COMMISSIONS

CANADA REVENUE AGENCY

INCOME TAX ACT

Revocation of registration of a charity

The following notice of proposed revocation was sent to the charity listed below revoking it for failure to meet the parts of the Income Tax Act as listed in this notice:

“Notice is hereby given, pursuant to paragraphs 168(1)(b), 168(1)(d) and 168(1)(e) of the Income Tax Act, that I propose to revoke the registration of the organization listed below under subsection 149.1(2) of the Income Tax Act and that the revocation of the registration is effective on the date of publication of this notice.”

TERRY DE MARCH
Director General
Charities Directorate

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES

The following notices are abridged versions of the Commission’s original notices bearing the same number. The original notices contain a more detailed outline of the applications, including additional locations and addresses where the complete files may be examined. The relevant material, including the notices and applications, is available for viewing during normal business hours at the following offices of the Commission:

— Central Building, Les Terrasses de la Chaudière, Room 206, 1 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0N2, 819-997-2429 (telephone), 994-0423 (TDD), 819-994-0218 (fax);

— Metropolitan Place, Suite 1410, 99 Wyse Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5, 902-426-7997 (telephone), 426-6997 (TDD), 902-426-2721 (fax);

— Kensington Building, Suite 1810, 275 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3, 204-983-6306 (telephone), 983-8274 (TDD), 204-983-6317 (fax);

— 530–580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6, 604-666-2111 (telephone), 666-0778 (TDD), 604-666-8322 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, 205 Viger Avenue W, Suite 504, Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1G2, 514-283-6607 (telephone), 283-8316 (TDD), 514-283-3689 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, 55 St. Clair Avenue E, Suite 624, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2, 416-952-9096 (telephone), 416-954-6343 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, Cornwall Professional Building, Room 103, 2125 11th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3, 306-780-3422 (telephone), 306-780-3319 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4, 780-495-3224 (telephone), 780-495-3214 (fax).

Interventions must be filed with the Secretary General, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2, together with proof that a true copy of the intervention has been served upon the applicant, on or before the deadline given in the notice.

Secretary General

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

DECISIONS

The complete texts of the decisions summarized below are available from the offices of the CRTC.

2009-247 May 4, 2009

World Impact Ministries
Across Canada

Approved — Authority to acquire from The Christian Channel Inc. the assets of the Category 2 specialty television programming undertaking known as The Christian Channel and to acquire a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the undertaking.

2009-248 May 4, 2009

Luciano Butera, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Approved — Authority to acquire from Mrs. Jeannine Dancy the assets of the tourist radio programming undertaking CHQI-FM Niagara-on-the-Lake and for a new broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the undertaking under the same terms and conditions as those in effect under the current licence.

2009-249 May 4, 2009

Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Kingston, Ontario

Approved — Authority to acquire from K-Rock 1057 Inc. the assets of the English-language FM radio stations CIKR-FM and CKXC-FM Kingston and broadcasting licences to continue the operation of the undertakings.

2009-250 May 4, 2009

2188301 Ontario Corporation
Alliston, Ontario

Approved — Amendment to the technical parameters of the English-language low power commercial radio programming undertaking CFAO-FM Alliston.

2009-253 May 7, 2009

Newcap Inc.
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador

Approved — Amendment to the technical parameters of the English-language commercial AM radio programming undertaking CJYQ St. John’s.

2009-224-1 May 8, 2009

Maritime Broadcasting System Limited
Amherst, Nova Scotia

Correction — The Commission corrects CKDH Amherst — Conversion to FM band, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-224, April 24, 2009, in regard to the frequency identified for the new FM radio station approved in that decision.

2009-258 May 8, 2009

Evanov Communications Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Approved — Use of frequency 106.1 MHz by the new commercial FM radio station in Winnipeg.

2009-259 May 8, 2009

591991 B.C. Ltd.
Sherbrooke, Quebec

Approved — Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CKOY-FM Sherbrooke, Quebec, by increasing the average effective radiated power (ERP) from 1 300 to 9 100 W and the maximum ERP from 1 300 to 50 000 W, by increasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain from 173 to 190.2 m, by replacing its omnidirectional antenna with a directional antenna, and by relocating the transmitter and the antenna site.

