Television in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

has many individual stations, networks, and

systems A system is a group of interacting or interrelated elements that act according to a set of rules to form a unified whole. A system, surrounded and influenced by its environment, is described by its boundaries, structure and purpose and expresse ...

National broadcast television networks

English

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French- ...

, a national public network owned by the

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the governmen ...

(CBC). *

Citytv Citytv is a Canadian television network owned by the Rogers Sports & Media subsidiary of Rogers Communications. The licence of the original Citytv station, granted the callsign of CITY-TV by the CRTC on November 25, 1971 to Cable Television ...

, a privately owned television network owned by

Rogers Media Rogers Media Inc., operating as Rogers Sports & Media, is a Canadian subsidiary of Rogers Communications that owns the company's mass media and sports properties, such as the Citytv and Omni Television terrestrial television stations, Sports ...

, with stations in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. *

CTV Television Network The CTV Television Network, commonly known as CTV, is a Television in Canada, Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. Launched in 1961 and acquired by BCE Inc. in 2000, CTV is Canada's largest privately owned List of Canadian ...

, a national private network (except for Newfoundland and Labrador and the territories) owned by

Bell Media Bell Media Inc. (French: ) is a Canadian company formed by the amalgamation of several companies. Establishment (2011–13) On December 9, 2011, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announced the sale of its majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports ...

. *

Global Television Network The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global, or occasionally Global TV) is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. It is currently Canada's second most-watched private terrestrial television network after C ...

, a national private network (except for Newfoundland and Labrador and the territories) owned by

Corus Entertainment Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian mass media company. Formed in 1999 as a spin-off from Shaw Communications, it has prominent holdings in the radio, publishing, and television industries. It is headquartered at Corus Quay in Toronto, Ont ...

French

Ici Radio-Canada Télé Ici Radio-Canada Télé (formerly known as Télévision de Radio-Canada) is a Canadian French-language free-to-air television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as Société Radio-Canada), the national pu ...

, a national public network owned by the CBC's French-language division

Société Radio-Canada The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...

. * TVA, a privately owned television network owned by Groupe TVA.

Multilingual

* Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, a broadcast television network with television stations in the three territories and cable network carried nationwide on cable and satellite. Programming focuses on Aboriginals. It operates in English, French and various Aboriginal languages.

Regional broadcast television systems

English

CTV 2 CTV 2 is a Canadian English-language television system owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. The system consists of four terrestrial owned-and-operated television stations (O&Os) in Ontario, one in British Columbia and two regional cab ...

, a privately owned television system with stations in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Atlantic Canada. It is owned by

. *

Great West Television Great West Television (GWTV) is a television system in regional British Columbia, made up of the following stations: * CKPG, Prince George (owned by Jim Pattison Group; Citytv affiliate) * CJDC, Dawson Creek (owned by Bell Media; CTV 2 affili ...

, a privately owned group of stations affiliated with CTV Two and

in British Columbia. * Yes TV, a group of religious three stations in Ontario and Alberta owned by Crossroads Christian Communications. *

indieNET Yes TV (stylized as yes TV) is an independently owned Canadian nonprofit and CRTC-licensed religious broadcasting television system in Canada. It consists of three conventional over-the-air television stations (located in the Greater Toronto Area ...

, an arrangement

CHCH Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River ...

(in Ontario), CHEK (in British Columbia), & CJON (in Newfoundland and Labrador), three independent broadcasters, have with Yes TV to sub-license some of Yes TV's programming

French

Noovo Noovo is a Canadian French-language terrestrial television network owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. The network has five owned-and-operated and three affiliated stations throughout Quebec, although it can also be seen over-the-a ...

, a privately owned television system based in Quebec owned by

Multilingual

CFHD-DT CFHD-DT (channel 47) is an independent multicultural television station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, owned by Sam Norouzi and his family. The station's studios are located on Christophe Colomb Avenue in Montreal's Ahuntsic district, at the hom ...

, a privately owned multicultural station based in Montreal, using the on-air brand ICI (International Channel). * OMNI, a group of five privately owned multicultural television stations in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia owned by Rogers Media.

Defunct regional broadcast television systems

A-Channel A-Channel (proposed as The Alberta Channel) was a Canadian television system initially owned by Craig Media from September 1997 to 2004, then by CHUM Limited from 2004 to 2005 through A-Channel, Inc. It consisted of Craig's television stations in ...

, a privately owned television system based in Alberta, Manitoba, and Toronto and owned by Craig Media. * Baton Broadcast System, or BBS, a privately owned television system based in Ontario and Saskatchewan and owned by Baton Broadcasting. * E!, a privately owned television system based in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia and owned by

Canwest Canwest Global Communications Corporation, which operated under the corporate name Canwest, was a major Canadian media conglomerate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with its head offices at Canwest Place. It held radio, television broadcasting an ...

. * Joytv, a privately owned television system based in British Columbia and Manitoba and was owned by ZoomerMedia. * Northern Television, similar in fashion to

, also in BC. Shared by two northern BC

affiliates.

