Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987
Version of the schedule from 2018-09-01 to 2024-10-30:
SCHEDULE II(Sections 2 and 10)Codes
SCHEDULE II(Sections 2 and 10)Codes
PART 1
Code Indicating Program Language
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Code | Description | |
| 1 | [Abbreviated name of language] | Language of the original production |
| 2 | [Abbreviated name of language] | Language of the program (for all programs of an ethnic station or for programs of a station if the language of the programs differs from the official language for which the station is principally licensed) |
PART 2
Code Indicating Accessible Program
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Code | Description | |
| 1 | CC [to be inserted following key figure] | Program contains closed captioning for viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing, which has been exhibited during the complete length of the program |
| 2 | DV [to be inserted following key figure] | Program contains described video for viewers who are blind or have visual impairments, which has been exhibited during the complete length of the program |
| 3 | AD [to be inserted following key figure] | Program contains audio description for viewers who are blind or have visual impairments |
| 4 | CD [to be inserted following key figure] | Program contains both closed captioning and described video, which have been exhibited during the complete length of the program |
| 5 | CA [to be inserted following key figure] | Program contains both closed captioning, which has been exhibited during the complete length of the program and audio description |
PART 3
Code Indicating Type
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Code | Description | |
| 1 | Type A | A program in a language other than English, French or a language of the Indigenous peoples of Canada |
| 2 | Type B | A program in English or in French that is directed toward a distinct ethnic group whose mother tongue is English or French or in whose country of origin a common language is English or French |
| 3 | Type C | A program in English or in French that is directed toward a distinct ethnic group whose mother tongue is included in Type A |
| 4 | Type D | A bilingual program in English or in French as well as in a language other than English, French or a language of the Indigenous peoples of Canada that is directed toward a distinct ethnic group |
| 5 | Type E | A program in English or in French that is directed toward ethnic groups or toward the general public and that depicts Canada’s cultural diversity through services that are multicultural, educational, informational or inter-cultural |
| 6 | Type X | If the licensee is not required by a condition of licence to broadcast prescribed levels of Type A, B, C, D or E programming, an ethnic program |
PART 4
Code Indicating Group
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Code | Description | |
| 1 | [Abbreviated name of ethnic group] | The distinct ethnic group toward which an ethnic program is directed |
PART 5
Code Indicating Local Programming
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Code | Description | |
| 1 | RL | Programming that is locally relevant |
- SOR/2000-237, ss. 7, 8
- SOR/2017-160, s. 20
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