CBC News announced Wednesday the launch of Welcome to Canada, a new series offering an in-depth look at the experiences and perspectives of newcomers to Canada.
A CBC press release says the stories featured in the series will bring context and analysis to the results of a new CBC-commissioned survey of 1,507 newcomers, conducted by market research firm Pollara Strategic Insights, and will roll out throughout January across all CBC platforms, including online at cbcnews.ca/welcometocanada.
The first segment in the Welcome to Canada series, “Experience not wanted”, examines underemployment among newcomers. Nearly nine in 10…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The Competition Bureau is suing Rogers at the Competition Tribunal for allegedly misleading customers by marketing its mobile wireless data as “unlimited” when speeds are throttled after the data cap has been exceeded.
“Rogers has made, and continues to make, representations to the public that convey the materially false or misleading general impression that Rogers Infinite Unlimited Plans offer unlimited and infinite data, allowing consumers to use as much data as they want, free from data limits,” the bureau claims in its tribunal application, filed Monday. “In fact, Rogers is providing plans whose high-speed data is limited to…
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The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and the Canadian Federation of Musicians (CFM) announced Friday the establishment and ratification of the first-ever agreement that sets the terms, conditions and rates for musicians “engaged on English-language independent productions in Canada.”
The Independent Production Agreement has a three-year term that begins on January 1, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2027.
The CFM is the Canadian national office of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM), which represents 70,000 professional musicians, 15,000 of which live and work in Canada.
“This agreement will not only bring more work to our…
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By Connie Thiessen
Total TV and film production volume was down by 18.5 per cent in Canada compared to last year, according to data released by the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA).
The report, Profile 2024: An Economic Report on the Screen-based Media Production Industry in Canada, indicates that between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024, the media production sector in Canada created 179,130 jobs, and generated $9.58 billion in production volume, contributing $11.04 billion to Canada’s GDP in 2023/24.
Despite pandemic growth in 2021/22 and 2022/23, total production volume declined by 18.5 per cent in 2023/24, which the CMPA says…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The House committee on Industry is calling on the CRTC to launch a “full review of the matter of price certainty and the issue of surprise fees increasing during fixed term contracts” and to take regulatory action on it, according to a report that was delivered to the House floor last week.
The report also urges Industry Minister Francois Philippe-Champagne to “use his available powers in the interim to correct these unfair practices,” expresses “disappointment in Rogers Communications Inc. for not proactively disclosing the true costs of their products and services to consumers,” and “notes the detrimental impact…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The CRTC said Thursday that it has streamlined the process by which it evaluates Broadband Fund applications to speed up the process and has given indigenous communities more flexibility and control over their subsidized builds.
The regulator said it is implementing a new system that includes triaging applications so that it can focus on approving builds in priority underserved areas first, suspend the evaluation of applications that do not meet key assessment criteria, and defer some information submitted by the applicants so they are not bogged down by data collection upfront, only to repeat that process when more…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Representatives from the country’s largest telcos urged Senate members to consider legislation that would make copper theft a serious crime to deter what they say is becoming an increasing problem as the value of the element rises.
Currently, the Criminal Code penalizes copper theft as “theft under $5,000,” which the telecoms say does not align with the significance of the impact of that crime and doesn’t match what other jurisdictions have been doing – which is to charge the matter more severely.
Over the first two days of hearings on copper theft on Tuesday and Wednesday, members of the…
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) announced Monday a $45-million investment that will support the creation of a 5G testbed and living lab program as part of a $66-million project led by Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN).
Based in Kanata, Ont., CENGN plans to develop eight living labs across Canada and support more than 100 Canadian startups and scaleups through the project, according to a CENGN news release. Living labs will be located in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, and will focus on the validation of 5G and…
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Unleashing the Potential of Connected Vehicles, Autonomous Driving, and Smart Transportation with Ericsson 5G Innovation
The automotive industry is on the verge of a revolution, fueled by the transformative power of 5G connectivity. 5G is not merely an incremental upgrade; it represents a shift that is fundamentally reshaping automotive advancements. At the heart of this revolution is Ericsson, a global leader in 5G technology, actively driving innovation across various industries, including automotive.
5G technology is the key enabler of ultra-reliable, low-latency communication, a critical element for connected and autonomous vehicles. This technology is redefining the road ahead for the automotive industry.
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The automotive industry is on the verge of a revolution, fueled by the transformative power of 5G connectivity. 5G is not merely an incremental upgrade; it represents a shift that is fundamentally reshaping automotive advancements. At the heart of this revolution is Ericsson, a global leader in 5G technology, actively driving innovation across various industries, including automotive.
5G technology is the key enabler of ultra-reliable, low-latency communication, a critical element for connected and autonomous vehicles. This technology is redefining the road ahead for the automotive industry.
We welcome back Ericsson Canada, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Yasir Hussain to this…
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