Broadcasting Distribution Regulations

34 (1) If a licensee is required under this section to make a contribution to Canadian programming, it shall contribute

• (a) to the Canadian production fund at least 80% of its total required contribution; and

• (b) to one or more independent production funds, the remainder of its total required contribution.

(2) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, if a licensee does not distribute its own community programming on the community channel and if a community programming undertaking is licensed in the licensed area, the licensee shall make, for each broadcast year, a contribution of 3% of its gross revenues derived from broadcasting activities in the broadcast year to Canadian programming and a contribution of 2% of its gross revenues derived from broadcasting activities in the broadcast year to the community programming undertaking.

(3) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, if a licensee does not distribute its own community programming on the community channel and if no community programming undertaking is licensed in the licensed area, the licensee shall make, for each broadcast year, a contribution of 5% of its gross revenues derived from broadcasting activities in the broadcast year to Canadian programming.

(4) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, if a licensee distributes its own community programming on the community channel, the licensee shall make, for each broadcast year, a contribution to Canadian programming that is equal to the greater of

• (a) 5% of its gross revenues derived from broadcasting activities in the broadcast year, less any contribution to local expression made by the licensee in that broadcast year, and

• (b) 3% of its gross revenues derived from broadcasting activities in that broadcast year.