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Some policies are articulated via public notices and/or decisions.</p> <table class="wb-tables table" data-wb-tables='{ "paging" : false }'> <thead> <tr> <th>Category</th> <th>Policy</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th>Accessibility, information and recourse for Canadians</th> <td><a href="/eng/archive/2015/2015-104.htm"><em>Let’s Talk TV: Navigating the Road Ahead – Making informed choices about television providers and improving accessibility to television programming</em></a>, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2015-104, 26 March 2015</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Benefits policy</th> <td><p><em><a href="/eng/archive/2014/2014-459.htm">Simplified approach to tangible benefits and determining the value of the transaction</a></em>, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2014-459, 5 September 2014</p></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Choice for TV viewers</th> <td><a href="/eng/archive/2015/2015-96.htm"><em>Let's Talk TV: A World of Choice – A roadmap to maximize choice for TV viewers and to foster a healthy, dynamic TV market </em></a>, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2015-96, 19 March 2015</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Closed captioning and described video</th> <td><ul> <li><a href="/eng/archive/2007/pb2007-54.htm"><em>A new policy with respect to closed captioning</em></a>, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-54, 17 May 2007</li> <li> <a href="/eng/archive/2009/2009-430.htm"><em>Accessibility of telecommunications and broadcasting services</em></a>, Broadcasting and Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009-430, 21 July 2009</li> <li> <a href="/eng/archive/2015/2015-104.htm"><em>Let’s Talk TV: Navigating the Road Ahead – Making informed choices about television providers and improving accessibility to television programming</em></a>, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2015-104, 26 March 2015</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Creating compelling and diverse Canadian programming</th> <td><a href="/eng/archive/2015/2015-86.htm"><em>Let's Talk TV: The way forward - Creating compelling and diverse Canadian programming</em></a>, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2015-86, 12 March 2015</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Criteria for mandatory distribution on the digital basic service</th> <td><em><a href="/eng/archive/2010/2010-629.htm">Criteria for assessing applications for mandatory distribution on the digital basic service</a></em>, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-629, 27 August 2010</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Disclosure of aggregate financial data</th> <td><a href="/eng/archive/2008/pb2008-97.htm"><em>Regulatory Policy - Disclosure of aggregate financial data for large broadcasting distribution undertakings and over-the-air television and radio ownership groups</em></a>, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-97, 21 October 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Diversity of voices</th> <td><a href="/eng/archive/2008/pb2008-4.htm"><em>Regulatory policy - Diversity of voices</em></a>, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-4, 15 January 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Ethnic policy</th> <td><ul> <li><a href="/eng/archive/1999/pb99-117.htm"><em>Ethnic Broadcasting Policy</em></a>, Public Notice CRTC 1999-117, 16 July 1999</li> <li><a href="/eng/archive/2000/pb2000-92.htm"><em>Regulatory amendments to implement the Ethnic Broadcasting Policy and new television content categories</em></a>, Public Notice CRTC 2000-92, 30 June 2000</li> </ul></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Local programming policy</th> <td><a href="/eng/archive/2015/2015-24.htm"><em>Local Programming Policy</em></a>, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2015-24, 29 January 2015</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Policy framework on local news and community television</th> <td><em><a href="/eng/archive/2016/2016-224.htm">Policy framework for local news and community television</a>, </em>Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2016-224, 15 June 2016</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Programming definitions</th> <td><ul> <li><a href="/eng/archive/2010/2010-808.htm"><em>Definitions for television program categories </em></a>, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-808, 1 November 2010</li> <li><a href="/eng/archive/2000/pb2000-42.htm"><em>Certification for Canadian Programs - A revised approach</em></a>, Public Notice CRTC 2000-42, 17 March 2000</li> </ul></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Regulatory frameworks for broadcasting distribution undertakings and discretionary programming services</th> <td><ul> <li><a href="/eng/archive/1997/pb97-150.htm"><em>Broadcasting Distribution Regulations</em></a>, Public Notice CRTC 1997-150, 22 December 1997</li> <li><a href="/eng/archive/2008/pb2008-100.htm"><em>Regulatory frameworks for broadcasting distribution undertakings and discretionary programming services</em></a>, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-100, 30 October 2008</li> </ul></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Religious broadcasting policy</th> <td><a href="/eng/archive/1993/pb93-78.htm"><em>Religious Broadcasting Policy</em></a>, Public Notice CRTC 1993-78, 3 June 1993</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Indigenous Broadcasting Policy</th> <td><a href="/eng/archive/1990/pb90-89.htm"><em>Native Broadcasting Policy</em></a>, Public Notice CRTC 1990-89, 20 September 1990</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Simultaneous substitution policy</th> <td><a href="/eng/archive/2015/2015-25.htm"><em>Simultaneous Substitution Policy</em></a>, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2015-25, 29 January 2015</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <dl id="wb-dtmd"> <dt>Date modified: </dt> <dd> <time property="dateModified">2019-06-14</time> </dd> </dl> </main> <footer id="wb-info" class="visible-sm visible-md visible-lg wb-navcurr"> <div class="noindex container"> <nav> <h2>About this site</h2> <ul id="gc-tctr" class="list-inline"> <li><a href="/eng/copyright.htm" rel="license" id="ftr-ats00">Terms and conditions</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/disclosure-divulgation.htm" id="ftr-ats01">Transparency</a></li> </ul> <div class="row noindex"> <section class="col-sm-3"> <h3>About</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="/eng/acrtc/org.htm" id="ftr-a00">Our organization</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/irc-cir.htm" id="ftr-a01">E-Library</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/publications/" id="ftr-a02">Plans and reports</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/statutes-lois.htm" id="ftr-a03">Statutes and regulations</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/cisc-cdci.htm" id="ftr-a04">CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee (CISC)</a></li> </ul> </section> <section class="col-sm-3"> <h3>Contact us</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="/eng/contact/" id="ftr-01">Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/contact/question.htm" id="ftr-02">Support Centre</a></li> </ul> </section> <section class="col-sm-3"> <h3>News</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="/eng/com100/media2025.htm" id="ftr-n00">News releases</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/com200/media2025.htm" id="ftr-n01">Speeches</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/com300/media2024.htm" id="ftr-n02">Statements</a></li> </ul> </section> <section class="col-sm-3"> <h3>Stay connected</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="/eng/acrtc/sc-rb.htm">Stay connected</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/crtceng">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/CRTCeng">X</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/CRTCgcca/feed">YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/company/crtc">LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/subscribe.htm">Mailing list</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/acrtc/sc-rb.htm#RSS">RSS feeds</a></li> </ul> </section> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="gc-info"> <div class="noindex container"> <nav> <h2>Government of Canada footer</h2> <ul class="list-inline"> <li><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/services/health.html"><span>Health</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://travel.gc.ca/"><span>Travel</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/portfolio/service-canada.html"><span>Service Canada</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/home"><span>Jobs</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/services/publications/federal-budget.html"><span>Economy</span></a></li> <li id="canada-ca"><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en.html">Canada.ca</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </footer>  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.js"></script> <script src="/_site/theme/js/wet-boew.min.js"></script>   <script src="/_site/theme/js/theme.min.js"></script> </body> </html>