Regional broadcast television stations

English

* CHCH-DT, using the on-air brand CHCH - a privately owned television station in Hamilton owned by Channel Zero which airs local news & movies. * CHEK-DT, using the on-air brand CHEK - a privately owned television station in Victoria owned by CHEK Media Group. * CHNU-DT, using the on-air brand Joytv - a privately owned religious television station in Vancouver owned by ZoomerMedia. * CIIT-DT, using the on-air brand Faith TV - a privately owned religious television station in Winnipeg owned by ZoomerMedia. * CJIL-DT, using the on-air brand The Miracle Channel - a privately owned Christian television station in Lethbridge, Alberta owned by The Miracle Channel Association. * CJON-DT, using the on-air brand NTV - a privately owned television station in Newfoundland & Labrador owned by Stirling Communications International.

Community broadcast television stations

English

* CFSO-TV, Cardston, Alberta. * CFTS-TV, Teslin, Yukon. * CFTV-DT, Leamington, Ontario. * CH5248, Neepawa, Manitoba. * CHCO-TV, St. Andrews, New Brunswick. * CHOB-TV, Hobbema, Alberta. * CIHC-TV, Hay River, Northwest Territories. * CIRE-TV, High Prairie, Alberta. * CKER-TV, Kahnawake, Quebec * VX9AMK, (using the on-air brand Star Ray TV), Toronto, Ontario.

French

* CHNE-TV, Chéticamp, Nova Scotia. * CHMG-TV, Quebec City, Quebec.

Multilingual

* CIMC-TV, Arichat, Nova Scotia (English and French). *

, A privately owned multicultural station based in Montreal, using the on-air brand ICI (International Channel/Canal International).

Educational television stations

English

Citytv Saskatchewan Citytv Saskatchewan (formerly the Saskatchewan Communications Network, or SCN) is a Canadian English language cable television channel in the province of Saskatchewan. Headquartered in the provincial capital of Regina, the channel is owned by ...

, a privately owned channel in Saskatchewan owned by

Rogers Communications Rogers Communications Inc. is a Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet, with significant additional telecommunications and mass media ass ...

. Broadcasts a mix of educational, children's, and entertainment programs. Not available over-the-air, only available through cable throughout the province. * CTV 2 Alberta, a privately owned channel in Alberta owned by

. Airs a mix of educational and entertainment programming. Not available over-the-air (though two stations relayed its programming over-the-air under the former Access branding until they were shut down in August 2011), only available through cable throughout the province. *

Knowledge Network Knowledge Network, also branded as British Columbia's Knowledge Network, is a Canadian publicly funded educational cable television network serving the province of British Columbia. It is owned by the Knowledge Network Corporation, a Crown cor ...

, a publicly owned educational station in British Columbia owned by the government of British Columbia. Limited availability over-the-air, but is available on cable throughout the province. *

TVOntario TVO Media Education Group (often abbreviated as TVO and stylized on-air as tvo) is a publicly funded English-language educational television network and media organization serving the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario ...

, a publicly owned educational station in Ontario owned by the government of Ontario. Available over-the-air and on cable throughout the province.

French

* CFTU-DT, an educational station in Quebec owned by a private consortium known as Savoir Media, consisting primarily of Quebec-based post-secondary institutions. Broadcasts educational programming in Montreal over-the-air, but is available on cable throughout the rest of the province. *

Télé-Québec The Société de télédiffusion du Québec (; en, Quebec Television Broadcasting Corporation), branded as Télé-Québec (), is a Canadian French-language public educational television network in the province of Quebec. It is a provincial Cro ...

, a publicly owned educational station in Quebec owned by the government of Québec. Available over-the-air and on cable throughout the province. (CIVM-DT Montreal) * TFO, a publicly owned educational station in Ontario owned by the government of Ontario. Available on cable throughout the province, as well as in

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

and

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

Analogue cable specialty television channels

English

* BNN Bloomberg *

CBC News Network CBC News Network (formerly CBC Newsworld) is a Canadian English-language specialty news channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. As Canada's first all-news channel, it is th ...

* CMT *

CP24 CP24 is a Canadian English-language specialty news channel owned by Bell Media, a subsidiary of BCE Inc. and operated alongside the Bell-owned CTV Television Network's owned-and-operated television stations CFTO-DT (CTV Toronto) and CKVR-DT ( ...

* CPAC *

CTV Comedy Channel CTV Comedy Channel (often shortened to CTV Comedy and formerly known as The Comedy Network) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by Bell Media which focuses primarily on comedy programming. The channel first launched on Octobe ...

* CTV Drama Channel * CTV Life Channel * CTV News Channel *

CTV Sci-Fi Channel CTV Sci-Fi Channel is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. The channel primarily broadcasts speculative fiction and related programming. The network was launched on October 17, 1997 as Space under its original p ...

Discovery Discovery may refer to: * Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown * Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown * Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence Discovery, The Discove ...

* DTOUR * E! *

Family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Family Jr. Family Jr. is a multiplex channel of the Canadian specialty channel Family Channel. It broadcasts children's programming aimed at viewers aged 2 to 7. The channel launched on November 30, 2007 as a Canadian version of Playhouse Disney, under ...

