CRTC approval of CPAC rate increase provides broadcaster with short-term solution, says CEO

'It provides a small degree of operational relief,' says Christa Dickenson of the monthly three-cent-per-subscriber boost, 'but the reality is that [cable] subscriber losses are accelerating, and this increase has been a long time coming.'
CPAC CEO Christa Dickenson says the boost to channel's wholesale fee, which will take effect on Sept. 1, only provides the broadcaster with a short-term solution.The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
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BY MARIA COLLINS
April 17, 2026
UPDATED June 12, 2026

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