Completion Dates | Activity | Comments | % CC Radio-Canada | % CC RDI |
March 2005 | Hiring of two stenotypists and one captioner | | 91% | 52% |
In progress | Analysis of voice recognition technology for real-time captioning Radio-Canada/La Cité collégiale agreement | In conjunction with CRIM (Centre de recherches informatiques de Montréal) |
April, May, June 2005 | On-air and in-house promotion of the computer-assisted stenotypy training program at Ottawa's La Cité collégiale; production of the spot by Radio-Canada | Approximate value: Spot production: $12,000 Airing: $150,000 to $200,000 | 92% | 52% |
| | Call for tenders to replace Médiatex; analysis and selection | |
September 2005 | Beginning of the fast-track computer-assisted stenotypy program at La Cité collégiale (12 months, full time) | Minimum requirement: 15 student registrations |
January 2006 | Installation of the system replacing Médiatex | Full rollout will depend on the learning curve for the system. | 92%
92% | 52%
52% |
| | Implementation of an initial trial phase: the use of voice recognition for real-time captioning | It is difficult to predict when voice recognition technology will be suitable for real-time captioning. The Corporation has therefore not considered the possibility of using this technique to increase the captioning rate. |
| | Upcoming meetings between Radio-Canada and La Cité collégiale in spring 2006: evaluation of the program's first year and the advisability of rolling over the April 2005 agreement (on-air program promotion by Radio-Canada) |
Spring 2006 | The two stenotypists hired in February 2005 go on air in real time. | | | |
Summer 2006 | Two La Cité collégiale student interns in Radio-Canada’s captioning unit | The interns will be selected by Radio-Canada. Two stenotypists and two captioners were hired in February 2005. The stenotypists should be on air in real time in March 2006. It is estimated that a stenotypist working at a rate of 110 words/minute will need approximately one year's training to reach the 200 words/minute needed to go on air in real time. | 93% | 64% |
September 2006 | Hiring of two interns for Radio-Canada’s captioning unit On-the-job training: offline captioning, compiling dictionaries (1 year) | The interns must reach a minimum rate of 110 words/minute to be hired by Radio-Canada. RDI funds these two new stenotypist positions from its budgets. | | |
Summer 2007 | Two more La Cité collégiale student interns | |
September 2007 | The first two La Cité collégiale interns go on air in real time. | | 94% | 76% |
Summer 2008 | One more La Cité collégiale student intern | | | |
September 2008 | The next two Cité collégiale interns go on air in real time. | | 95% | 88% |
2009–10 | The next La Cité collégiale intern goes on air. | | 100% | 90% |