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Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 15.3
15.3 A licensee shall not realign the channel number on which a Canadian programming service is distributed unless, at least 60 days before the proposed effective date of the realignment, the licensee sends a written notice indicating the intended date of the realignment and the channel number on which the programming service will be distributed to each of the operators of the programming services whose channel placements will be affected by the channel realignment. SOR/2011-148, s. 7
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 15.4
15.4 (1) The following definitions apply in this section. business day means a day other than a Saturday or a holiday. ( jour ouvrable ) cancellation request means a request to cancel the programming services of one licensee and replace them with the programming services of another licensee. ( demande d’annulation ) (2) The current licensee of a subscriber shall accept a cancellation request that is made to it by the subscriber or by a prospective licensee on behalf of the subscriber. (3) The current licensee and the prospective licensee shall coordinate with each other to cancel and replace the programming services with a view to minimizing any service disruption to the subscriber. (4) Unless the licensees otherwise agree, cancellation and replacement of the programming services shall occur within two business days after the day on which the cancellation request is made. SOR/2012-37, s. 1
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business day means a day other than a Saturday or a holiday. ( jour ouvrable )
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cancellation request means a request to cancel the programming services of one licensee and replace them with the programming services of another licensee. ( demande d’annulation )
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 15.5
15.5 (1) A licensee shall accept a request that is made to it by a customer for the cancellation of all programming services that it provides to the customer. (2) The cancellation shall occur on the day on which the request is received by the licensee. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a cancellation request as defined in subsection 15.4(1) that is made by a customer who is also a member of a household that is provided with the programming services for which the request is made. SOR/2015-232, s. 2
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 16
16 Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations or under a condition of licence, this Part applies to the digital distribution of programming services by licensees that hold a licence to operate a terrestrial distribution undertaking. SOR/2011-148, s. 8
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 16.1
16.1 Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall not distribute as part of its basic service any programming services other than those referred to in section 17. SOR/2015-239, s. 7
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 17
also received over the air by the licensee in its licensed area. (6) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee may, in addition to the programming services required under subsections (1) to (5), distribute the following services as part of its basic service in the licensed area: (a) the programming services of no more than 10 licensed television stations, including those stations whose programming services are required to be distributed under subsection (1); (b) a 4 + 1 package of programming services that originates (i) in the same time zone as that in which the licensee’s local head end is located, or (ii) if no such package originates in that time zone, in any other time zone; and (c) the programming service of any local radio station. (7) A licensee that distributes a programming service under this section may also distribute the high definition version of that programming service. SOR/2002-322, s. 2; SOR/2003-217, s. 5; SOR/2011-148, s. 8; SOR/2015-239, s. 8; SOR/2017-160, s. 3
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 17.1
17.1 Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall not charge a customer more than $25 per month for the distribution of its basic service. SOR/2015-239, s. 9
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 17.2
17.2 Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee may offer its first-tier offering to its subscribers and prospective subscribers. SOR/2015-239, s. 9
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 17.3
17.3 (1) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, if a licensee offers a first-tier offering it shall distribute the following services in each licensed area as part of that offering: (a) the programming services that are required to be distributed under subsections 17(1) to (5); and (b) the programming service of at least one Canadian programming undertaking that is in addition to those distributed under paragraph (a). (2) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee may, in addition to the programming services required under subsection (1), distribute as part of the first-tier offering in the licensed area any non-Canadian programming service that may be distributed under subsection 17(6). SOR/2015-239, s. 9; SOR/2017-160, s. 4
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ethnic Category A service means, in respect of a licence that was issued before March 12, 2015, a programming service that is designated as an ethnic Category A service by the Commission or named in paragraph 138 of Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-100, dated October 30, 2008 and entitled Regulatory frameworks for broadcasting distribution undertakings and discretionary programming services . ( service ethnique de catégorie A )