* Food Network Canada *

HGTV Canada HGTV is a Canadian English-language Category A cable and satellite specialty channel owned as a joint venture between Corus Entertainment (which serves as managing partner and owns 80.24% majority control through licensee HGTV Canada, Inc.) and ...

* The History Channel *

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

* Much * OWN Canada * OLN * Showcase * Slice *

Sportsnet Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture between CTV, Liberty Media, and Rogers Media. CTV parent Bell Globemedia then was ...

Sportsnet 360 Sportsnet 360 (SN360) is a Canadian discretionary specialty channel owned by Rogers Media. The channel was launched in 1994 as the licence-exempt service Sportscope, which featured a display of sports news and scores. In 1997, the network was ...

Sportsnet East Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture between CTV, Liberty Media, and Rogers Media. CTV parent Bell Globemedia then w ...

** Sportsnet Ontario ** Sportsnet Pacific ** Sportsnet West *

Teletoon Teletoon (stylized as TELETOON) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. Its name is a portmanteau of "television" and "cartoon". The channel primarily broadcasts an ...

* Treehouse * TSN ** TSN1 ** TSN2 ** TSN3 ** TSN4 ** TSN5 * VisionTV *

W Network W Network (often shortened to W) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel primarily broadcasts general entertainment programming oriented towards a female audience. W Network was established in ...

The Weather Network The Weather Network (TWN) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English language, English-language weather information specialty channel available in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. It delivers weather information on television, ...

* YTV

French

Canal D Canal D is a Canadian French language discretionary service owned by Bell Media. Canal D focuses on documentary programming primarily in the form of documentary-style television series that focus on a variety of topics such as crime, biographies ...

Canal Vie Canal Vie is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. Canal Vie airs lifestyle and entertainment programs aimed at women in the form of talk shows, documentaries, reality TV series, and films. Programs focus on a varie ...

* CPAC (French feed) * Elle Fictions * Évasion * Historia *

Ici ARTV Ici ARTV (stylized as ICI artv) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as Société Radio-Canada). The channel broadcasts the arts and culture including music, dance, thea ...

* LCN * Max *

MétéoMédia MétéoMédia is a Canadian French-language weather information specialty channel and web site owned by Pelmorex. MétéoMédia primarily serves viewers in Quebec, although some cable TV systems in Ontario and New Brunswick carry the channel as w ...

* RDI * RDS ** RDS2 *

RDS Info RDS Info is a Television in Canada, Canadian French language Category A services, Category A digital cable 24-hour sports information specialty channel. It is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a division of Bell Media (80%) and ESPN (20%). ...

* Séries+ * Télétoon * TV5 Québec Canada ** Unis * Vrak * Z

Multicultural

* ATN Channel * Fairchild TV *

Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; grc, Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, ) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the '' Iliad'', ...

Talentvision Talentvision is a Canadian Mandarin Chinese specialty channel. It is owned by the Vancouver-based Fairchild Media Group (a subsidiary of the Fairchild Group) and TVB. Talentvision's studios are located inside Aberdeen Centre in the Golden Vill ...

* TLN

Teleshopping channels (exempt)

English

* TSC

Provincial parliamentary channels

English

* Alberta Legislature (

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest T ...

) *

Hansard TV Hansard TV (also known as Hansard Broadcasting Services) is the legislature broadcaster of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is available on most cable television systems in the province of British Columb ...

(

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...

) * House of Assembly Channel (

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

) *

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Television Service The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Television Service is a Canadian cable television channel in the province of New Brunswick. The channel was launched on March 28, 2006 and established to broadcast the legislative proceedings of the Legisl ...

* Legislative Television (

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

) *

Ontario Parliament Network The Ontario Parliament Network (stylized ONT.PARL since 2018) is a television channel in the Canadian province of Ontario, established in 1986 to broadcast the parliamentary proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It is available on ...

* Saskatchewan Legislative Network

French

* Canal de l'Assemblée nationale (

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirte ...

)

Premium television services

English

* Crave (Six multiplex channels) ** Crave 1 ** Crave 2 ** Crave 3 ** Crave 4 (time-shifted feed of Crave 1) **

HBO Canada HBO (previously known as HBO Canada, and still referred to as such on social media) is a Canadian premium television network from Crave (formerly The Movie Network), which is owned by Bell Media. The channel is primarily devoted to original pro ...

1 (East) **

2 (West) * Starz Canada (Two multiplex channels) ** Starz Canada 1 ** Starz Canada 2 * Super Channel (Four multiplex channels) ** Super Channel Fuse ** Super Channel Heart & Home ** Super Channel Vault ** Ginx eSports TV Canada

French

* Cinépop *

Super Écran Super Écran is a Canadian premium television network owned by Bell Media. It airs a mix of commercial-free films and television series. Films are primarily sourced from the United States and Canada, while the television series mostly consist of ...

(Four multiplex channels) ** Super Écran 1 ** Super Écran 2 ** Super Écran 3 ** Super Écran 4

Multicultural

* ATN Aastha TV * ATN Bangla

Pay-per-view services

English

* SaskTel PPV * Shaw PPV * Sportsnet PPV *

Vu! Vu!, also operating as Bell TV On Demand, is a Canadian English and French language pay-per-view and Video on Demand provider that launched in October 1999 and is owned by Bell Media. Vu! is the largest PPV service provider in Canada and is avail ...

