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https://www.rac.ca/ISED Proposes Changes to Tower Policy

https://www.rac.ca/ised-proposes-changes-to-tower-policy/

For immediate release | June 30, 2026

Le texte fran|oais suit (#French) rCo

Good News for Radio Amateurs!

On May 11, 2026, CanadarCOs radio regulator, Innovation, Sci
ence and Development Canada (ISED), released a consultation (https://ise d-isde.canada.ca/site/spectrum-management-telecommunications/en/learn-more /key-documents/consultations/consultation-amendments-tower-siting-process- and-decision-roaming-tower-sharing-and-annual-reporting) on their proposa
ls for changes to their policy on antennas and towers. These proposals wil
l speed up and make easier the processes required to get permission to ere
ct antenna systems.

The changes were designed to make things easier for commercial telecommuni cations providers, but they offer many improvements to Radio Amateurs.

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC (https://www.rac.ca/) ) and the F|-d|
-ration des clubs radioamateurs du Qu|-bec (RAQI (https://raqi.ca/)
) submitted a joint response to the consultation. In it, we supported a
ll of ISEDrCOs proposals for change to this policy.

RAC and RAQI also asked for two changes and two additions to ISEDrCO
s policy:
* An increase in the exemption from consultation for antenna systems. The
current policy makes antennas less than 15 metres exempt from consultatio
n. We would like to change this to 20 metres.
* A decrease in the size of the zone within which Amateurs are required to
respond to their neighbours concerns. We requested a decrease to two time
s the height of the antenna system from the current three times the height
.
* Relief from antenna restrictions in rCLcovenantsrCY on resid
ential property
* rCLReasonable accommodationrCY for Amateur Radio antennas fo
r those residing in condominiums, stratas and rented housing.

A copy of RAC and RAQIrCOs response is available in English and Fren
ch (https://www.rac.ca/mivahih/2026/06/DGSO-001-26-RAC-RAQI-20260615.pdf)
.

RAC and RAQI ask all Canadian Amateurs to respond to the consultation in s upport of our position.

While you are free to write your own letter, RAC has prepared a sample l
etter in both English and in French that you can simply cut and paste into
an email. This will allow you to support our position with just a few mou
se clicks. They are provided below.

Sample letter:
English (https://www.rac.ca/mivahih/2026/06/Letter-to-ISED-English-.docx)
| French (https://www.rac.ca/mivahih/2026/06/Lettre-a-lISDE-francais.doc
x)

ISED has requested that all comments be submitted by July 16, 2026, an
d they will post the comments on their Spectrum Management and Telecommuni cations (https://ic.gc.ca/spectrum) website to give others an opportunity
to review them. The deadline for replies on the comments of others is Aug
ust 25, 2026.

Please act now and send your email to ISED at this address:

spectrumoperations-operationsduspectre@ised-isde.gc.ca (mailto:spectrumope rations-operationsduspectre@ised-isde.gc.ca)

More information on the consultation (https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spe ctrum-management-telecommunications/en/learn-more/key-documents/consultati ons/consultation-amendments-tower-siting-process-and-decision-roaming-towe r-sharing-and-annual-reporting) is available at the following links:
* YouTube Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v psKhx-CEc) : Stua
rt Crawford, VE9CF, interviewed RAC Regulatory Affairs Officer Dave Go
odwin, VE3KG, about the proposed changes to the Tower Policy
* ISED consultation: English (https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spectrum-ma nagement-telecommunications/en/learn-more/key-documents/consultations/cons ultation-amendments-tower-siting-process-and-decision-roaming-tower-sharin g-and-annual-reporting) | French (https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/gestio n-spectre-telecommunications/fr/savoir-plus/documents-cles/consultations/c onsultation-relative-aux-modifications-processus-regissant-lemplacement-py lones-dantennes-decision)
* ISED current policy: English (https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spectrum- management-telecommunications/en/learn-more/key-documents/procedures/clien t-procedures-circulars-cpc/cpc-2-0-03-radiocommunication-and-broadcasting- antenna-systems) | French (https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/gestion-spect re-telecommunications/fr/savoir-plus/documents-cles/procedures/circulaires -procedures-concernant-clients-cpc/cpc-2-0-03-systemes-dantennes-radiocomm unications-radiodiffusion)
* The rCLRegulatory RounduprCY (https://www.rac.ca/mivahih/202 5/05/Regulatory_Roundup_May2025TCA.pdf) column published in English in th
e May/June 2025 issue of The Canadian Amateur (pages 40-41) provides more
information on ISEDrCOs current policy rCo PDF version of col
umn (https://www.rac.ca/mivahih/2025/05/Regulatory_Roundup_May2025TCA.pdf)


Dave Goodwin, VE3KG
Regulatory Affairs Officer
Radio Amateurs of Canada
regulatory@rac.ca (mailto:regulatory@rac.ca)

https://www.rac.ca/Retard dans lrCO|-mission des certificats au
Centre de service pour la radioamateur

https://www.rac.ca/ised-proposes-changes-to-tower-policy/

Pour diffusion imm|-diate | 30 juin 2026

LrCOorganisme charg|- de r|-glementer la radio dans notre pa
ys, Innovation, Sciences et D|-veloppement |-conomique Canada
(ISDE), a publi|- une consultation (https://ised-isde.canada.ca/sit e/gestion-spectre-telecommunications/fr/savoir-plus/documents-cles/consult ations/consultation-relative-aux-modifications-processus-regissant-lemplac ement-pylones-dantennes-decision) sur ses propositions visant | modi
fier sa politique concernant les antennes et les pyl||nes. Ces proposi
tions acc|-l|-reront et faciliteront les processus n|-cessaire
s pour obtenir la permission d'installer des syst|?mes d'antennes.

