Thanks for that reference, turns out OP absolutely wrong: Subsequently, regulation SOR-89-253 (published in the 4 February 1989 issue of the Canada Gazette, pa

Thanks for that reference, turns out OP absolutely wrong: Subsequently, regulation SOR-89-253 (published in the 4 February 1989 issue of the Canada Gazette, pages 498-502) eliminated licence requirements for all radio and TV receivers, eliminating the possibility that licensing could be reinstated at the regulators' whim.