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general interest television pay-per-view service means a television pay-per-view service whose programming is selected — unrestricted by any condition of licence — from any of the categories set out in item 6, column I, of Schedule I to the Pay Television Regulations, 1990 ( service de télévision à la carte d’intérêt général )
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 19
19 (1) The following definitions apply in this section. exempt distribution undertaking means a distribution undertaking the operator of which is exempt under Broadcasting Order CRTC 2014-445, dated August 29, 2014 and entitled Terms and conditions of the exemption order for terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings serving fewer than 20,000 subscribers , as amended from time to time. ( entreprise de distribution exemptée ) independent programming undertaking means a programming undertaking for which no licensee of a distribution undertaking or operator of an exempt distribution undertaking, or an affiliate of the licensee or operator, holds, directly or indirectly, an interest or right in the assets. ( entreprise de distribution indépendante ) related exempt programming undertaking means an exempt programming undertaking that is not an unrelated exempt programming undertaking. ( entreprise de programmation exemptée liée ) unrelated exempt programming undertaking means (a) an exempt programming undertaking of which the licensee or an affiliate, or both, controls 10% or less; or (b) an exempt programming undertaking of which the licensee or an affiliate, or both, controls more than 10% but less than 15% and whose programming services the licensee was distributing on October 30, 2008. ( entreprise de programmation exemptée non liée ) (2) For the purposes of subsection (3), the definition discretionary service in section 1 does not include any of the following: (a) a programming service that the licensee distributes under section 18; (b) an adult programming service; (c) an exempt programming service, other than an exempt discretionary service; (d) a programming service that the licensee is required to distribute under paragraph 9(1)(h) of the Act. (3) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall distribute in its licensed area (a) to the extent that such programming is available, at least one English-language discretionary service of an independent programming undertaking for each English-language discretionary service of a related programming undertaking that it distributes in the area; and (b) to the extent that such programming is available, at least one French-language discretionary service of an independent programming undertaking for each French-language discretionary service of a related programming undertaking that it distributes in the area. (3.1) to (4) [Repealed, SOR/2015-239, s. 11] (5) A licensee that distributes one or more programming services of related exempt programming undertakings in a licensed area shall also distribute an equal number of programming services of unrelated exempt programming undertakings in the licensed area. (6) Subsection (5) does not apply to the distribution of an exempt discretionary service of a related exempt programming undertaking. SOR/2003-217, s. 7; SOR/2006-11, s. 2; SOR/2007-248, s. 1; SOR/2011-148, s. 8; SOR/2012-151, s. 16; SOR/2013-137, s. 3; SOR/2015-239, s. 11
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exempt distribution undertaking means a distribution undertaking the operator of which is exempt under Broadcasting Order CRTC 2014-445, dated August 29, 2014 and entitled Terms and conditions of the exemption order for terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings serving fewer than 20,000 subscribers , as amended from time to time. ( entreprise de distribution exemptée )
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independent programming undertaking means a programming undertaking for which no licensee of a distribution undertaking or operator of an exempt distribution undertaking, or an affiliate of the licensee or operator, holds, directly or indirectly, an interest or right in the assets. ( entreprise de distribution indépendante )
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related exempt programming undertaking means an exempt programming undertaking that is not an unrelated exempt programming undertaking. ( entreprise de programmation exemptée liée )
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — (a)
unrelated exempt programming undertaking means (a) an exempt programming undertaking of which the licensee or an affiliate, or both, controls 10% or less; or (b) an exempt programming undertaking of which the licensee or an affiliate, or both, controls more than 10% but less than 15% and whose programming services the licensee was distributing on October 30, 2008. ( entreprise de programmation exemptée non liée )
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 20
