Editing Citizens band radio (section)

===Canada===
In [[Canada]], the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]] officially calls the CB band the "General Radio Service", though regulations also note that this service is commonly called "CB".<ref>{{cite web |title=RIC-18 - General Radio Service |url=https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spectrum-management-telecommunications/en/licences-and-certificates/radiocom-information-circulars-ric/ric-18-general-radio-service-grs |website=Canada Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission |date=26 August 2002 |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=30 May 2024}}</ref> Canada's GRS uses the identical frequencies and modes as the United States citizens band, and no special provisions are required for either Canadians or Americans using CB gear while traveling across the border.

The General Radio Service was authorized in 1962. Initially, CB channels&nbsp;1–3 remained allocated to amateur radio and channel&nbsp;23 was used by [[pager|paging services]]. American CB licensees were initially required to apply for a temporary license to operate in Canada.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Matt P. |last=Spinello |title=Touring Canada with your CB rig |magazine=Elementary Electronics |publisher=Davis Publications |place=New York, NY |volume=10 |issue=2 |date=July–August 1972 |pages=55–56}}</ref> In April&nbsp;1977, the service was expanded to the same 40&nbsp;channels as the American service.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Government of Canada Department of Communications |url=http://www.spectralumni.ca/Brochures/TRC-40.pdf |series=TRC 40 |title=Licensing of General Radio Service Equipment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706203636/http://www.spectralumni.ca/Brochures/TRC-40.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-06 |df=dmy-all |date=January 1, 1977 |access-date=3 Jan 2010}}</ref>