Broadcasters and Canadian Productions
Support for broadcasting undertakings/services
Are you a broadcasting exempt or licensed service and need clarification on an issue?
We've got answers to your business questions. Give us a call.
Our support centres are open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
- Radio, TV and distribution undertakings: 1-866-781-1911
- Data Collection System Help Desk (DCS): Survey and DCS assistance
Services and information
Find a broadcasting form
Apply for, renew, or amend a broadcasting licence, register as an exempt undertaking, make ownership changes (forms 138 and 139), add a non-Canadian service to the list of programming services authorized for distribution (form 304).
Find an application
Broadcasting Application Report. Part 1 applications, licence renewal applications, administrative applications.
TV program categories
Category 1 News, Category 2a) Analysis and Interpretation, Category 2b) Long-form documentary – up to Category 15 Filler Programming.
Radio content categories
Content categories and subcategories (Content Category 1: Spoken Word, Content Category 2: Popular Music – up to Content Category 5: Advertising).
Codes for radio and TV broadcasters
Standards and codes of ethics for radio and television broadcasters
List of services that do and do not need a licence
Authorized and exempt radio, TV and cable (distribution) services, and local broadcast markets.
List of certified Canadian programs
Full list: program title, certification number (CRTC C#), points achieved, logging category, episodes duration, time credit, certification date.
List of non-Canadian programming services and stations
Full list of services (1-9 and A-Z), and U.S. commercial and non-commercial stations.
Guidelines for TV and radio broadcasters and TV service providers during an election
During an election, broadcasters play an important role in informing Canadians about the issues, political parties and candidates involved. Broadcasters serve the Canadian public by ensuring that citizens can make informed choices on election day.
Submit TV program logs
Licensees are required - by Regulations - to maintain, in a form acceptable to the Commission, a program log or machine readable record of programming (to be referred to collectively as a program log).
Apply for Canadian Program Certification
To help reduce the barriers to certifying risky to produce high impact productions, we’re ready to waive some of criteria from the regular certification process.
Canadian Program Certification
Canadian Program Certification helps independent Canadian program producers to obtain Canadian certification for TV productions that use mainly Canadian crews and talents.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
The CRTC provides services to help parties resolve disputes related to the Broadcasting Act.
Gender parity in Canada’s film and television production industry
Actions plans by broadcasters to find solutions to make sure women play leading roles in the Canadian film and television production industry
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