ISED Industry Canada two way radio (walkie talkie) licensing

2024 ISED Industry Canada Licence Fees for Two Way Radios

Name: B.C. Communications Inc.
Address: 106 - 1515 Barrow Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 1B7, CA
Telephone: +1-604-985-0340
Price range: $$

March 7, 2024

ISED rates for 2024

ISED has applied new costing for 2024, with a cost of living allowance added to the 2023 fee schedule. The new rates are:

Portables and mobiles: $49.17 per year
Base links to repeaters: $81.58 per repeater (a trunked system counts as one repeater, and the repeater also carries an equal fee for the first linked base)
A base station in a high congestion zone (Lower Mainland of BC and Victoria): $254.28 per simplex frequency programmed
Lower Mainland repeater: $254.28, plus a link to a base station at $81.58 where applicable
Zone B and C repeater or base: $127.14, plus a link base fee of $81.58 where applicable, plus additional fees per simplex frequency
A radio common carrier (RCC, a for-profit licence where you do not typically licence connected mobiles): $2,521.20 per year

For other licence fee types or help with your radio licence, we can help. See how to licence two-way radios in Canada, or consult with us at BC Communications.

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