French

Canal Indigo Canal Indigo is a Canadian English and French language pay-per-view and Near Video on Demand provider owned by Vidéotron. The service was launched on August 26, 1996. Channels and content Canal Indigo PPV service consists of 11 standard definit ...

* TALC *

Audio and/or text-only services

AMI-audio AMI-audio is a Canadian 24-hour English language non-profit audio broadcast television service. AMI-audio offers a variety of content to Canadians who are blind, partially sighted or otherwise print restricted. AMI-audio produces two daily li ...

(English) * Broadcast News (English) *

Canal M Canal M is a Canadian 24-hour French language non-profit audio broadcast television service. Canal M is an audio-only service that broadcasts readings of news articles from newspapers and magazines. It is owned by Vues & Voix. Canal M is a volunt ...

(French) * Real Estate Channel (English) * Stingray Music

Digital specialty television channels

English

* ABC Spark *

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as dult swim'' and often abbreviated as s'') is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programmed by its in-house ...

* AMI-tv *

Animal Planet Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1, 1996, the network is primarily ...

* AOV Adult Movie Channel *

ATN Cricket Plus ATN Cricket Plus is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). ATN Cricket Plus broadcasts programming related to the sport of cricket including live and tape-delayed matches and news and hig ...

* ATN DD Sports * A.Side TV * BBC Earth * BBC First * beIN Sports *

Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, ...

* Commonwealth Broadcasting Network *

Cooking Channel Cooking Channel is an American basic cable channel owned by Food Network, a joint venture and general partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery Networks (69%) and Nexstar Media Group (31%). The channel is a spin-off of Food Network, broadcasting ...

Cottage Life ''Cottage Life'' is a Canadian magazine focusing on cottage lifestyle content. First published in the summer of 1988, the publication features how-to articles, buying guides, and tips on aspects of cottage living and lifestyle. Formally published ...

* Crime & Investigation * Daystar Television Canada *

DejaView DejaView is a Canadian English language specialty television channel owned by Corus Entertainment. It primarily airs television shows from the 1970s to 2010s. History In November 2000, Global Television Network Inc. (then owned by Canwest) was g ...

* Discovery Science *

Discovery Velocity Discovery Velocity is a Canadian Category B specialty channel owned by CTV Specialty Television, a joint venture of CTV Specialty Television Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a Canadian version of the U.S. channel formerly of the same nam ...

Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Comp ...

Disney Junior Disney Junior is an American pay television network owned by the Walt Disney Television (part of Disney General Entertainment Content) unit of The Walt Disney Company through Disney Branded Television. Aimed mainly at children two to seven ...

* Disney XD *

Documentary Channel A documentary channel is a specialty channel which focuses on broadcasting documentaries. Some documentary channels further specialize by dedicating their television programming to specific types of documentaries or documentaries in a specific ...

* Dorcel TV Canada * ESPN Classic * EuroWorld Sport *

Exxxtasy TV Exxxtasy TV is a Canadian English language exempt Category B specialty channel. It is a pay television adult entertainment television channel consisting of explicit adult material, primarily pornographic films, aimed at male audiences. The ch ...

FEVA TV FEVA TV (acronym for ''First Entertainment Voice of Africa'') is a Canadian English language exempt Category B specialty channel owned by Wells Multimedia Entertainment Inc. FEVA TV broadcasts general entertainment programming aimed at those who ...

* Fight Network * FX *

FXX FXX is an American basic cable channel owned by the Walt Disney Television unit of The Walt Disney Company through FX Networks, LLC. It is the partner channel of FX, with its programming focusing on original and acquired comedy series and fe ...

* Game+ * GameTV * Global News: BC 1 * History2 * Hollywood Suite 70s Movies * Hollywood Suite 80s Movies * Hollywood Suite 90s Movies * Hollywood Suite 00s Movies *

HPItv HPItv (Horseplayer Interactive Television) is a Canadian English language Category B specialty network owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group. HPItv broadcasts thoroughbred, standardbred, and harness racing events and related programming. Chann ...

(Four multiplex channels) ** HPItv (flagship feed) ** HPItv Canada ** HPItv International ** HPItv West * Investigation Discovery * Lifetime * Love Nature * Magnolia Network * Makeful * Maleflixxx Television *

MovieTime MovieTime is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. It primarily broadcasts films, with 250 titles per month and back-to-back movies on the weekends. Unlike other Canadian movie channels, MovieTime operates a ...

MTV2 MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay television channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. The channel launched initially as an all-music video service, once the original MTV had started to shift its programm ...

Nat Geo Wild National Geographic Wild (shortened as Nat Geo Wild and abbreviated NGW) is a global pay television network owned by National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%) ...

National Geographic ''National Geographic'' (formerly the ''National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is a popular American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. Known for its photojournalism, it is one of the most widel ...

* NBA TV Canada *

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. It ...

One 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

* OneSoccer * OutTV *

Penthouse TV Penthouse TV is an American premium adult entertainment television channel consisting of explicit adult material, primarily hardcore pornographic films and mainstream interviews. The channel's name is licensed from the men's magazine '' Penthouse ...

