Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2023-347

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Reference: 2023-214

Ottawa, 24 October 2023

Amendments to the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 and the Discretionary Services Regulations

1. The Commission amends the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 and the Discretionary Services Regulations as proposed in Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2023-214. The amendments, which are set out in the appendices to this regulatory policy, will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, and come into force on 1 November 2023.
2. The Commission received one comment from the Association québécoise de la production médiatique in response to Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2023-214. It confirmed that the amendments the Commission has proposed reflects the determinations set out in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2023-90.
3. The amendments give effect to the Commission’s proposal in Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2023-214 to update the definition of “Canadian program” in both regulations to refer to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2023-90, in which the Commission changed the treatment of stock footage costs. The amendments also give effect to the Commission’s proposal to grandfather in, in both regulations, productions that qualify as Canadian programs under subparagraphs (b)(i) or (ii) of the definition of “Canadian program” as currently set out in the regulations.

Secretary General

Related documents

• Call for comments on amendments to the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 and to the Discretionary Services Regulations, Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2023-214, 21 July 2023
• Change to the treatment of stock footage costs as part of the evaluation of applications for Canadian program certification, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2023-90, 23 March 2023

Appendix to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2023-347

Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under the Broadcasting Act

Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987

1 Subparagraphs (b)(i) and (ii) of the definition Canadian program in section 2 of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987^{Footnote 1} are replaced by the following:

(i) Appendices 1 and 2 to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2023-90, dated 23 March 2023 and entitled Change to the treatment of stock footage costs as part of the evaluation of applications for Canadian program certification, or

2 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 18:

Transitional provision

19 A program that, before November 1, 2023, qualified as a Canadian program under subparagraph (b)(i) or (ii) of the definition Canadian program in section 2, as it read immediately before that day, continues to qualify as a Canadian program for the purposes of these Regulations.

Discretionary Services Regulations                                    

3 Subparagraphs (b)(i) and (ii) of the definition Canadian program in section 1 of the Discretionary Services Regulations^{Footnote 2} are replaced by the following:

(i) Appendices 1 and 2 to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2023-90, dated 23 March 2023 and entitled Change to the treatment of stock footage costs as part of the evaluation of applications for Canadian program certification, or

4 Section 18 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
18 A program that, before November 1, 2023, qualified as a Canadian program under subparagraph (b)(i) or (ii) of the definition Canadian program in section 1, as it read immediately before that day, continues to qualify as a Canadian program for the purposes of these Regulations.

Coming into Force

5 These Regulations come into force on November 1, 2023.

Date modified:

2023-10-24