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Broadcasting Order CRTC 2018-296

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Ottawa, 21 August 2018

Distribution of the exempt services operated by the Legislative Assemblies of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories

Pursuant to section 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act, the Commission orders licensees of broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) of the type identified in paragraph (a) below to distribute the exempt programming services operated by the Legislative Assemblies of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories (the Assemblies) pursuant to the Amended Parliamentary and Provincial or Territorial Legislature Proceedings Exemption Order appended to Amendments to the Parliamentary and Provincial or Territorial Legislature Proceedings Exemption Order—new provision relating to emergencies, Broadcasting Order CRTC 2012-349, 26 June 2012 (the Exemption Order), as amended from time to time. These services must be distributed under the following terms and conditions:

  1. This order applies to all licensed DTH distribution undertakings serving Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. These licensees are collectively referred to in this order as distribution licensees.
  2. Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a DTH distribution undertaking serving Nunavut and the Northwest Territories shall distribute as part of its digital basic service the services operated by the Assemblies and exempted pursuant to the Exemption Order, as amended from time to time.
  3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, distribution licensees shall not be required to distribute the programming services operated by the Assemblies and exempted pursuant to the the Exemption Order, as amended from time to time, unless the Assemblies or a third party:
    1. ensures the transmission of the services from their production facilities by any technological means available to the BDU’s head end or  satellite uplink centre or to another location agreed upon by the BDU and the service; and
    2. bears the costs of the transmission to the connection point.
  4. This order shall take effect 1 September 2018.

For the purposes of this order, “basic service,” “DTH distribution undertaking,” “licensed” and “programming service” shall have the same meanings as set out in the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, as amended from time to time.
Secretary General

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