I would say that there is a spectrum of consultation that the CRTC does. It could mean providing an opportunity for stakeholders to make written submissions, and then essentially the CRTC conducts a paper process based on the written submissions. A public consultation with this kind of language—“to be held at a time and place in Canada to be fixed by the commission”—is short form for saying that there must actually be a public hearing where the CRTC, in a physical place, has to conduct a hearing and provide an opportunity for stakeholders to come and make representations in person. It's a full public consultation, not just a written process.
On November 29th, 2022. See this statement in context.