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Summary Of 2005 Changes 
to Canadian Amateur Certification

The following is a summary of the changes to Canadian Amateur Certification Band Privileges as announced in Gazette Notice DGB-00305 dated July 22, 2005. 

In the chart below * indicates a change from the old state.

 

B/H = new “Basic with honors” certification level, B = Basic, A= Advanced, 5 = 5 WPM Morse.

   

Existing Certificate Holders on July 22, 2005

Band Privileges

Basic + 5 WPM Morse Code (B&5)

All Bands

Basic + Advanced (B&A) *

All Bands

Basic + Advanced + 5 WPM Morse Code (B&A&5)

All Bands

Basic certified before April 2, 2002 (B/H) *

All Bands

Basic certified after April 1, 2002 with 80% or more (B/H) *

All Bands

Basic certified after April 1, 2002 with 60-79% (B)

Above 30 MHz only

 

Upgrade or New Certificate after July 22, 2005

Band Privileges

Basic passing 5 WPM Morse Code (B&5) All Bands
Basic passing Basic again with 80% or above (B/H) * All Bands
Basic passing Advanced with 70% or more (B&A) * All Bands
New Ham passing Basic with 80% or above (B/H) * All Bands
New Ham passing Basic with 70-79% (B) Above 30 MHz only

See Industry Canada Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Gazette Notice DGRB-003-05 and the associated revised RIC-2 and RIC-3 for complete details.

The Basic certificate has the privileges of power to 250 DC input and to build equipment excluding homebrew transmitters.

The Advanced certificate has the additional privileges of: power to 1000W DC input, build homebrew transmitting equipment, establish repeaters and club stations and remotely control fixed stations.

The 5 WPM Morse certification is still available for those who wish to demonstrate and use the skill or to operate in another country that requires it. RAC also issues Certificates of Proficiency in Morse Code at speeds of 12, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 WPM.

The following clarifications were obtained from the Amateur Radio Service Centre Aug 11, 2005 and Oct 28, 2005:

1)      If you wrote the BASIC test between April 1, 2002 and July 22, 2005 and scored 80% or more, you should contact the accredited examiner who conducted your exam and ensure that they fax or mail a copy of your Basic exam results and IC2381BD application form to Industry Canada. The database will be updated to show a "+" sign next to BASIC, which signifies a "BASIC with honors" status.

3)       Your “Certified Date” is the date that you were entered into the Industry Canada Database, which will be a little later than you wrote the test and a little earlier than the date that the certificate was printed (which is what is shown on the certificate). If in doubt, the only way to find out your actual certified date is to phone the Amateur Radio Service Centre at 1-888-780-3333.