Related Documents - Form 102 - Commercial TV
Acts, regulations and directions
Industry codes
Policies
- List of broadcasting regulatory policies
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- Standard requirements for television stations, discretionary services, and on-demand services (Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2016-436)
- English-language closed captioning quality standard related to the accuracy rate for live programming (Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2016-435)
- Policy framework for local and community television (Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2016-224)
- Provisions requiring the mandatory distribution of emergency alert messages (Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2014-444)
- Revised policy for large broadcast groups regarding Canadian programming expenditure over-expenditures for convential television and specialty services (Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2012-596)
- Amendments to various regulations - Implementation of the regulatory framework relating to vertical intergration (Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2012-407)
- Amendments to various regulations and an exemption order to implement measures to control the loudness of commercial messages (Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2012-273)
- Regulatory framework relating to vertical integration (Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-601, 2011-601-1)
- A new policy with respect to closed captioning (Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-54)
- Determinations regarding certain aspects of the regulatory framework for over-the-air television (Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-53)
- Commission's response to the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' final report on the presence, portrayal and participation of persons with disabilities in television programming (Public Notice CRTC 2006-77)
- Task Force for Cultural Diversity in Television (Public Notice CRTC 2005-24)
- Regulatory framework for interactive television services (Public Notice CRTC 2004-82)
- Definitions for new types of priority programs; revisions to the definitions of television content categories; definitions of Canadian dramatic programs that will qualify for time credits towards priority programming requirements (Public Notice CRTC 1999-205)
- Ethnic Broadcasting Policy (Public Notice CRTC 1999-117)
- Television Policy: Building on Success (Public Notice CRTC 1999-97)
- Religious Broadcasting Policy (Public Notice CRTC 1993-78)
- Employment Equity Policy (Public Notices CRTC 1992-59 and 1997-34)
- On-Air Presence (Public Notices CRTC 1994-69 and 1995-98)
- Gender Portrayal, Policy (Public Notice CRTC 1992-58)
- Violence in Television Programming
- Advertising of Alcoholic Beverages, Broadcast (Public Notices CRTC 1997-12, 1999-132)
- Policy Respecting Television Networks (Public Notice CRTC 1989-2)
- Television Programming, "First Run" (Public Notice CRTC 1988-197)
For additional information, the Commission suggests consulting the following documents:
- Procedures for filing confidential information and requesting its disclosure in Commission proceedings (Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-961)
- Guidelines on the CRTC Rules of Practice and Procedure (Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-959)
- Obligation relating to the electronic filing of applications and use of Commission forms (Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-453-2)
- Accessibility of telecommunications and broadcasting services (Broadcasting and Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009-430)
- Documentary Evidence to confirm Availability of Financing - Commission Policy
You must apply to Industry Canada for a frequency and broadcast certification or amendment. Available frequencies are scarce in some major urban areas. For more information, call Industry Canada toll-free at 1-800-328-6189 or check its website for offices across the country.
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