CRTC Three-Year Plan 2015-2018
The CRTC’s activities under this pillar contribute to a communications system that provides Canadians – including persons with disabilities – with quality and affordable communications service options. The communications system strengthens the social and economic fabric of Canada, and enables Canadians to have access to compelling and diverse Canadian content.
Ongoing activities include the following:

• ensuring adherence to rules and policies, including those related to competition, quality of service, and Internet traffic management practices;

• developing a framework to maximize choice for viewers and to foster a healthy, dynamic television market;

• addressing applications related to the rates, terms, or conditions of services, including applications to refrain from rate regulation;
• managing the use of telephone numbers in Canada;
• managing a contribution and subsidy regime that supports basic residential local services in rural and remote areas;
• resolving industry disputes and complaints through both formal Commission processes and staff-assisted dispute resolution; and,
• coordinating the activities of the CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee, which assists the CRTC in developing information, procedures, and guidelines concerning various regulatory activities.

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From CBC News:

Nova Scotia film tax credit deal struck between province, industry
Nova Scotia’s government has struck a deal with members of the province’s film industry over the planned cuts to the film tax credit.

Finance department officials met with industry members on Thursday to find a way forward.

Screen Nova Scotia representatives said the deal “will keep us in business.” Continue reading.

From John Doyle of The Globe & Mail:

Hey Nova Scotia, way to kill a cultural achievement!
First, they came for the comedians and storytellers. Well, okay, actually, first they dismantled the system that allowed them to work and the culture to flourish.

In Nova Scotia, there is a hell-uva fuss going on. As there should be. The provincial government, strapped for cash, has slashed the film industry tax credit to 25-per-cent refundable, from 100 per cent. This is an act of madness. Continue reading.

From a media release:

Rogers Communications today announced that Keith Pelley, President, Rogers Media, will leave the company to become the new Commissioner and CEO of The European Tour – a global golf tour featuring 48 events in 26 countries. He will remain President of Rogers Media until his departure this summer.

During his tenure, Pelley repositioned the media business to address the changing media landscape. He reorganized the media division, breaking down silos to function in an integrated manner across the diverse portfolio of assets; he led the push to digital across the publishing brands; launched shomi and Next Issue in Canada; launched Sportsnet magazine to make Sportsnet the only five-platform sports media brand in the country; and expanded the reach of the company’s TV assets to deliver world-class content to more Canadians. He joined the company in August 2010.

A search for Pelley’s successor will begin and details on his exact departure date will be announced later.