2009-260 May 8, 2009

Coopérative de radiodiffusion MF 103,5 de Lanaudière
Joliette, Quebec

Radio communautaire de la Rive-Sud inc.
Longueuil, Quebec

Approved — Change to the authorized contours of the commercial radio programming undertaking CJLM-FM Joliette by increasing the maximum effective radiated power (ERP) from 3 000 to 4 500 W.

Approved — Change to the authorized contours of the French-language, Type B community radio programming undertaking CHAA-FM Longueuil by increasing the average ERP from 64 to 340 W and the maximum ERP from 263 to 1 400 W.

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

INFORMATION BULLETIN 2009-251

Clarifications regarding Canadian content development contributions made by commercial radio stations

The Commission clarifies issues for licensees of commercial radio stations with respect to Canadian content development (CCD) contributions. The Commission discusses deadlines for making “over and above” contributions, exceptions to the requirement to contribute to FACTOR and MUSICACTION, as well as CCD information that must be filed with annual returns.

May 5, 2009

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2008-93-1

Notice of application received

Various locations
Amendment to item 1

Further to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-93, the Commission announces the following:

At the request of the applicant, item 1 is withdrawn from this public notice. The Commission has closed the file on this application.

Item 1

Across Canada
Application No. 2008-0898-3

Application by Avis de Recherche inc. to amend Distribution Order 2007-4, appended to Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-246. By this order, direct-to-home (DTH) distribution undertaking licensees, as well as Class 1 and Class 2 distribution undertakings, excluding multipoint distribution system undertakings, must provide Avis de Recherche’s programming service to all digital subscribers living in the province of Quebec as part of digital basic service, effective January 24, 2008.

May 6, 2009

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2009-157-4

Notice of hearing

May 26, 2009
Québec, Quebec
Update of financial summary for the Québec radio market to include preliminary results for 2008

Further to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-87 and Broadcasting Notices of Consultation CRTC 2009-157, 2009-157-1, 2009-157-2 and 2009-157-3, the Commission announces the following:

For the convenience of interested parties, the financial summary for the Québec radio market has been updated to include preliminary results for 2008.

May 6, 2009

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2009-158-3

Notice of hearing

May 28, 2009
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Update of financial summary for the Halifax radio market to include preliminary results for 2008

Further to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-90 and Broadcasting Notices of Consultation CRTC 2009-158, 2009-158-1 and 2009-158-2, the Commission announces the following:

For the convenience of interested parties, the financial summary for the Halifax radio market has been updated to include preliminary results for 2008.

May 6, 2009

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2009-252

Notice of application received

Montréal, Quebec
Deadline for submission of interventions and/or comments: June 10, 2009

The Commission has received the following application:

1. Canadian Hellenic Cable Radio Ltd.
Montréal, Quebec

 To amend the broadcasting licence of its commercial FM specialty radio programming undertaking in Montréal.

May 6, 2009

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2009-254

Call for comments on the proposed addition of Al Jazeera English to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis

The Commission received a request dated February 27, 2009, from Ethnic Channels Group Limited (ECGL) for the addition of Al Jazeera English (AJE), a non-Canadian, English-language satellite service originating in Qatar, to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis (the digital lists). The documents related to this request are available on the Commission’s Web site at www.crtc.gc.ca under “Public Proceedings.”

The Commission calls for comments on ECGL’s request for the addition of AJE to the digital lists. Parties submitting comments on the request should also submit a true copy of their comments to the Canadian sponsor, ECGL, at the following address:

Ethnic Channels Group Limited
907 Alness Street
Toronto, Ontario
M3J 2J1
Attention: Mr. Slava Levin
Email: slavalevin@ethnicchannels.com
Fax: 416-736-7677

Proof that comments have been sent to ECGL must accompany the original version of the comments sent to the Commission.

Comments on ECGL’s request must be received by the Commission no later than June 8, 2009. A copy of the comments must be received by ECGL no later than the deadline for receipt of comments by the Commission.

ECGL may file a written reply to any comments received concerning its request. This reply should be filed with the Commission, and a copy sent to the person who submitted the comments, by no later than June 22, 2009.

The Commission will not formally acknowledge comments. It will, however, fully consider all comments, and they will form part of the public record of the proceeding, provided that the procedures for filing set out below have been followed.

May 7, 2009

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