Disney Junior is a

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owned by

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which launched on December 1, 2015. It is a localized version of the U.S. network owned by

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, broadcasting animated programming aimed at children and preschoolers aged 2 to 7.

History

Prior to September 2015,

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(now

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) operated Disney Junior-branded television services in Canada in the

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and French languages as spin-offs of Family Channel since May 6, 2011. In April 2015, Corus acquired Canadian rights to

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's programming and associated brands. Upon the announcement of the rights deal, Corus stated that it would launch "select Disney branded kids linear television offerings" in the future, after the launch of a Canadian version of Disney Channel. In August 2015, television provider

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stated on its website that Corus would launch Disney Junior and Disney XD channels on December 1, 2015. Upon its launch on September 1, 2015, Disney Channel aired a

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featuring Disney Junior programs. DHX's Disney Junior services were re-branded as Family Jr. and

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on September 18. Corus's Disney Junior channel officially launched on December 1, 2015 alongside their

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channel. DHX's rights to broadcast Disney Junior programming expired on January 1, 2016. On September 1, 2017, the channel obtained a

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licence; it had been operating as an exempt channel before then. There is no French-language counterpart, however,

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offers the morning programming block ''Disney Junior sur La Chaîne Disney'' to carry network programming in the

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. On April 21, 2018, the network aired its first film, ''

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'' (1994), and has continued to air films since then, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Programming

As of December 2022:TV Schedule for Disney Junior Canada HD
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Current

Original programming

=Animated series

Reruns of ended series

Original programming

=Acquired programming

Upcoming

Original programming

=Animated series

Former

Original programming

=Animated series

Acquired programming

Notes

References

External links

* {{Disney Junior Children's television networks in Canada Corus Entertainment networks Television channels and stations established in 2015 Digital cable television networks in Canada English-language television stations in Canada 2015 establishments in Canada Canada Commercial-free television networks