Broadcasting Distribution Regulations
6 (1) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall ensure, in respect of each of analog and digital technology, that a majority of each of the video and audio programming services that are received by a subscriber are devoted to the distribution of Canadian programming services.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), each programming service of one of the following types counts as a single video programming service regardless of the number of channels on which that programming service is distributed by a licensee in a licensed area:
(a) pay television service;
(b) television pay-per-view service;
(c) DTH pay-per-view service; and
(d) video-on-demand service.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), each analog service, standard definition service and high definition service of the following types of programming service counts as a single video programming service:
(a) licensed television station;
(b) pay television service;
(c) specialty service;
(d) authorized non-Canadian programming service; and
(e) non-Canadian television station.
- SOR/2001-334, s. 1
- SOR/2003-217, s. 2
- SOR/2011-148, s. 2
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