* Playmen TV *

Red Hot TV Red Hot TV can refer to: * Red Hot TV (Canada) * Red Hot TV (UK) Red Hot TV was a series of British television channel that showcased pornographic content on a pay-per-view basis. The channel began broadcasting on Sky in June 2000 as one of a ...

* REV TV Canada * Rewind * RFD-TV Canada *

Salt + Light Television Salt + Light Television is a Canadian multi-lingual Category B television channel owned by the not-for-profit Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation and based in Toronto, Ontario. The channel broadcasts faith-based programming for Roman C ...

* Silver Screen Classics *

Skinemax HD Cinemax is an American pay television, cable, and satellite television network owned by the Home Box Office, Inc. subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Developed as a companion "maxi-pay" service complementing the offerings shown on parent n ...

Smithsonian Channel The Smithsonian Channel is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Global through its media networks division under MTV Entertainment Group. It offers video content inspired by the Smithsonian Institution's museums, research facili ...

Sportsman Channel Sportsman Channel is an American sports-oriented digital cable and satellite television network owned by the Outdoor Sportsman Group subsidiary of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. The channel is dedicated to programming about outdoor sports, inclu ...

* Sportsnet One ** Sportsnet Flames ** Sportsnet Oilers ** Sportsnet Canucks * Sportsnet World *

Stingray Country Stingray Country is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Stingray Digital. The channel broadcasts music videos relating to country music. History The channel launched on May 13, 2019 on Roku; later launching on J ...

* Stingray Juicebox *

Stingray Loud Stingray Loud is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Stingray Digital. The channel broadcasts music videos relating to rock, modern rock, alternative, punk, and heavy metal. History In November 2000, CHUM L ...

Stingray Naturescape Stingray Naturescape is a Canadian-based specialty television channel owned by Stingray Group. The channel primarily broadcasts a rotation of various nature scenery videos with accompanying audio from the nature scene pictured with sometimes non- ...

Stingray Now 4K Stingray Now 4K is a Canadian English language Category B television channel owned by Stingray Digital. The channel broadcasts music videos in 4K resolution (ultra-high-definition television) from various genres including pop, dance, hip-hop, in ...

Stingray Retro Stingray Retro is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by the Stingray Group. The channel broadcasts music videos mainly from the 1970s to the early 2010s, with some music videos from the 1960s being played occasiona ...

Stingray Vibe Stingray Vibe is a Canadian pay television channel owned by Stingray Digital. The channel broadcasts hip-hop, rap, R&B, rhythmic pop and EDM/Dance music videos. History In November 2000, CHUM Limited was granted approval by the Canadian Radio- ...

* T+E *

Terror TV Terror TV is an upcoming Canadian English language specialty channel owned by IO Média. Terror TV will broadcast programming focusing on the horror genre. Programming is expected to include classic and modern feature films, movies-of-the-week, ...

(launch TBD) * The Cowboy Channel Canada *

The Cult Movie Network The Cult Movie Network is a Canadian-based English language online video-on-demand service consisting of programming devoted to cult films from a variety of genres, primarily horror, but also including fantasy, comedy, and action, among others. ...

* The News Forum *

The Rural Channel The Rural Channel (often abbreviated as ''TRC'') is a Canadian English language specialty television channel and subscription streaming service broadcasting rural lifestyle programming with a particular emphasis on agriculture and equine programm ...

Toon-A-Vision Toon-A-Vision is a Canadian English language discretionary service television channel owned by Atlantic Digital Networks. The channel broadcasts in high definition and airs animated programming aimed at youth ranging from preschoolers to teenage ...

* Vertical TV * Vixen TV * Water Television Network * Wild TV * WildBrainTV
Willow TV
* WWE Network * XITE 4K *

XXX Action Clips Channel XXX Action Clips Channel (also referred to as XXX TV) is a Canadian exempt English-language Category B specialty channel. It is a premium adult entertainment television channel consisting of 5 to 20 minutes clips from adult feature films from va ...

French

addikTV addikTV is a Canadian French-language specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media. The channel is devoted primarily to French-language drama programming focusing on mystery, suspense, and thriller TV series and films. T ...

* AMI-télé * Avis de Recherche * Casa * Dorcel TV Canada * Frissons TV * Ici Explora * Investigation * La Chaîne Disney * MOI ET CIE * Natyf TV *

PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray is a Canadian French language Category B high definition television channel owned by Stingray Group Stingray Group Inc. (formerly Stingray Digital and Stingray Digital Group) is a publicly traded Canadian media an ...

* Prise 2 * RDS2 *

Stingray Hits! Stingray Hits is a Canadian French language music television channel owned by Stingray Group. The channel broadcasts music videos from pop, pop-rock, and dance hits primarily from current day's artists, along with past artists. The channel broadcas ...

* Télémagino *

TVA Sports TVA Sports is a Canadian French-language sports specialty channel owned by the Groupe TVA, a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media. The channel is a general-interest sports network, and the first major competitor to RDS, the only other ...

