Broadcasting Distribution Regulations

33 Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee may distribute in any licensed area

• (a) the programming service of any regional television station that is not distributed under section 32;

• (b) the programming service of any extra-regional television station;

• (c) any pay television service and any television pay-per-view service the originator of which is authorized to provide the service to all or part of the licensed area of the undertaking;

• (d) any specialty service the originator of which is authorized to provide the service to all or part of the licensed area of the undertaking;

• (e) any video-on-demand service the originator of which is authorized to provide the service to all or part of the licensed area of the undertaking;

• (f) the programming service of any television station that is received directly over the air at the local head end, other than a non-Canadian television station

  • (i) the programming of which has predominantly religious content, or

  • (ii) that began operation after January 1, 1985;

• (g) subject to section 35, community programming;

• (h) any Part 3 eligible satellite service;

• (i) any public affairs programming service;

• (j) the programming service of any exempt programming undertaking;

• (k) any programming service that promotes a programming service distributed by the licensee and that meets the criteria set out in Public Notice CRTC 1995-172, entitled Revision to the Commission’s Policy Governing the Distribution of Pay Television Promotional Material by Cable Television Licensees;

• (l) any educational television programming service the operation of which is the responsibility of an educational authority designated by the province in which the licensed area of the undertaking is located; and

• (m) any programming service authorized under a condition of its licence.