Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
E65738
broadcasting regulator
government agency of Canada
independent regulatory agency
telecommunications regulator
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is an independent public authority in Canada responsible for regulating and supervising broadcasting and telecommunications in the public interest.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T527951 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Context triple: [CBC, regulator, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]
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A.
CBC
CBC is Canada's national public broadcaster, known for airing major sports events, news, and original programming on television and radio.
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B.
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the U.S. government agency responsible for regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.
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C.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada is a Canadian federal government department responsible for fostering innovation, scientific research, and economic growth across the country.
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D.
Canada Communications Security Establishment
The Canada Communications Security Establishment is Canada’s national signals intelligence and cybersecurity agency, responsible for foreign intelligence gathering, protecting government electronic information and infrastructure, and supporting federal law enforcement and defense operations.
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E.
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications is a major Canadian telecommunications and media company providing wireless, cable, internet, and broadcasting services nationwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Target entity description: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is an independent public authority in Canada responsible for regulating and supervising broadcasting and telecommunications in the public interest.
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A.
CBC
CBC is Canada's national public broadcaster, known for airing major sports events, news, and original programming on television and radio.
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B.
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the U.S. government agency responsible for regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.
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C.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada is a Canadian federal government department responsible for fostering innovation, scientific research, and economic growth across the country.
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D.
Canada Communications Security Establishment
The Canada Communications Security Establishment is Canada’s national signals intelligence and cybersecurity agency, responsible for foreign intelligence gathering, protecting government electronic information and infrastructure, and supporting federal law enforcement and defense operations.
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E.
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications is a major Canadian telecommunications and media company providing wireless, cable, internet, and broadcasting services nationwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broadcasting regulator
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government agency of Canada ⓘ independent regulatory agency ⓘ telecommunications regulator ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1968 ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess |
public hearings
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written proceedings ⓘ |
| emblem | Government of Canada wordmark ⓘ |
| formerName |
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Canadian Radio-Television Commission
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| foundingYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| governanceStructure | Chairperson and Commissioners ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | CRTC ⓘ |
| hasBoard |
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Commissioners of the CRTC
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| headquartersLocation |
Gatineau
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surface form:
Gatineau, Quebec
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| jurisdiction |
Canadian broadcasting system
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Canadian telecommunications system ⓘ Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
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| legalBasis |
Broadcasting Act (Canada)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act
Telecommunications Act (Canada) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
National Capital Region of Canada
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surface form:
National Capital Region (Canada)
Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| mandate |
act in the public interest
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regulate and supervise broadcasting in Canada ⓘ regulate and supervise telecommunications in Canada ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| overseenBy |
Minister of Canadian Heritage
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Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Parliament of Canada ⓘ |
| precededBy | Board of Broadcast Governors ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Parliament of Canada ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administering Canada’s National Do Not Call List
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approving broadcasting distribution undertakings ⓘ approving certain telecommunications tariffs ⓘ enforcing Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) ⓘ enforcing the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules ⓘ ensuring reliable and affordable telecommunications services ⓘ licensing broadcasting undertakings ⓘ promoting accessibility of communications services ⓘ promoting competition in telecommunications markets ⓘ protecting privacy in telecommunications services ⓘ regulating Canadian content requirements ⓘ regulating internet service providers within telecommunications framework ⓘ regulating telecommunications common carriers ⓘ setting conditions of licence for broadcasters ⓘ |
| sector |
broadcasting
ⓘ
digital communications ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ |
| shortName | CRTC ⓘ |
| website | https://crtc.gc.ca ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Description of subject: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is an independent public authority in Canada responsible for regulating and supervising broadcasting and telecommunications in the public interest.
Referenced by (63)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Fido Solutions
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regulatoryJurisdiction
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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Chatr Mobile
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regulatoryJurisdiction
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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legalBasis
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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formerName
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Canadian Radio-Television Commission
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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hasBoard
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Commissioners of the CRTC
Ici Radio-Canada Première
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regulator
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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CFTO-TV (as an early investor and co-founder)
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regulatoryAuthority
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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subject surface form:
CFTO-TV
radio station CFRB
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regulatoryAuthority
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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subject surface form:
CFRB
Canadian Heritage Portfolio
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includesAgency
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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Canadian federal agencies
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includes
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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this entity surface form:
Canadian Radio‑television and Telecommunications Commission
Crave (streaming service)
→
regulator
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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subject surface form:
Crave
Virgin Plus
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regulatoryJurisdiction
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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CJMT-DT Toronto
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regulatoryAuthority
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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subject surface form:
CJMT-DT
CJTR 91.3 FM (community campus radio association)
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regulatoryAuthority
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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subject surface form:
CJTR 91.3 FM
this entity surface form:
Canadian Radio-Television Commission
Minister of Canadian Heritage
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worksWith
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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Broadcasting Act (Canada)
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definesMandateOf
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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Broadcasting Act (Canada)
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assignsRegulatoryAuthorityTo
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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Broadcasting Act (Canada)
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empowers
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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this entity surface form:
CRTC to make regulations respecting broadcasting
Broadcasting Act (Canada)
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administeredBy
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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Broadcasting Act (Canada)
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relatedTo
→
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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