Ces modifications visaient | faciliter la t|oche des fournisseurs
de services de t|-l|-communications commerciaux, mais ils offre
nt aussi de nombreuses am|-liorations dont b|-n|-ficieront les
radioamateurs.

Radioamateurs du Canada (RAC (https://www.rac.ca) ) et la F|-d|-ra
tion des clubs radioamateurs du Qu|-bec (RAQI (https://raqi.ca/) ) ont
soumis une r|-ponse conjointe | cette consultation. Dans cette r
|-ponse, nous avons appuy|- toutes les propositions d'ISDE visan
t | modifier cette politique.

RAC et RAQI ont |-galement demand|- que deux modifications soient
apport|-es | la politique d'ISDE et que deux points y soient ajo
ut|-s, comme suit :
* Une augmentation de l'exemption de consultation pour les syst|?mes d 'antennes. La politique actuelle exclut les antennes de moins de 15 m|
?tres de lrCOexigence de consultation. Nous aimerions que cette di
mension soit port|-e | 20 m|?tres.
* Une diminution de la taille de la zone | lrCOint|-rieur d
e laquelle les amateurs sont tenus de r|-pondre aux pr|-occupation
s de leurs voisins. Nous avons demand|- une r|-duction | deux
fois la hauteur du syst|?me d'antenne par rapport | la taille ac
tuelle, qui est de trois fois la hauteur.
* Une exemption des restrictions relatives aux antennes dans les -2 co nventions -+ sur les propri|-t|-s r|-sidentielles
* Un -2 accommodement raisonnable -+ pour les antennes de radio am
ateur pour les personnes vivant dans des condominiums, des logements en
copropri|-t|- ou des logements locatifs.

Une copie de la r|-ponse de RAC et RAQI est disponible en anglais et e
n fran|oais (https://www.rac.ca/mivahih/2026/06/DGSO-001-26-RAC-RAQI-2 0260615.pdf) .

RAC et RAQI demandent | tous les amateurs canadiens de r|-pondre
| la consultation en appui | notre position.

Bien que vous soyez libre de r|-diger votre propre lettre, RAC a pr
|-par|- une lettre type en anglais et en fran|oais que vous po
uvez simplement copier-coller dans un courriel. Cela vous permettra de sou tenir notre position en quelques clics de souris. Son libell|- figure
ci-dessous.

Mod|?le de lettre : Anglais (https://www.rac.ca/mivahih/2026/06/Letter -to-ISED-English-.docx) | Fran|oais (https://www.rac.ca/mivahih/2026/ 06/Lettre-a-lISDE-francais.docx)

ISDE a demand|- que tous les commentaires soient soumis d'ici le 16 ju
illet 2026 et a indiqu|- que ceux-ci seront publi|-s sur son site
Web de la gestion du spectre et des t|-l|-communications (https:/ /ised-isde.canada.ca/site/gestion-spectre-telecommunications/fr?OpenDocume
nt afin de donner | d'autres personnes int|-ress|-es l'o
ccasion de les examiner. La date limite | respecter pour r|-pondr
e | ces commentaires est le 25 ao|+t 2026.

Veuillez agir d|?s maintenant en envoyant votre courriel | ISDE
| cette adresse :

spectrumoperations-operationsduspectre@ised-isde.gc.ca (mailto:spectrumope rations-operationsduspectre@ised-isde.gc.ca)

Pour un compl|-ment d'information sur la consultation, cliquez sur l
es liens suivants :
* Entrevue YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v psKhx-CEc) :https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v psKhx-CEcStuart Crawford, VE9CF, a inter
view|- Dave Goodwin, VE3KG, agent responsable des Affaires r|-
glementaires de RAC, au sujet des modifications propos|-es | la
politique relative aux pyl||nes
* Consultation ISDE : Anglais (https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spectrum-m anagement-telecommunications/en/learn-more/key-documents/consultations/con sultation-amendments-tower-siting-process-and-decision-roaming-tower-shari ng-and-annual-reporting) | Fran|oais (https://ised-isde.canada.ca/sit e/gestion-spectre-telecommunications/fr/savoir-plus/documents-cles/consult ations/consultation-relative-aux-modifications-processus-regissant-lemplac ement-pylones-dantennes-decision)
* Politique actuelle d'ISDE : Anglais (https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/sp ectrum-management-telecommunications/en/learn-more/key-documents/procedure s/client-procedures-circulars-cpc/cpc-2-0-03-radiocommunication-and-broadc asting-antenna-systems) | Fran|oais (https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site /gestion-spectre-telecommunications/fr/savoir-plus/documents-cles/procedur es/circulaires-procedures-concernant-clients-cpc/cpc-2-0-03-systemes-dante nnes-radiocommunications-radiodiffusion)
* La chronique intitul|-e -2 Regulatory Roundup (https://www.rac. ca/mivahih/2025/05/Regulatory_Roundup_May2025TCA.pdf) -+ publi|-e
en anglais dans le num|-ro de mai/juin 2025 de The Canadian Amateur (
pages 40-41) fournit un compl|-ment d'information sur la politique act
uelle d'ISED rCo version PDF de la chronique (https://www.rac.ca/miv ahih/2025/05/Regulatory_Roundup_May2025TCA.pdf) .

Dave Goodwin, VE3KG
Agent charg|- des Affaires r|-glementaires
Radio Amateurs du Canada
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RAC MarCom Director

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