** TVA Sports 2 ** TVA Sports 3 *

Yoopa Yoopa (stylized YOOPA) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media. Initially aimed at preschoolers, Yoopa now broadcasts programming targeted toward children, aged 2–11. A magazine for par ...

* Zeste

Multicultural

Aaj Tak ''Aaj Tak'' () is an Indian Hindi-language news channel owned by TV Today Network, part of the New Delhi-based media conglomerate Living Media group (India Today Group) Aaj Tak HD On 14 December 2018, Aaj Tak launched India's first Hindi h ...

Abu Dhabi TV Abu Dhabi TV ( ar, قناة أبوظبي) is an Emirates-based television channel that was originally launched in 1969. It broadcasts content from Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and is owned by Abu Dhabi Media. Abu Dhabi TV ...

Afroglobal Television
* Al-Nahar TV * Al-Nahar Drama * Al Resalah * All TV *

All TV K All TV K is a Canadian exempt Category B Korean language specialty channel with English subtitles and is owned by All TV Inc. It broadcasts programming from KBS World as well as local Canadian content. All TV K features programming from Korea ...

* APTN * ATN Aastha TV * ATN ABP Sanjha *

ATN ARY Digital ATN Urdu is a Canadian pay television channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It is a Urdu-language general entertainment network, airing programming that appeals to the entire family including comedies, serials, talk shows, music, relig ...

ATN B4U Movies ATN B4U Movies is a Canadian Category B specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network International. It broadcasts programming from B4U Movies and Canadian content. Programming consists of Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known a ...

ATN B4U Music ATN B4U Music is a Canadian Category B Hindi language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). ATN B4U Music broadcasts music-related programming primarily in the form of a variety of music video-based programs and interview s ...

* ATN B4U Plus * ATN Bangla * ATN Brit Asia TV * ATN Channel * ATN Colors Bangla * ATN Colors Marathi * ATN Colors Rishtey * ATN DD Bharati * ATN DD India * ATN DD News * ATN DD Urdu *

ATN Food Food ATN Food Food is a Canadian exempt Category B Hindi language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts programming from Food Food as well as Canadian content. ATN Food Food is a lifestyle channel with a focus on In ...

* ATN Gujarati * ATN IBC Tamil * ATN Jaya TV * ATN Life * ATN Max 2 * ATN Movies * ATN MTV India * ATN News * ATN News 18 *

ATN PM One ATN PM One is a Canadian exempt Category B Punjabi language specialty channel A specialty channel (also known in the United States as a cable channel or cable network) can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which c ...

* ATN Punjabi * ATN Punjabi 5 * ATN Punjabi News * ATN Punjabi Plus * ATN SAB TV * ATN Sikh Channel * ATN Sony Aath * ATN Sony Max * ATN Sony TV * ATN SVBC *

ATN Tamil Plus ATN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Seven Network in Australia. The licence, issued to a company named Amalgamated Television Services, a subsidiary of John Fairfax & Sons, was one of the first four licences (two in Sydney, ...

ATN Times Now ATN Times Now is a Canadian Category B English language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts programming from Times Now Times Now is an English news channel in India owned and operated by The Times Group. ...

* ATN Urdu *

ATN Zoom ATN Zoom is a Canadian Category B Hindi language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts programming from Zoom as well as Canadian content. ATN Zoom is an Indian entertainment channel whose sole focus is Bollywood ...

* BBC Arabic * CBN
Canada Chinese TV

Canada National TV
*

CCCTV CCCTV is a Canadian Chinese-language specialty channel broadcasts programming in Cantonese and Mandarin and airs content from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the j ...

* Chakde TV *

Channel Punjabi Channel Punjabi is a Canadian exempt Category B Punjabi language specialty channel owned by Channel Punjabi Television Inc. Channel Punjabi broadcasts a variety of programming including news, music series, talk shows, religious programs, and sitc ...

Channel Y
* ERT World * First National *

FPTV FPTV (short for Festival Portuguese Television) is a Canadian Category B Portuguese language specialty channel. The channel's licensee is 1395047 Ontario Inc., a company founded by Frank Alvarez, in 2001. FPTV broadcasts a variety of foreign and ...

* FTV * Fairchild TV *

Fairchild TV 2 HD Fairchild TV 2 or FTV2 (Traditional Chinese: 新時代電視2台, Simplified Chinese: 新时代电视2台, Pinyin: xinshídàidiànshì èr tái), is a Canadian Cantonese language exempt Category B specialty channel. It is co-owned by majority o ...

* Filmy * Greek Music Channel
Halla Bol!
* Gurbaani TV * HRT Sat *

Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Network L ...

* Inuit TV * The Israeli Network *

LS Times TV LS Times TV is a Canadian exempt Category B specialty channel (Traditional Chinese: 龍祥頻道, Simplified Chinese: 龙祥频道) owned by Waylen Group (緯麟集團). LS Times TV is a national 24-hour TV station airing current feature films fr ...

Mediaset Italia Mediaset Italia is an international linguistic and cultural television channel, part of the Italian media company Mediaset. Launched in 2009 with the aim to reach Italian communities worldwide, the channel is the international service of Mediase ...