20 (1) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee may, in addition to the programming services required under sections 17 to 19, distribute in its licensed area (a) the programming service of any regional television station that is not distributed by the licensee in the licensed area under section 17 or of any extra-regional television station; (b) any on-demand service, the operator of which is authorized to provide the service to all or part of the licensed area, that is not distributed by the licensee in the licensed area under section 18; (c) any discretionary service that is not distributed by the licensee in the licensed area under section 18 or 19; (d) subject to section 30, community programming; (e) the programming service of any non-Canadian television station that is received over the air at the local head end, other than (i) a religious programming service, and (ii) the programming service of a non-Canadian television station that began operation after January 1, 1985; (f) any authorized non-Canadian programming service — including, subject to section 22, a 4 + 1 package of programming services; (g) subject to section 21, the programming service of any distant television station; (h) the programming service of any licensed television station that provides its programming services by direct feed and that is not distributed by the licensee in the licensed area under section 17 or otherwise under this section; (i) the programming service of any exempt programming undertaking; (j) any programming service that promotes a programming service distributed by the licensee and that meets the criteria set out in paragraph 27 of Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-74, dated July 5, 2007 and entitled Previews and promotional channels ; (k) subject to section 21, an educational television programming service whose operation is the responsibility of an educational authority designated by a province other than the province in which the licensed area is located; and (l) any programming service — including, subject to section 22, a further 4 + 1 package of programming services — that is authorized under a condition of its licence. (2) A licensee that distributes a programming service under subsection (1) may also distribute the high definition version of that programming service. SOR/2002-322, s. 5; SOR/2003-217, s. 9; SOR/2006-11, s. 3; SOR/2011-148, s. 8; SOR/2015-239, s. 12; SOR/2017-160, s. 5
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 21
21 (1) Except as otherwise provided in a condition of its licence, which condition takes effect on or after September 1, 2011, a licensee shall obtain the consent of the operator of a distant television station to distribute its signal before the licensee makes the signal available to its subscribers. (2) The licensee is not required to obtain the consent of the operator of the distant television station if the signal is required to be distributed as part of the licensee’s basic service under section 17 or under a condition of its licence. SOR/2003-217, s. 10; SOR/2011-148, s. 8
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 22
22 Except as otherwise provided in a condition of its licence, which condition takes effect on or after September 1, 2011, a licensee shall not distribute a 4 + 1 package of programming services that originate outside the time zone in which the licensee’s local head end is located unless the licensee also distributes to its subscribers the programming services of at least one television station from each English major ownership group that originate in the same time zone. SOR/2003-217, s. 11; SOR/2006-174, s. 1; SOR/2011-148, s. 8
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 23
23 (1) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, all authorized non-Canadian programming services, other than the programming services of non-Canadian television stations, and all discretionary services that are offered by a licensee in a licensed area shall be offered as follows: (a) during the period beginning on March 1, 2016 and ending on November 30, 2016, either on a stand-alone basis or in packages of up to 10 programming services; and (b) on or after December 1, 2016, both on a stand-alone basis and in packages of up to 10 programming services. (2) In addition to the packages required under subsection (1), a licensee may offer any programming services that are not distributed as part of its basic service in packages of more than 10 programming services. (3) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), the licensee may offer either or both of the following: (a) packages that consist of programming services that are chosen by the licensee; and (b) packages that consist of programming services that are chosen by the subscriber. (4) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence or these Regulations, a licensee shall not, on or after December 1, 2016, distribute a programming service or package of programming services such that, in order to obtain that service or package, a subscriber is required to subscribe to an additional programming service or package of programming services. SOR/2003-29, s. 2; SOR/2003-217, s. 12; SOR/2011-148, s. 8; SOR/2015-239, s. 13; SOR/2016-16, s. 1
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 24
24 Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence or these Regulations, a licensee may only distribute an authorized non-Canadian programming service on a discretionary basis. SOR/2003-217, s. 13; SOR/2011-148, s. 8; SOR/2015-239, s. 13
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 25
25 (1) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall not distribute an adult programming service in a package such that a subscriber is required to subscribe to that service in order to obtain any other programming service. (2) A licensee that distributes an adult programming service shall fully block the reception of both the audio and video portions of the service to subscribers who request that they not receive the service in either unscrambled or scrambled mode. SOR/2011-148, s. 8; SOR/2015-239, s. 13
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 26
26 (1) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee may only distribute the following religious programming services on a discretionary basis: (a) a limited point-of-view discretionary service; (b) an exempt discretionary service; (c) an authorized non-Canadian programming service. (2) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall not distribute a programming service referred to in subsection (1) in a package of programming services that is chosen by the licensee unless all of the services in the package are those referred to in that subsection and they are distributed on a discretionary basis. SOR/2011-148, s. 8; SOR/2013-137, s. 4; SOR/2015-239, s. 13; SOR/2017-160, s. 6; SOR/2018-28, s. 2
