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* Sun News Network, a Canadian {{Expy}} of Creator/FoxNewsChannel owned by Quebecor subsidiary Sun Media, owners of the ''Toronto Sun'' newspaper (very similar to ''The Sun'' in London with its tabloid format and conservative editorial stances) and sister ''Sun'' newspapers in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton (''The Vancouver Sun'' newspaper was not co-owned with the remaining ''Sun'' newspapers until 2015, when Postmedia bought out Sun Media in 2015). With their failures to convince federal regulators to become part of basic cable or to loosen the federal regulations against lying during news broadcasts and never consistently pulling ratings of more than 8000 viewers nationally, the channel abruptly signed off on February 13, 2015.

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* Sun News Network, a Canadian {{Expy}} of Creator/FoxNewsChannel Fox News Channel owned by Quebecor subsidiary Sun Media, owners of the ''Toronto Sun'' newspaper (very similar to ''The Sun'' in London with its tabloid format and conservative editorial stances) and sister ''Sun'' newspapers in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton (''The Vancouver Sun'' newspaper was not co-owned with the remaining ''Sun'' newspapers until 2015, when Postmedia bought out Sun Media in 2015). With their failures to convince federal regulators to become part of basic cable or to loosen the federal regulations against lying during news broadcasts and never consistently pulling ratings of more than 8000 viewers nationally, the channel abruptly signed off on February 13, 2015.
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* VRAK, a Quebec channel aimed at teens and young adults. It used to be Family's French equivalent when it was known as VRAK.TV (formerly Le Canal Famille), but after its sale from Astral Media to Bell, it began to focus more strongly programming targeting teens and young adults. It is also notably one of the only Canadian specialty channels to sign off, going off-air from 12 to 6 a.m. ET nightly.

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* VRAK, a Quebec channel aimed at teens and young adults. It used to be Family's French equivalent when it was known as VRAK.TV (formerly Le Canal Famille), but after its sale from Astral Media to Bell, it began to focus more strongly on programming targeting teens and young adults. It is also notably one of the only Canadian specialty channels to sign off, going off-air from 12 to 6 a.m. ET nightly.



* {{Creator/Treehouse|TV}}, named after YTV's former preschool block. It's pretty much a Canadian Creator/NickJr but also airs other imported programs (notably, they were the Canadian home for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'') as well as some domestic productions originally made for the channel.

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* {{Creator/Treehouse|TV}}, named after YTV's former preschool block. It's pretty much a Canadian Creator/NickJr but also airs other imported programs (notably, they were the Canadian home for of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'') as well as some domestic productions originally made for the channel.
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* [=OutTV=], a specialty channel dedicated to the LGBT community, and the second of its kind in the world. Its original launch in 2001 as [=PrideVision=] was botched by a decision to schedule gay porn programming in the late-night hours: the owners aimed for it to be bundled alongside the other digital specialty channels launching at the same time period, but it was relegated to premium tiers as an "adult" channel instead because of the porn. Plus, Shaw [[ExecutiveMeddling went through all manners]] of LoopholeAbuse to make its mandatory free preview as difficult to access as possible (this ended after a complaint to the CRTC, because a free preview should not cost ''$0.01'' every time the channel is accessed). After its sale to a group led by William Craig in 2004, the network rebranded this content as "[[BiggerIsBetterInBed Hard on]] [=PrideVision=]" in preparation for a new sister channel devoted to adult content (later renamed "Hard TV", and subsequently sold and renamed Playmen), while [=PrideVision=] [[BleachedUnderpants relaunched without the porn]] as [=OutTV=] in 2005. Best known as the Canadian home of ''[[Series/RuPaulsDragRace RuPaul's Drag Race]]''.

