Broadcasting Distribution Regulations

6 (1) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall ensure, in respect of each of analog and digital technology, that a majority of each of the video and audio programming services that are received by a subscriber are devoted to the distribution of Canadian programming services.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), each programming service of one of the following types counts as a single video programming service regardless of the number of channels on which that programming service is distributed by a licensee in a licensed area:

• (a) pay television service;

• (b) television pay-per-view service;

• (c) DTH pay-per-view service; and

• (d) video-on-demand service.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), each analog service, standard definition service and high definition service of the following types of programming service counts as a single video programming service:

• (a) licensed television station;

• (b) pay television service;

• (c) specialty service;

• (d) authorized non-Canadian programming service; and

• (e) non-Canadian television station.