Fact sheet
Canadian Content for Radio and Television
Radio
What makes a song Canadian?
Four elements, referred to as the MAPL system, are
used to determine whether or not a song qualifies as Canadian.
Air time for Canadian songs
All radio stations must ensure that 35% of their popular musical
selections are Canadian each week. In addition:
- Commercial radio stations must ensure that 35% of the musical
selections they air between 6AM and 6PM, Monday through Friday, are
Canadian.
- Ethnic radio stations must ensure that at least 7% of the musical
selections they air each week during ethnic programming periods are
Canadian.
- French-language radio stations must ensure that at least 65%
of the popular vocal music selections they broadcast each week are in
the French language.
- As well, at least 55% of the popular vocal music selections broadcast
between 6AM and 6PM, Monday through Friday, must be in the French language.
See Related Policy Documents for details.
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Television
What is a Canadian program?
The CRTC will certify programs as Canadian if they meet the following
criteria:
- the producer is Canadian;
- key creative personnel are Canadian;
- 75% of service costs and post-production lab costs are paid to Canadians.
Read the Canadian Program Certification
factsheet for details.
Air time for Canadian programs
Private television stations and networks (e.g. CTV, Global,TVA)
and ethnic TV stations must achieve a yearly Canadian content level
of:
- 60% overall, measured during the day – i.e. 6AM and midnight;
- 50%, measured during the evening broadcast period – i.e. between
6PM and midnight.
CBC must ensure that at least 60% of its overall schedule, measured
during the day – i.e. 6AM to midnight, is Canadian.
Requirements for pay-tv, specialty and pay-per-view services vary
and are set by conditions of licence. Check decisions for individual services
for details (Search).
Broadcasters can claim a 125% to 150% time credit for Canadian dramas
when they're aired during peak viewing hours (7PM to 11PM).
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Related Policy Documents
Public Notice
CRTC 1998-41: Commercial Radio Policy 1998
Public Notice
CRTC 1999-97: Building on Success - A Policy Framework for Canadian
Television
Public Notice
CRTC 1999-117: Ethnic Broadcasting Policy
Public Notice
CRTC 1999-205: 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 2000-6: Licensing Framework Policy for New Digital Pay and Specialty
Services
Public Notice
CRTC 2000-12: Campus Radio Policy
Public Notice
CRTC 2000-13: Community Radio Policy
Public Notice
CRTC 2000-42: Certification for Canadian Programs - A Revised Approach
Related Information Documents
Cable TV
Canadian Content - An Overview
Canadian Program Certification
MAPL System
Non-Canadian Programming Services
Satellite TV
Substituting Television Programming
Date Modified: 2004-04-02
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