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* [=OutTV=], a specialty channel dedicated to the LGBT community, and the second of its kind in the world. Its original launch in 2001 as [=PrideVision=] was botched by a decision to schedule gay porn programming in the late-night hours: the owners aimed for it to be bundled alongside the other digital specialty channels launching at the same time period, but it was relegated to premium tiers as an "adult" channel instead because of the porn. Plus, Shaw [[ExecutiveMeddling went through all manners]] of LoopholeAbuse to make its mandatory free preview as difficult to access as possible (this ended after a complaint to the CRTC, because a free preview should not cost ''$0.01'' every time the channel is accessed). After its sale to a group led by William Craig in 2004, the network rebranded this content as "[[BiggerIsBetterInBed Hard on]] [=PrideVision=]" in preparation for a new sister channel devoted to adult content (later renamed "Hard TV", and subsequently sold and renamed Playmen), while [=PrideVision=] [[BleachedUnderpants [[SelfCensoredRelease relaunched without the porn]] as [=OutTV=] in 2005. Best known as the Canadian home of ''[[Series/RuPaulsDragRace RuPaul's Drag Race]]''.
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* [[Creator/SpaceChannel CTV Sci-Fi Channel]], the Canadian equivalent to Creator/{{Syfy}}, with an emphasis on science fiction, fantasy, and horror programming. Yes, they air ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and ''Series/DoctorWho''. Yes, they're responsible for ''Series/OrphanBlack'', ''Series/{{Bitten}}'', and ''Series/{{Killjoys}}''. No, they don't air professional wrestling, [[NetworkDecay but they do air]] ''Series/{{Castle}}''. Its French sister is Ztélé.

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* [[Creator/SpaceChannel CTV Sci-Fi Channel]], the Canadian equivalent to Creator/{{Syfy}}, with an emphasis on science fiction, fantasy, and horror programming. Yes, they air ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and ''Series/DoctorWho''. Yes, they're responsible for ''Series/OrphanBlack'', ''Series/{{Bitten}}'', and ''Series/{{Killjoys}}''. No, they don't air professional wrestling, [[NetworkDecay but they do air]] ''Series/{{Castle}}''.''Series/{{Castle|2009}}''. Its French sister is Ztélé.
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* CBC News Network and CTV News Channel, 24-hour news services (similar to Creator/{{CNN}}) run by the two major broadcast networks.

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* CBC News Network and CTV News Channel, 24-hour news services (similar to Creator/{{CNN}}) CNN) run by the two major broadcast networks.
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* Bravo was supposed to be a network dedicated to the arts and was based off the U.S. channel of the same name. Unlike [[CampGay what THAT network is doing]], this network is more focused on cable dramas and movies (being more akin to a Canadian version of Creator/{{TNT}}, sans basketball), to the point where they introduced a completely different logo. It's best known for being the home of the English version of ''[[Series/{{NineteenTwo}} 19-2]]''. In 2019, it was relaunched as CTV Drama Channel.
* TSN, The Sports Network. After CTV took over in 2000, it became Canada's take on Creator/{{ESPN}}, to the point where it adopted a similar logo and its own ''Series/SportsCenter'' too (fittingly re-titled ''[=SportsCent=]'''re'''''. ESPN owns a minority stake in the network). As with all other Canadian sports channels, hockey as SeriousBusiness; it has rights to IIHF tournaments (including the very popular World Junior Championship) and other events organized by Hockey Canada, coverage of Canada's major junior hockey leagues, and until the 2014-15 season, it was the national cable home of the NHL in Canada (it has regional rights to the Canadiens, Jets, Maple Leafs, and Senators; regional Leafs games are split with Sportsnet). They are also the exclusive home of the Canadian Football League, Major League Soccer, and other assorted U.S. sports rights. They also run a [=TSN2=], much like its U.S. counterpart.

