC 2019-359. Sections 11(1) and 11(2) of the Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations set out the components for the calculation of the Part II licence fees, paid by major licensed broadcasting undertakings.The CRTC said it calculated the total annual amount of Part II licence fees to be assessed in 2019 by taking last year’s total of $113,973,360 in Part II licence fees and applying a Consumer...