* Mediaset TGCOM 24 *

MEGA Cosmos Mega or MEGA may refer to: Science * mega-, a metric prefix denoting 106 * Mega (number), a certain very large integer in Steinhaus–Moser notation * "mega-" a prefix meaning "large" that is used in taxonomy * Gravity assist, for ''Moon-Eart ...

* Momo Kids
Montreal Greek TV
* NGTV * News Only * New Tang Dynasty Television *

* Only Music * OSN Ya Hala International
Prime Asia TV
* ProSiebenSat.1 Welt *

PTC Punjabi PTC Punjabi is a Punjabi television network from India. Indian politician and the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal Sukhbir Singh Badal holds a majority stake in PTC. It features general interest programming including news, dramas, comedie ...

Rawal TV
* Rotana Aflam * Rotana Cinema * Rotana Classic * Rotana Clip * Rotana Drama * Rotana Khalijiah * Rotana Mousica * RTL Living Hrvatska * RTS Sat * RTVi * Sanjha TV * Schlager TV * SSTV * Tamil One * Tamil Vision *

* Telebimbi * TeleNiños * TET * TLN * Travelxp * TVCentr International * TVP Info *

Univision Canada Univision Canada is a Canadian Spanish language specialty channel owned by TLN Media Group, in partnership with TelevisaUnivision USA, the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States. Univision Canada broadcasts a variety of progr ...

* Uvagut TV * VGN TV * Vanakkam TV * Win HD Caribbean * WOWtv * Zee 24 Taas * Zee Bangla * Zee Bollywood * Zee Cinema * Zee Marathi * Zee Punjabi * Zee Salaam * Zee Talkies * Zee Tamil * Zee TV Canada * Zing

High-definition specialty television channels and pay-per-view services

Defunct Canadian specialty channels

* Action (September 7, 2001 - March 31, 2019) *

AIM Pay-Tv Corp. Aim was a never-launched general interest English language service that eventually sold their assets to Allarcom Pay-TV in early 1984. Allarcom Pay-TV was permitted to run Superchannel on an intern basis until they could launch a regional service f ...

(February 1983 - c. summer 1984) * Argent (February 21, 2005 - April 30, 2016) * BBC Canada (September 7, 2001 - December 31, 2020) *

BBC Kids BBC Kids is the international children's brand of BBC Studios, and has been applied to a number of TV services. It draws from the long history of children's programming on the BBC, and is strongly related to the CBBC channel in the United King ...

(November 5, 2001 - December 31, 2018) * Bloomberg TV Canada (November 17, 2015- October 5, 2017) * bpm:tv (September 7, 2001 - June 1, 2015) * Bollywood Times (November 28, 2011 - January 2018) * BookTelevision (September 2001 - February 2021) *

Breakaway PPV Breakaway PPV was a Canadian English language regional pay-per-view television provider in Western Canada and the territories. Breakaway is jointly owned by the parent companies of the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, and Edmonton Oilers at 3 ...

(unknown - 2010) ** Canucks TV ** Flames PPV ** Oilers PPV * BuyNOW TV (summer 2014 - 2017) * CBC Parliamentary Television Network (September 1979 - October 1992) * C Channel (February 1983 - June 1983) *

Canadian Forces Radio and Television Canadian Forces Radio and Television (CFRT), ''Radiotélévision des Forces canadiennes'' (RTFC) in French, was a television and radio network system broadcast by satellite to those members of the Canadian Forces ground forces who served oversea ...

(unknown — April 2014) * CityNews Channel (May 30, 2011 - June 30, 2013) *

Comedy Gold Comedy Gold may refer to: * ''Comedy Gold'' (TV series), a 2008 Australian television series *Comedy Gold (TV channel) Comedy Gold, formerly known as TV Land Canada was a Canadian English language specialty channel that was owned by Bell Media f ...

(September 7, 2001 - September 1, 2019) * CoolTV (September 2003 - July 2008) * Cosmopolitan TV (February 14, 2008 - September 30, 2019) * Dream 2 (Feburary 2011 - 2015) * DealsTV (September 2014 - 2016/2017) * Discovery Kids Canada (September 2001 - November 2009) * Dusk (September 2001 - March 2012) *

Encore Avenue Encore Avenue was a Canadian English language Category A premium cable and satellite television channel that was owned by Corus Entertainment. Encore Avenue was designated to operate west of the Ontario-Manitoba border, including the territo ...

(October 1995 - March 2016) * Edge TV (September 2001 - July 2003) *

Fashion Television ''FashionTelevision'', also known as ''FT'', is a Canadian-produced special interest show focusing on fashion. The show, created by Jay Levine in 1985, was last hosted by Jeanne Beker. Production of the broadcast ended on April 11, 2012. The pr ...

(September 2001 - February 2021) * Fine Living (September 2004 - October 2009) * Fox Sports World Canada (September 2001 - May 2012) * FYI (September 2001 - December 2019) * G4 (September 7, 2001 - August 31, 2017) *

Global Reality Channel Global Reality Channel was a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Shaw Media. The channel broadcasts reality television series and related programming. It was an offshoot of the Shaw-owned Global Television Network, wh ...