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* Bravo was supposed to be a network dedicated to the arts and was based off the U.S. channel of the same name. Under Moses Znaimer's direction, it was the "[[WeWillUseWikiWordsInTheFuture [=NewStyleArtsChannel=]]]", intending to bridge the gulf between television and the arts and make the arts more accessible to the masses (with approaches to programming used at his other stations like Citytv and [=MuchMusic=]). After he left CHUM in the early 2000s, [[NetworkDecay that goal was slowly lost]]. Unlike [[CampGay what THAT network is doing]], the US Bravo went towards]], this network is Bravo instead became more focused on cable dramas and movies (being more akin to a Canadian version of Creator/{{TNT}}, sans basketball), to the point where they introduced a completely different logo. It's best known for being the home of the English version of ''[[Series/{{NineteenTwo}} 19-2]]''. In 2019, it was relaunched as CTV Drama Channel.
* TSN, The Sports Network. After CTV took over in 2000, it became Canada's take on Creator/{{ESPN}}, to the point where it adopted a similar logo and its own ''Series/SportsCenter'' too (fittingly re-titled ''[=SportsCent=]'''re'''''. ESPN owns a minority stake in the network). As with all other Canadian sports channels, hockey as is SeriousBusiness; it has rights to IIHF tournaments (including the very popular World Junior Championship) and other events organized by Hockey Canada, coverage of Canada's major junior hockey leagues, and until the 2014-15 season, it was the national cable home of the NHL in Canada (it has regional rights to the Canadiens, Jets, Maple Leafs, and Senators; regional Leafs games are split with Sportsnet). They are also the exclusive home of the Canadian Football League, Major League Soccer, and other assorted U.S. sports rights. They also run a [=TSN2=], much like its U.S. counterpart.



* Sportsnet, a regional sports network with East (the Ottawa region and anything beyond it, a.k.a. the Ottawa Senators market), Ontario, West (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta), and Pacific feeds. Despite this, they often air national programming simulcast across the four feeds, which are all carried on digital cable/satellite (but subject to blackouts for certain programs). Among other things, it airs games for most of the country's NHL teams (except for Winnipeg and Ottawa, who are broadcast regionally by TSN), and baseball (primarily the Toronto Blue Jays, who share common ownership). It was originally founded as a consortium between CTV (the managing partner, hence the original name '''CTV Sportsnet'''), Rogers, Molson, and Creator/{{Fox}} (making it a sibling to its similar Fox Sports Net channels), but is now fully owned by Rogers. Since 2014, it has been the exclusive national rightsholder of the NHL (Sportsnet, on launch, did have national cable rights to the NHL, but not as extensive as this new deal), with an over-the-air package sub-licensed to CBC for ''Series/HockeyNightInCanada''.

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* Sportsnet, a regional sports network with East (the Ottawa region and anything beyond it, a.k.a. the Ottawa Senators market), Ontario, West (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta), and Pacific feeds. Despite this, they often air national programming simulcast across the four feeds, which are all carried on digital cable/satellite (but subject to blackouts for certain programs). Among other things, it airs games for most of the country's NHL teams (except for Winnipeg and Ottawa, who are broadcast regionally by TSN), and baseball (primarily the Toronto Blue Jays, who share common ownership). It was originally founded as a consortium between CTV (the managing partner, hence the original name '''CTV Sportsnet'''), Rogers, Molson, and Creator/{{Fox}} (making it a sibling counterpart to its similar what was then Fox Sports Net channels), Net, a chain of regional sports networks Fox purchased interest in), but is now fully owned by Rogers.Rogers (who assumed majority interest after CTV bought TSN; until 2008 when Sportsnet moved out, both networks were based out of CTV's main facility in Toronto, leading to awkwardness as both channels were literally separated by a parking lot). Since 2014, it has been the exclusive national rightsholder of the NHL (Sportsnet, on launch, did have national cable rights to the NHL, but not as extensive as this new deal), with an over-the-air package sub-licensed to CBC for ''Series/HockeyNightInCanada''.



** Sportsnet 360, primarily a sports news channel (esentially [=ESPNEWS=] crossed with old-school [=ESPN2=] in tone, especially in the past). Alongside highlight/analysis programs, it also airs the leftover sports not picked up by other channels, including Wrestling/{{WWE}}. The channel was formerly known as "The Score" until July 1, 2013, when its new owner Rogers re-branded it as part of the Sportsnet family. The Score lives on through its website and app, however, which have carried on as a separate company.

