Broadcasting Distribution Regulations

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.