CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel) has filed an application to increase its regulated wholesale fee for basic carriage by three cents to a total of 16 cents per subscriber per month. If approved, the proposed wholesale fee would take effect Sept. 1, 2026. The parliamentary affairs channel says the proposed fee increase “is essential for CPAC to continue to provide its foundational public service to Canadians,” including daily coverage of proceedings, important commissions of inquiry and political conventions, as well as CPAC’s own public affairs content. Even with the increase, CPAC says its wholesale fee is and will continue to be the lowest for any of the national television services the CRTC has designated for mandatory basic carriage. Without the increase, CPAC says it will not be possible “to provide the same level and scope of programming as we do now beyond this time frame.”

CRTC Chair Vicky Eatrides is among those set to appear at the Competition Bureau’s upcoming summit on AI. Canada’s Competition Summit 2024: Market Dynamics in the AI Era will be held Sept. 16  in Ottawa and virtually, bringing together domestic and international competition authorities, regulators, businesses, non-governmental organizations, lawyers and academics. It will feature a virtual keynote speech by Lina Khan, Chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Eatrides will appear as part of a Canadian regulators roundtable.