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** Sportsnet 360, primarily a sports news channel (esentially (essentially [=ESPNEWS=] crossed with old-school [=ESPN2=] in tone, especially in the past). Alongside highlight/analysis programs, it also airs the leftover sports not picked up by other channels, including Wrestling/{{WWE}}. The channel was formerly known as "The Score" until July 1, 2013, when its new owner Rogers re-branded it as part of the Sportsnet family. The Score lives on through its website and app, however, which have carried on as a separate company.
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* Stingray Loud (rock), Stingray Retro (classic hits, originally known as [=MuchMoreRetro=]) Stingray Vibe (urban), and Stingray Juicebox (your favourite Creator/DisneyChannel stars and other songs deemed age-appropriate) are commercial-free channels owned by Stingray (who also runs the formerly-named Creator/{{CBC}} Galaxie suite of digital radio channels carried by most TV providers) that air music videos. Prior to their acquisitions, Much used to operate these channels as spin-offs. In June of 2016, Stingray [[http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/acquisition/stingray-digital-acquire-four-bell-media-specialty-services/1004123200/ announced that they would acquire these four channels from then-owner Bell Media.]] These channels used to be named [=MuchLoud=], [=MuchRetro=] ([=MuchMoreRetro=] early on) [=MuchVibe=] (urban), and Juicebox.

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* Stingray Loud (rock), Stingray Retro (classic hits, originally known as [=MuchMoreRetro=]) hits), Stingray Vibe (urban), and Stingray Juicebox (your favourite Creator/DisneyChannel stars and other songs deemed age-appropriate) are commercial-free channels owned by Stingray (who also runs the formerly-named Creator/{{CBC}} Galaxie suite of digital radio channels carried by most TV providers) that air music videos. Prior to their acquisitions, Much used to operate these channels as spin-offs. In June of 2016, Stingray [[http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/acquisition/stingray-digital-acquire-four-bell-media-specialty-services/1004123200/ announced that they would acquire these four channels from then-owner Bell Media.]] These channels used to be named [=MuchLoud=], [=MuchRetro=] ([=MuchMoreRetro=] early on) [=MuchVibe=] (urban), [=MuchVibe=], and Juicebox.



* Creator/FamilyChannel (or just "Family"), a general youth entertainment network. It used to be the ''de facto'' Canadian Creator/DisneyChannel, (though they have also aired {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} shows in the past), but has since gone on its own (with the help of its current owner Creator/WildBrain), mainly carrying a mix of domestic productions and co-productions (its present lineup has more in common with the U.S. Creator/UniversalKids than anything). It shares no relation to what was the American Family Channel, formerly owned by Pat Robertson, that is now known as Creator/{{Freeform}}. It previously held an unusual position as technically being licensed as a premium channel, but being distributed widely like a conventional cable network; this meant the channel couldn't carry traditional commercials (only promos for its own programming, and sponsored contests. However, it usually only aired said promos between programs). As part of a larger series of deregulation and ObviousRulePatch changes by the CRTC, this aspect has since been neutralized and Family subsequently became an ad-supported service.

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* Creator/FamilyChannel (or just "Family"), a general youth entertainment network. It used to be the ''de facto'' Canadian Creator/DisneyChannel, (though they have also aired a few {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} shows in the past), but has since gone on its own (with the help of its current owner Creator/WildBrain), mainly carrying a mix of domestic productions productions, co-productions, and co-productions other third-party programming (its present lineup has more in common with the U.S. Creator/UniversalKids than anything). It shares no relation to what was the American Family Channel, formerly owned by Pat Robertson, that is now known as Creator/{{Freeform}}. It previously held an unusual position as technically being licensed as a premium channel, but being distributed widely like a conventional cable network; this meant the channel couldn't carry traditional commercials (only promos for its own programming, and sponsored contests. However, it usually only aired said promos between programs). As part of a larger series of deregulation and ObviousRulePatch changes by the CRTC, this aspect has since been neutralized and Family subsequently became an ad-supported service.



* Creator/{{YTV}}, seen as the Canadian counterpart to Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, though they've also commissioned a large number of domestically-produced live-action and animated shows, as well as airing anime until late 2014 (they hosted the North American premiere of ''Anime/SailorMoon''). Most famous for their flagship after-school show ''The Zone'' and notable for being Canada's first kids-oriented network.

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* Creator/{{YTV}}, seen as the Canadian counterpart to Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, though they've also commissioned a large number of domestically-produced live-action and animated shows, as well as airing being the go-to place for anime until late 2014 (they hosted the North American premiere of ''Anime/SailorMoon''). Most famous for their its flagship after-school show ''The Zone'' and notable for being Canada's first kids-oriented network.



