August, 2023
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) in Canada announced a public consultation on July 20, 2023, on BPR-3, Issue 7 (draft) - Application Procedures and Rules for FM Broadcasting Undertakings. This draft broadcasting standard outlines requirements that apply to FM transmitters in the 88-108 MHz frequency band, and changes include a new procedure for adopting In-Band On-Channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcasting, and transitioning to online applications, with e-mail applications only acceptable under special circumstances.
The consultation may be accessed here and will be available for comments until October 2, 2023.