Requirements for Submission of Technical Data

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You are expected to upload the technical data for each new or modified station in accordance with your spectrum licence conditions. The Department requests that you refresh your information even if no changes have been done since your last upload. The specific time frames are identified in the List of Spectrum Licence Types.

The <<Next Upload Due by>> indicator only applies if there has been no data changes during that period.

The operation of a spectrum license does not require the submission of applications containing technical data for the utilization of each station. The licensee will instead be assigned a spectrum license to establish and operate one or more stations on specific channels, in specific frequency bands in a defined geographic area. Although none of the stations are assigned individual licenses, Industry Canada requires this information to make it available to all stakeholders on Spectrum Direct. This information is used to manage and coordinate the use of spectrum and antenna towers in Canada. There is no option to perform online data entry.

Please review all information pages to become familiar with the data formats accepted by Industry Canada and the various features available.

Industry Canada accepts two data formats for data upload, XML and delimited text.

XML File Format

The XML files are text files where data is embedded between tags as described under the XML Schema for Upload of Technical Data for Stations Authorized under Spectrum Licences. For more information please read Information on the XML Data Format.

Delimited Text Format

A delimited text file is a file where each data item is separated by a comma delimiter as described on the page Text Format for the Upload of Technical Data for Stations Authorized under Spectrum Licences. It's a simple format that can easily be generated from spreadsheet files like Microsoft Excel or Lotus123. For more details please read Information on Delimited Text Data Format.

If you are an existing Spectrum Direct user uploading technical information for the PCS/AWS, Cellular or 3650-3700 MHz wireless broadband systems, it is very important to read the following page Existing Users of the Wireless Broadband Services and the PCS/AWS/Cellular Station Information Systems. These options will be removed after the transition period.

New users uploading technical data must obtain a Web Profile (username and password) from the Department. This profile will be associated with your Spectrum Licence account number assigned by Industry Canada. Please refer to Information on Web Profiles for more details.

Web Profile to Upload your Technical Data

Account numbers have been assigned to all companies that operate spectrum licenses in Canada. The numbers appear as "07-08xxxxxxx" or "07-09xxxxxxx." These accounts are used to record information about the spectrum license, billing and related information on the spectrum license operation.

To use the Industry Canada system to Upload your Technical Data for Authorized Stations under a Spectrum Licence, you must connect to Spectrum Direct with a web profile (username and password) which will be associated with a Spectrum Licence account number. Please refer to the page Information on Web Profiles for more information. Upon creation of a Web profile, your account number will be assigned automatically by Industry Canada. If you want to upload data associated with multiple Spectrum Licence accounts using the same Web Profile, you must request the department to add the additional accounts to your Web Profile.

If you do not have a Web Profile for data uploads, please contact the department.