* {{Creator/Treehouse|TV}}, named after YTV's former preschool block. It's pretty much a Canadian Creator/NickJr but also airs other imported programs (most notabaly ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'') as well as some domestic productions originally made for the channel.

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* {{Creator/Treehouse|TV}}, named after YTV's former preschool block. It's pretty much a Canadian Creator/NickJr but also airs other imported programs (most notabaly (notably, they were the Canadian home for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'') as well as some domestic productions originally made for the channel.
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*** From its launch up until 2019, the channel also ran a domestic version of the Creator/AdultSwim block. Both it and Teletoon's longtime Creator/TeletoonAtNight block (their version of Adult Swim) were discontinued in favour of a 24/7 Adult Swim channel. However, the French channel's adult block, known as Télétoon la nuit, is still running to this day.

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*** From its launch up until 2019, the channel also ran a domestic version of the late-night Creator/AdultSwim block. Both it and Teletoon's longtime Creator/TeletoonAtNight block (their version of Adult Swim) were discontinued in favour of a 24/7 Adult Swim channel. However, the French channel's adult block, known as Télétoon la nuit, is still running to this day.
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** Nickelodeon Canada, the ''actual'' Canadian version of Nickelodeon. It mainly serves as a vault channel for older Nick programming, and also runs a localized Creator/NickJr block. Its channel allotments were formerly used for a Canadian version of Discovery Kids until it shuttered but, legally, it is a different channel.
* Creator/CartoonNetwork Canada, formerly known as Creator/{{Teletoon}}. Like its American cousin, it has flirted with NetworkDecay, as best it can within the bounds of its broadcast license (which specifies that 90% of its programming must be animated). Has aired many American and European series and, during its days as Teletoon, commissioned numerous domestically-produced series, being the origin channel of cross-border hits ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' and the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' series. It was founded by a consortium led by Creator/FamilyChannel (then a joint venture between Astral Media and WIC), the two big Canadian animation studios Creator/{{Cinar}} and Creator/{{Nelvana}}, and Shaw. A few reorganizations (Shaw spun out its content operations as Creator/{{Corus Entertainment}}) and buyouts (Astral bought out WIC's stake in Family, Corus bought Nelvana) later, left the network as a joint venture of Corus and Astral. After Bell acquired Astral Media and put most of its non-premium English networks up for sale, Corus bought the remainder of Teletoon, giving it full ownership. As Teletoon became increasingly dominated by Cartoon Network programming, it was eventually relaunched as a Canadian version of that channel in 2023. Its French equivalent is Télétoon, which, unlike the English channel, still exists in its current form.

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** Nickelodeon Canada, the ''actual'' Canadian version of Nickelodeon. It mainly serves as a vault channel for older Nick programming, and also runs a localized Creator/NickJr block.programming. Its channel allotments were formerly used for a Canadian version of Discovery Kids until it shuttered but, legally, it is a different channel.
* Creator/CartoonNetwork Canada, formerly known as Creator/{{Teletoon}}. Like its American cousin, it has flirted with NetworkDecay, as best it can within the bounds of its broadcast license (which specifies that 90% of its programming must be animated). Has aired many American and European series and, during its days as Teletoon, commissioned numerous domestically-produced series, being the origin channel of cross-border hits ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' and the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' series. It was founded by a consortium led by Creator/FamilyChannel (then a joint venture between Astral Media and WIC), the two big Canadian animation studios Creator/{{Cinar}} and Creator/{{Nelvana}}, and Shaw. A few reorganizations (Shaw spun out its content operations as Creator/{{Corus Entertainment}}) and buyouts (Astral bought out WIC's stake in Family, Corus bought Nelvana) later, left the network as a joint venture of Corus and Astral. After Bell acquired Astral Media and put most of its non-premium English networks up for sale, Corus bought the remainder of Teletoon, giving it full ownership. As Teletoon became increasingly dominated by Cartoon Network programming, it was eventually relaunched rebranded in 2023 as a Canadian version part of that channel in 2023. a wider agreement between Corus and Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery. Its French equivalent is Télétoon, which, unlike the English channel, still exists continues to exist in its current form.