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 27
27 (1) In this section, principal language means a language in which 40% or more of the programming of a programming service is provided over the course of a broadcast week. (2) For the purposes of this section, the definition third-language service in section 1 includes a programming service that is named in paragraph 138 of Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-100, dated October 30, 2008 and entitled Regulatory frameworks for broadcasting distribution undertakings and discretionary programming services . (3) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall, for each non-Canadian third-language service that it offers to its subscribers, offer — to the extent that such a service is available — at least one Canadian third-language service in the same principal language. (4) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall, for each non-Canadian third-language service that it distributes to its subscribers as part of a package of programming services that is chosen by the licensee, distribute in that package — to the extent that such a service is available — at least one Canadian third-language service in the same principal language. SOR/2003-217, s. 14; SOR/2003-458, s. 3; SOR/2006-11, s. 4; SOR/2011-148, s. 8; SOR/2012-4, s. 1; SOR/2014-32, s. 1; SOR/2015-239, s. 13
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 28
28 (1) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee may distribute in any licensed area (a) any audio Canadian programming service of a licensed programming undertaking or exempt programming undertaking; (b) any audio non-Canadian programming service that is received over the air at the local head end; (c) any international radio service that is operated or funded by a national government or its agent; and (d) any audio programming service that is authorized under a condition of its licence. (2) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall, for each specialty audio service of a related programming undertaking that it distributes in a licensed area, distribute the lesser of (a) five specialty audio services of any unrelated programming undertakings, and (b) the number of specialty audio services of any unrelated programming undertakings that are available for distribution in the licensed area. SOR/2003-217, s. 15; SOR/2003-458, s. 5; SOR/2011-148, s. 8
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 29
29 (1) In this section, unrelated pay audio programming undertaking means (a) a pay audio programming undertaking of which the licensee or an affiliate, or both, controls 10% or less; or (b) a pay audio programming undertaking of which the licensee or an affiliate, or both, controls more than 10% but less than 30% and whose programming services the licensee was distributing on October 30, 2008. (2) Subject to subsection (3), if a licensee distributes in a licensed area the programming service of a pay audio programming undertaking other than an unrelated pay audio programming undertaking, the licensee shall distribute in the licensed area the programming service of at least one unrelated pay audio programming undertaking. (3) A licensee is not required to distribute in a licensed area the programming service of an unrelated pay audio programming undertaking that is delivered to the licensee in a format that is technically incompatible with the licensee’s method of signal distribution. SOR/2003-217, s. 16; SOR/2003-458, s. 7; SOR/2009-234, s. 4; SOR/2011-148, s. 8
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channel in a licensed area during an election period for the distribution of programming of a partisan political character, the licensee shall allocate that time on an equitable basis among all accredited political parties and rival candidates. (6) A licensee that distributes commercial messages or acknowledgements on the community channel under paragraph (1)(g), (h) or (i) shall ensure that those messages and acknowledgements comply with the technical requirements set out in ATSC Recommended Practice A/85: Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital Television , published by the Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc., as amended from time to time. SOR/2003-217, s. 17; SOR/2011-148, s. 8; SOR/2012-57, s. 4; SOR/2015-239, s. 14 SOR/2022-194, s. 1
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 31
31 (1) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall devote at least 60% of the programming distributed on the community channel in the licensed area in each broadcast week to the distribution of local community television programming. (2) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee (a) shall devote at least 50% of the programming distributed on the community channel in each broadcast week to community access television programming; (b) [Repealed, SOR/2017-160, s. 7] (c) shall, if one or more community television corporations are in operation in a licensed area, make available to them up to 20% of the programming distributed on the community channel in each broadcast week for community access television programming; and (d) shall, if one or more community television corporations are in operation in a licensed area, make available to each of them, on request, not less than four hours of community access television programming in each broadcast week. (3) The time allocated to the distribution of alphanumeric message services is excluded from the calculation of the programming requirement under this section. SOR/2001-75, s. 8; SOR/2003-29, s. 3; SOR/2011-148, s. 8; SOR/2017-160, s. 7