The Canadian regulator, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), has issued a consultation about potentially making available the 5925 - 7125 MHz band on an unlicensed basis. According to the document, ISED is considering adopting a similar approach to the United States. In that approach, parts of the band… Read more...

October 5, 2020 This consultation is available here until October 26. Reply comments are due by November 30. June 8, 2020 The Canadian Minister for Innovation, Science, and Industry, Navdeep Bains, has announced that the government will issue a consultation on the 3800 MHz band in August this year. The… Read more...

The government of Canada has issued a consultation on the technical details for the 3650-4200 MHz band, as well as changes to the frequency allocation of the 3500-3650 MHz range. The proposed changes will add a primary mobile service allocation to the 3700-4000 MHz band (mainly used for FSS at… Read more...

Following a set of policy decisions for the 3450 - 3650 MHz band, ISED intends to start consulting on its policies for the 3650 - 3700 MHz and 3700 - 4200 MHz bands. Read more...

The Canadian regulator, ISED, has issued a consultation on details for its plans to award the 3450 - 3650 MHz band. The consultation concerns the proposed auction format, rules and processes, as well as on conditions of licence for spectrum in the 3500 MHz band. ISED is also proposing a… Read more...

The Canadian spectrum regulator, ISED, has issued a consultation on the renewal process for some Broadband Radio Service licences in the 2.5 GHz band that were not assigned by auction. Multipoint Communications System and Multipoint Distribution Services licences for this band expire in March 2021. ISED is proposing to renew… Read more...

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, the country's regulator, has issued a consultation on how best to periodically increase its fees for radio and spectrum licences, and for equipment certification. The Service Fees Act (SFA), from 2017, requires ISED to periodically increase fees according to the Consumer Price Index measure… Read more...

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has issued a consultation on its spectrum utilization policy, including some potential changes, to a series of Ka Bands. It seeks comment on its new policy for the 18.8 - 19.3 GHz and 28.6 - 29.1 GHz, and seeks comment on potential changes… Read more...

Considering the growing international interest in using spectrum around 3.5 GHz for 5G, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has opened a consultation on revisions to the 3450–3650 MHz band (the 3500 MHz band) to accommodate flexible use for fixed and mobile services. The consultation also seeks preliminary comments on the potential changes… Read more...

With a view to supporting future 5G developments the ISED has called for feedback on the regulator's approach to releasing spectrum in the 28 GHz , 37-40 GHz and 64-71 GHz frequency bands. The deadline for responses was originally given as August 4, 2017,  however this has since been extended to November 11, 2017. Read more...