*** From its launch up until 2019, the channel also ran a localized version of the Creator/AdultSwim block. Both it and Teletoon's longtime Creator/TeletoonAtNight block (their version of Adult Swim) were discontinued in favour of a 24/7 Adult Swim channel. However, the French channel's adult block, known as Télétoon la nuit, is still running to this day.

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*** From its launch up until 2019, the channel also ran a localized domestic version of the Creator/AdultSwim block. Both it and Teletoon's longtime Creator/TeletoonAtNight block (their version of Adult Swim) were discontinued in favour of a 24/7 Adult Swim channel. However, the French channel's adult block, known as Télétoon la nuit, is still running to this day.
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** Family's sister networks were originally Canadian versions of Creator/DisneyJunior and Creator/DisneyXD (the former technically being a multiplex of Family itself). When Corus obtained the rights to Disney's programming in 2015, they were renamed to Creator/FamilyJr, Télémagino, and Family CHRGD. In 2022, the latter channel was rebranded once again as Creator/WildBrainTV.

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** Family's sister networks were originally Canadian versions of Creator/DisneyJunior and Creator/DisneyXD (the former technically being a multiplex of Family itself).itself and also has a French-language version). When Corus obtained the rights to Disney's programming in 2015, they were renamed to Creator/FamilyJr, Télémagino, and Family CHRGD. In 2022, the latter channel was rebranded once again as Creator/WildBrainTV.



* Creator/DisneyChannel
** As noted before, Canadian versions of Disney Junior and Disney XD were originally launched by Astral Media, the previous owners of Creator/FamilyChannel. When Corus obtained the rights to Disney's programming from Family's current owner, [=WildBrain=] (then known as DHX Media), both networks were relaunched some time after Disney Channel's launch. Before then, Disney Channel aired their programming in branded blocks.

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* Creator/DisneyChannel
Creator/DisneyChannel Canada. Its French equivalent is La chaîne Disney.
** As noted before, Canadian versions of Disney Junior and Disney XD were originally launched by Astral Media, the previous owners of Creator/FamilyChannel. When Corus obtained the rights to Disney's programming from Family's current owner, [=WildBrain=] (then known as DHX Media), both networks were relaunched some time sometime after Disney Channel's launch. Before then, Disney Channel aired their programming in branded blocks.



* Creator/CartoonNetwork Canada, formerly known as Creator/{{Teletoon}}. Like its American cousin, it has flirted with NetworkDecay, as best it can within the bounds of its broadcast license (which specifies that 90% of its programming must be animated). Has aired many American and European series and, during its days as Teletoon, commissioned numerous domestically-produced series, being the origin channel of cross-border hits ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' and the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' series. It was founded by a consortium led by Creator/FamilyChannel (then a joint venture between Astral Media and WIC), the two big Canadian animation studios Creator/{{Cinar}} and Creator/{{Nelvana}}, and Shaw. A few reorganizations (Shaw spun out its content operations as Creator/{{Corus Entertainment}}) and buyouts (Astral bought out WIC's stake in Family, Corus bought Nelvana) later, left the network as a joint venture of Corus and Astral. After Bell acquired Astral Media and put most of its non-premium English networks up for sale, Corus bought the remainder of Teletoon, giving it full ownership. As Teletoon became increasingly dominated by Cartoon Network programming, it was eventually relaunched as a Canadian version of that channel in 2023.
** In 2012, Teletoon launched an ''actual'' Canadian version of Creator/CartoonNetwork, which, much like Nick Canada, served as a vault channel for older CN programming. With Teletoon rebranding as Cartoon Network in 2023, the existing CN Canada became a Canadian version of Creator/{{Boomerang}}.
*** From its launch up until 2019, the channel also ran a localized version of the Creator/AdultSwim block. Both it and Teletoon's longtime Creator/TeletoonAtNight block (their version of Adult Swim) were discontinued in favour of a 24/7 Adult Swim channel.
** By extension, Creator/TeletoonRetro could be considered the Canadian equivalent of Boomerang. It ran from 2007 to 2015 and was replaced by either the Canadian version of Creator/CartoonNetwork (now Boomerang) or Creator/DisneyChannel depending on the provider.

