Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2022-273

Reference: 2022-106

Ottawa, 6 October 2022

Amendment to the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations

The Commission amends the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations as proposed in Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2022-106. The amendment, which is set out in the appendix to this regulatory policy, will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, and come into force on the date of its registration.
The Commission did not receive any comments in response to Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2022-106.
The amendment gives effect to the Commission’s determination in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2021-185, as amended by Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2022-59 and Broadcasting Order 2022-61, to revise the exemption order respecting still image and low-motion programming services.

Secretary General

Paragraph 30(1)(j) of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations^{Footnote 1} is replaced by the following:
(j) a still image or low-motion programming service as described in Broadcasting Order CRTC 2022-61, dated March 4, 2022 and entitled Exemption order respecting still image and low-motion programming service undertakings, if the service is produced by the licensee or by members of the community served by the licensee and does not contain commercial messages, other than commercial messages that are contained within the programming service of a licensed radio station; and