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The CRTC has revised the conditions of licence for Canadian discretionary services operating national news services, formerly known as Category C services. The updated policies from the CRTC include 2013-734, in which the CRTC acknowledged that the current licensing criteria (after channels were made part of mandatory distribution in 2014 ...

The Commission also considered that the types of programming broadcast by national news services should be comprised almost exclusively of news-related programming. Accordingly, inBroadcasting Regulatory Policy 2015-86, the Commission announced the introduction of new, more stringent licensing criteria for national news services. These new ...

Broadcasting Order CRTC 2022-297. PDF version. Ottawa, 1 November 2022. Distribution of national news discretionary services Introduction. In Broadcasting Order 2013-735, the Commission implemented its determination regarding the distribution of Category C national news specialty services as set out in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2013-734.; In Broadcasting Decision 2022-296, the Commission ...