Manage a radio licence

Before getting started

  1. To modify or cancel a radio licence, you will be asked to sign in with your Spectrum Management System (SMS) Web Profile.

    To create a Web Profile, visit the SMS Online registration page.

  2. Consult the following guides to learn more about our process:
  3. For Web Profiles with multiple associated licensee accounts, use the Select Active Licensee option before modifying or cancelling a licence.

Choose a radio licence type

Fixed Service

Point-to-point

Use these options to modify or cancel a licence for two fixed stations operating above 960MHz at fixed locations.

Point-to-multipoint

Use these options to modify or cancel a licence for multiple fixed stations operating above 960MHz at fixed locations.

Point-to-transportable

Use this option to cancel a licence for two fixed stations operating above 960MHz where one station is transportable and could be moved to a different location.

Transportable-to-transportable

Use this option to cancel a licence with two transportable fixed stations operating above 960MHz where both stations could be moved to different locations.

Land mobile Service

Base and mobile stations

Use these options to modify or cancel a licence for mobile and base stations operating on their own or requiring repeaters to extend coverage

Mobiles only

Use these options to modify or cancel a licence for mobiles only communicating with other mobiles.

Light-licensed mobiles

Use these options to modify or cancel a licence for mobiles operating on pre-established frequency lists or using a licence appendix like resource road channels.

Maritime Service

Maritime base

Use these options to modify or cancel a licence for a maritime base or coast station that operates in the maritime service.

Maritime vessel

Use these options to modify or cancel a maritime mobile or ship station, including a hand-held radio that is installed or operates on board a ship or vessel, within the maritime service.

Aeronautical Service

Aeronautical base

Use these options to modify or cancel an aeronautical base station that operates in the aeronautical service (this type of station cannot be used while in motion).

Aeronautical aircraft

Use these options to modify or cancel an aeronautical mobile or aircraft station, including a hand-held radio that is installed or operates only on board an aircraft.

Radiodetermination Service

Radiodetermination

Use these options to modify or cancel stations in the radiodetermination service. This includes radars to measure position, velocity or other characteristics of an object or physical phenomenon.