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1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

advertising material

advertising material  means any commercial message or programming that promotes a station, network or program but it does not include

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• (c) a promotion for a Canadian program or a Canadian feature film, even if a sponsor is identified in the title of the program or film or as a sponsor of that program or film, as long as the identification is limited to the sponsor’s name and does not include a description, representation or attribute of the sponsor’s products or services. (matériel publicitaire)

Canadian program

Canadian program  means a program

• (a) in respect of which a Canadian film or video production certificateas defined in section 125.4 of the Income Tax Act has been issued; or

• (b) that qualifies as a Canadian program in accordance with the criteria established by the Commission in

  • (i) Appendices 1 and 2 to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2023-90, dated 23 March 2023 and entitled Change to the treatment of stock footage costs as part of the evaluation of applications for Canadian program certification, or

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Marginal note:Definitions

• 10 (1) The following definitions apply in this section.

  associate

  associate , when used to indicate a relationship with a person, includes

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  • (b) a trust or an estate in which the person has a substantial beneficial interest or in which the person serves as a trustee or in a similar capacity;

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  • (f) a relative of the person, or of the person’s spouse or common-law partner, if that relative has the same residence as the person;

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  • (h) a corporation of which an associate, as described in this definition, of the person has, directly or indirectly, control of 50% or more of the voting interests; and

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• Marginal note:Obligation to obtain Commission’s prior approval

  (4) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall obtain the Commission’s prior approval of any act, transaction or agreement that, directly or indirectly, would result in

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18 A program that, before November 1, 2023, qualified as a Canadian program under subparagraph (b)(i) or (ii) of the definition Canadian program in section 1, as it read immediately before that day, continues to qualify as a Canadian program for the purposes of these Regulations.

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Marginal note:Obligations — log or record

• 8 (1) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall

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  • (c) cause the following information to be entered in the log or record each day:

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    • (v) in relation to each music video clip,

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      • (C) an indication as to whether the clip is a Canadian music video clip, as defined in section V of Appendix I to Public Notice 2000-42, dated March 17, 2000, entitled Certification for Canadian Programs — A revised approach,