(July 2010 - November 2012) * GolTV (November 1, 2005 - August 31, 2015) *

HSTN HSTN (an acronym for High School Television Network) was a short-lived Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel aimed at high school students. History On June 4, 2001, Frank Rogers, on behalf of a company to be incor ...

(August 2002 - October 2002) * ichannel (September 7, 2001 - August 15, 2016) *

IDNR-TV IDNR-TV (an abbreviation for In Depth Natural Resources Television), sometimes referred to as Natural Resources Television, was a Canadian Category B specialty channel owned by IDNR-TV Inc. IDNR-TV's programming was devoted to the coverage of ...

(2006 - 2020) * IFC (August 15, 2001 - September 30, 2019) * Iran TV Network (2006 - 2020) *

Leafs Nation Network Leafs Nation Network (formerly Leafs TV) was a Canadian English language Category B regional specialty channel owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. Leafs Nation Network broadcasts programming related to the Toronto Maple Leafs Nation ...

(September 7, 2001 - August 31, 2022) * Leonardo World (June 2005 - September 2007) * M3 (October 5, 1998 - September 1, 2016) *

Melody Hits Melody Hits ( ar, ميلودي هيتس) was a Canadian exempt Category B Arabic language specialty channel owned by Ethnic Channels Group. It broadcast programming from Melody Hits in addition to local Canadian content. Background The Canad ...

(October 2002 - April 28, 2013) * Melody Aflam (January 2006 - April 28, 2013) * Melody Drama (October 17, 2009 - April 28, 2013) *

Max Trax Max Trax was a Canadian pay television audio service that broadcast continuous streaming music on multiple channel feeds. The service was owned by Stingray Digital. Originally known as Digital Music Express in 1997, the channel later closed in 2 ...

(unknown - October 2009) *

(ECG) (2007 - 2012) *

Mehndi TV Mehndi TV was a Canadian Hindi language specialty channel owned by Channel Zero. Mehndi TV broadcast programming aimed at women, including such programs as cooking shows, health and wellness programs, reality series, exercise shows, and Bollywood ...

(November 28, 2011 - January 2018) *

Movie Central Movie Central (occasionally abbreviated as "MC", mostly in program guides) was a Canadian English language Category A premium cable and satellite television channel that was owned by Corus Entertainment. Movie Central was designated to opera ...

(February 1983 - March 2016) *

MSNBC Canada MSNBC Canada was a Canadian short-lived English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel owned and operated by Rogers Media in partnership with Shaw Communications and MSNBC. MSNBC Canada was a national news television service that ...

(September 2001 - December 2004) * Niagara News TV (February 2011 - April 18, 2011) * NTV Canada (January 6, 2006 - November 2015) *

Nuevo Mundo Nuevo is the Spanish word for "new". It may refer to: * Nuevo, California, a town in the state of California * Nuevo (band), featuring singer and musician Peter Godwin Peter Godwin (born 4 December 1957) is a Zimbabwean author, journalist, ...

(March 13, 2007 - December 1, 2015) *

Persian Vision Persian Vision was a Canadian category 2 Persian language digital cable specialty channel. The channel was owned by PersianVision Media and Broadcast Corp. It presented local Canadian content and programs from around the world. Programming on P ...

(unknown — January 2011) * Radiotélévision des Forces canadiennes * RTVi+ (November 2004 - November 2009) * Sens TV (pay-per-view service) (unknown - 2008) * ShopTV Canada (1996 - 2013) * Sun News Network (April 18, 2011 - February 13, 2015) * Sundance Channel (September 7, 2001 - March 1, 2018) * Talentvision 2 HD (May 23, 2013 - July 2016) * TATV (1982 - September 2008) * Télé Achats (November 1, 1995 - August 1, 2012) * Teletoon Retro (October 1, 2007 - September 1, 2015) * Télétoon Rétro (September 4, 2008 - September 1, 2015) * The Ecology Channel * The Life Channel (October 1985 - November 1986) * The Pet Network (December 3, 2004 - May 2, 2016) *

Tonis Tonis may refer to: * Tõnis, Estonian given name * Tonis (Canada), TV channel * Tonis (Ukraine), TV channel * Mike Tonis (born 1979), American baseball catcher See also * Toni (disambiguation) *Tonnis Tonnis is both a given name and a surname. ...

(June 16, 2004 - February 2009) * TVOne Canada (September 14, 2010 - November 2015) * TVFQ 99 (September 1979 - August 1988) * TXT-TV (March 2010 - December 2011) * UTV Movies (December 2011 - December 2012) * Viceland (September 7, 2001 - March 31, 2018) * Video Italia (June 2005 - September 2007) * Vintage TV (October 2016 - November 2018) *

Viewers Choice Viewers Choice was a Canadian English language pay-per-view (PPV) and near video on demand service. It was owned by Viewers Choice Canada Inc., which at the time of its closure was majority-owned and managed by Bell Media, with minority partne ...

(September 1991 - September 2014) * WTSN (September 2001 - September 2003) * X-Treme Sports (September 2001 - October 2008)

External Links

Streaming Services in Canada: A Consolidated List

References

{{Canadian television stations *