- INTERPRETATION
- APPLICATION
- PART 1
- PART 2
- CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2 LICENSEES
- Continued Distribution of French-language Canadian Programming Services in Anglophone Markets
- Television Programming Services that Must Be Distributed as Part of the Basic Service
- Access for Specialty, Pay Television and Television Pay-per-view Services and for the House of Commons Programming Service
- Television Programming Services that May Be Distributed
- Distribution and Linkage
- Access by Exempt Programming Undertakings
- Audio Programming Services that Must Be Distributed
- Audio Programming Services that May Be Distributed
- Access by Pay Audio Programming Undertakings
- Restricted Channel
- Notice of Channel Realignment
- Community Channel
- Contribution to Local Expression, Canadian Programming and Community Television
- Programming Service Deletion and Substitution
- CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2 LICENSEES
- PART 3
- CLASS 3 LICENSEES
- Television Programming Services that Must Be Distributed as Part of the Basic Service
- Television Programming Services that May Be Distributed
- Television Programming Services that Must Be Distributed by Licensees Using Digital Technology
- Audio Programming Services that May Be Distributed
- Community Programming
- CLASS 3 LICENSEES
- PART 4
- DTH DISTRIBUTION UNDERTAKINGS
- Television Programming Services that Must Be Distributed as Part of the Basic Service
- Access for Specialty, Pay Television and DTH Pay-per-view Services
- Programming Services That May Be Distributed
- Distribution and Linkage
- Access by Pay Audio Programming Undertakings
- Simultaneous Program Substitution and Deletion
- Non-simultaneous Program Deletion
- Contribution to Canadian Programming
- DTH DISTRIBUTION UNDERTAKINGS
- PART 5
- PART 6
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations (SOR/97-555)
Enabling Statute: Broadcasting Act
Regulation current to February 26th, 2011
Attention: See coming into force provision and notes, where applicable.
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations
SOR/97-555
Registration December 8, 1997
BROADCASTING ACT
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations
Whereas, pursuant to subsection 10(3) of the Broadcasting Acta, a copy of the proposed Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, substantially in the annexed form, was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on July 12, 1997, and a reasonable opportunity was given to licensees and other interested persons to make representations to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission with respect thereto;
Therefore, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, pursuant to subsection 10(1) of the Broadcasting Acta, hereby makes the annexed Broadcasting Distribution Regulations.
Hull, Quebec, December 8, 1997
a S.C. 1991, c. 11
BROADCASTING DISTRIBUTION REGULATIONS
INTERPRETATION
1. The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations.
“Act” means the Broadcasting Act. (Loi)
“AM station” means a station that broadcasts in the AM frequency band of 525 to 1 705 kHz. It does not include a carrier current undertaking or a transmitter that only rebroadcasts the radiocommunications of another station. (station AM)
“available channel” means any unrestricted channel of a distribution undertaking in a licensed area, other than a channel on which is distributed
(a) the programming service of a licensed programming undertaking other than a video-on-demand programming undertaking;
(b) community programming;
(c) the House of Commons programming service; or
(d) a programming service consisting of the proceedings of the legislature of the province in which the licensed area is located. (canal disponible)
“basic band” means the 12 analog cable channels that are commonly identified by the numbers 2 to 13 and that are used in the frequency bands 54 to 72 MHz, 76 to 88 MHz and 174 to 216 MHz. (bande de base)
“basic monthly fee” means the total amount that a licensee is authorized to charge to a subscriber on a monthly basis for provision of the basic service to an outlet to which a television receiver, FM receiver, channel converter or other terminal device may be connected in the subscriber’s residence or premises. It does not include federal or provincial taxes. (tarif mensuel de base)
“basic service” means the services distributed in a licensed area by a licensee as a package consisting of the programming services the distribution of which is required under sections 17, 22, 32 or 37, or a condition of its licence, and any other services that are included in the package for a single fee. (service de base)
“broadcast week” means a period of seven consecutive days beginning on a Sunday. (semaine de radiodiffusion)
“broadcast year” means the period beginning on September 1 in a calendar year and ending on August 31 of the following calendar year. (année de radiodiffusion)
“cable distribution undertaking” means an undertaking that distributes broadcasting to subscribers predominantly over closed transmission paths. (entreprise de distribution par câble)
“Canadian production fund” means the Canada Television and Cable Production Fund, or its successor. (fonds de production canadien)
“Canadian programming service” means
(a) a programming service that originates entirely within Canada or is transmitted by a licensed station;
(b) a programming service consisting of community programming;
(c) a specialty service;
(d) a pay television service;
(e) a television pay-per-view service;
(f) a DTH pay-per-view service;
(g) a video-on-demand service; or
(h) a pay audio service. (service de programmation canadien)
“Category 1 service” means a Canadian programming service designated as such by the Commission. (service de catégorie 1)
“Category 2 service” means a Canadian programming service designated as such by the Commission. (service de catégorie 2)
“channel” includes a digital channel. (canal)
“Class 1 licensee” means the holder of a Class 1 licence or a Class 1 regional licence. (titulaire de classe 1)
“Class 2 licensee” means
(a) the holder of a Class 2 licence or a Class 2 regional licence issued on or after the coming into force of these Regulations; or
(b) for the remainder of the term of a licence issued before the coming into force of these Regulations, the holder of a Class 2 licence that carried on an undertaking that had 2,000 or more subscribers immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations. (titulaire de classe 2)
“Class 3 licensee” means
(a) the holder of a Class 3 licence or a Class 3 regional licence issued on or after the coming into force of these Regulations; or
(b) for the remainder of the term of a licence issued before the coming into force of these Regulations,
(i) the holder of a Class 2 licence that carried on an undertaking that had fewer than 2,000 subscribers immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, or
(ii) a licensee that, immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, was a Part III licensee within the meaning of section 2 of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986. (titulaire de classe 3)
“clock hour” means a period of 60 minutes beginning on each hour and ending immediately before the next hour. (heure d’horloge)
“commercial message” means an advertisement that is intended to sell or promote goods, a service or an activity, directly or indirectly, or an announcement that mentions or displays in a list of prizes the name of the person selling or promoting those goods or that service or activity. (message publicitaire)
“community access television programming” means programming produced by an individual, group or community television corporation residing within the licensed area of a cable distribution undertaking. (programmation d’accès à la télévision communautaire)