G/TBT/N/CAN/439
20 February 2015 
(15-1035)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English/French
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: Industry Canada 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada 
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB) 111 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2 
Canada 
Telephone: (343)203-4273 Fax: (613)943-0346 
Email: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): Radiocommunications 
(ICS: 33.060) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Notice No. SMSE-
007-15 - Release of RSS-222, RSS-123, R SS-210 (Amendment 1), DBS-01, CPC-4-1-01, 
CPC-2-1-11 and CPC-2-1-28 (3 pages,  available in English and French) 
6. Description of content: Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is releasing the 
following new and revised documents related to the Framework for the Use of Certain Non-
broadcasting Applications in the Television Broadcasting Bands Below 698 MHz , announced 
on October 30, 2012, through Canada Gazette  notice SMSE-012-12.  
The following new documents are related to television white space devices (WSDs) and 
white space databases (WSDBs): 
• Radio Standards Specification RSS-222, Issue 1, White Space Devices (WSDs) , 
which sets out the requirements for the technical compliance of licence-exempt, 
Category I radio apparatus operating in the frequency bands 54-60 MHz, 76-88 MHz, 174-216 MHz, 470-608 MHz and 614-698 MHz, known as white space devices (WSDs). 
• Database Specification DBS-01, Issue 1, White Space Database Specifications , 
which sets out the minimum technical requirements for the designation of a database capable of indicating available channels for use by WSDs in the white 
space frequency bands 54-60 MHz, 76-88 MHz, 174-216 MHz, 470-608 MHz and 
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  • Client Procedures Circular CPC-4-1-01, Issue 1,  Application Procedures for White 
Space Database Administrators , which outlines procedures for white space 
database administrator designation. 
The following new and revised documents have been developed and updated to reflect 
recent equipment certification requirements and licensing authorization changes regarding 
low-power radio apparatus (LPA), including wireless microphones and wireless cameras in the television bands: 
• Radio Standards Specification RSS-123, Issue 3, Licensed Low-Power Radio 
Apparatus , which sets out the technical requirements for the compliance of 
licensed Category I radio apparatus operating in the frequency bands 26.10-26.48 MHz, 88-107.5 MHz, 150-174 MHz, 450-451 MHz and 455-456 MHz. 
• Radio Standards Specification RSS-210, Amendment 1, Licence-Exempt, Low-
Power Radio Apparatus Operating in the Television Bands , which sets out the 
technical requirements for the compliance of licence-exempt, Category I radio 
apparatus operating in the frequency bands 54-72 MHz, 76-88 MHz, 174-216 MHz, 
470-608 MHz and 614-698 MHz. 
• Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-1-11, Issue 3,  Licensed Low-Power Radio 
Apparatus , which describes the procedures and processes to be followed by the 
public when dealing with Industry Canada. The revised CPC-2-1-11 applies to licensed low-power apparatus operating in the frequency bands 26.10-26.48 MHz, 88-107.5 MHz, 150-174 MHz, 450-451 MHz and 455-456 MHz. 
As this document introduces changes to existing processes, CPC-2-1-11 will be provisional 
for six months, to allow Industry Canada to gather feedback from applicants on any necessary clarifications or improvements to the document. 
• Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-1-28, Issue 1, Voluntary Licensing for Licence-
Exempt Low-Power Radio Apparatus in the TV Bands , which describes the 
procedures and processes to be followed by the public when dealing with 
Industry Canada. All TV-band low-power wireless microphone operators should 
note that this new CPC-2-1-28 applies to all TV-band wireless microphones operating in the frequency bands 54-60 MHz, 76-88 MHz, 174-216 MHz, 470-608 MHz and 614-698 MHz. CPC-2-1-28 also sets out the operational requirements 
for TV-band LPA. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of the network  
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette , Part I, 14 February 2015, pages 243-245 
(available in English and French) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   14 February 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force:   14 February 2015   
10. Final date for comments: 14 June 2015 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at: 
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2015/2015-02 -14/pdf/g1-14907.pdf  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/ rp-pr/p1/2015/2015-02-14/ html/notice-avis-eng.php   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/ rp-pr/p1/2015/2015-02-14/ html/notice-avis-fra.php   
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10934.html   
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ smt-gst.nsf/fra/sf10934.html