Programming, in no case longer than 30 minutes in duration, the purpose of which is to fill in the time between the presentation of the major programs broadcast by the licensed pay services and those [..]

The amounts paid to program suppliers under the terms of Program Affiliation Agreements. French: Paiements d’affiliations (EDR)

Access programming are programs produced by members of the community served by the undertaking, either assisted or unassisted by the licensee. The key criterion is that creative control is in the hand [..]

Audio description (AD) uses a program host or announcer to provide a basic voice-over, reading text and describing graphics that appear on the screen. AD is often used for newscasts, weather reports, [..]

The typical weekly average of full and equivalent part-time employees. Part-time employees are included as equivalent full-time employees by calculating their work time in proportion to a typical full [..]

Includes all commercial, financial, professional, technical, administrative and management services, royalties, patents, copyrights, advertising, commissions, salaries, insurance premiums and claims, [..]

For purposes of annual reporting, Children’s Programming includes programs produced for children under 12 years of age. French: Émissions pour enfants

Captioning is the on-screen textual representation of the audio component of a program. It is presented as a banner, usually at the bottom of the screen, and provides a text rendition of all significa [..]

Amounts received from any source that is paid to a broadcast distribution undertaking in sponsorship of a community program. French: Subvention des chaînes communautaires

Expenses should include only the direct and indirect expenses attributable to acquiring, producing and preparing programs for those channels for which the system originates (eg: the community channel) [..]