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* Creator/CartoonNetwork Canada, formerly known as Creator/{{Teletoon}}. Like its American cousin, it has flirted with NetworkDecay, as best it can within the bounds of its broadcast license (which specifies that 90% of its programming must be animated). Has aired many American and European series and, during its days as Teletoon, commissioned numerous domestically-produced series, being the origin channel of cross-border hits ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' and the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' series. It was founded by a consortium led by Creator/FamilyChannel (then a joint venture between Astral Media and WIC), the two big Canadian animation studios Creator/{{Cinar}} and Creator/{{Nelvana}}, and Shaw. A few reorganizations (Shaw spun out its content operations as Creator/{{Corus Entertainment}}) and buyouts (Astral bought out WIC's stake in Family, Corus bought Nelvana) later, left the network as a joint venture of Corus and Astral. After Bell acquired Astral Media and put most of its non-premium English networks up for sale, Corus bought the remainder of Teletoon, giving it full ownership. As Teletoon became increasingly dominated by Cartoon Network programming, it was eventually relaunched as a Canadian version of that channel in 2023.
2023. Its French equivalent is Télétoon, which, unlike the English channel, still exists in its current form.
** In 2012, Teletoon launched an ''actual'' Canadian version of Creator/CartoonNetwork, Cartoon Network, which, much like Nick Canada, mainly served as a vault channel for older CN programming. With Teletoon rebranding as Cartoon Network in 2023, the existing CN Canada became a Canadian version of Creator/{{Boomerang}}.
*** From its launch up until 2019, the channel also ran a localized version of the Creator/AdultSwim block. Both it and Teletoon's longtime Creator/TeletoonAtNight block (their version of Adult Swim) were discontinued in favour of a 24/7 Adult Swim channel.
channel. However, the French channel's adult block, known as Télétoon la nuit, is still running to this day.
** By extension, Creator/TeletoonRetro and its French-language counterpart could be considered the Canadian equivalent of Boomerang. It ran from 2007 to 2015 and was replaced by either the Canadian version of Creator/CartoonNetwork (now Boomerang) or Creator/DisneyChannel depending on the provider.



** Showcase Diva was similar to Action, but focused on female-targeted programming. It aired numerous shows from Creator/{{Lifetime}}, to the point where they relaunched as a Canadian version in 2012.

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** Showcase Diva was similar to Action, but focused on female-targeted programming. It aired numerous shows from Creator/{{Lifetime}}, to the point where they relaunched as a Canadian version of that channel in 2012.

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* [[Creator/TheComedyNetwork CTV Comedy Channel]], Canada's equivalent to Creator/ComedyCentral. Until 2013, Comedy Network aired most of Comedy Central's shows. If you live in the United States, please visit [[http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/ their website]], I dare you.

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* [[Creator/TheComedyNetwork CTV Comedy Channel]], Canada's equivalent to Creator/ComedyCentral. Until 2013, Comedy Network aired most of Comedy Central's shows. If you live in the United States, please visit [[http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/ their website]], I dare you.



** Family's sister networks were originally Canadian versions of Creator/DisneyJunior and Creator/DisneyXD (the former technically being a multiplex of Family itself). When Corus obtained the rights to Disney's programming in 2015, they were renamed to Creator/FamilyJr, Télémagino, and Family CHRGD. In 2022, CHRGD was rebranded as Creator/WildBrainTV.

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** Family's sister networks were originally Canadian versions of Creator/DisneyJunior and Creator/DisneyXD (the former technically being a multiplex of Family itself). When Corus obtained the rights to Disney's programming in 2015, they were renamed to Creator/FamilyJr, Télémagino, and Family CHRGD. In 2022, CHRGD the latter channel was rebranded once again as Creator/WildBrainTV.



* Creator/{{YTV}}, seen as the Canadian counterpart to Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, though they've also commissioned a large number of domestically-produced live-action and animated shows, as well as airing anime until late 2009 (they hosted the North American premiere of ''Anime/SailorMoon''). Most famous for their flagship after-school show ''The Zone'' and notable for being Canada's first kids-oriented network.
** Nickelodeon Canada, the ''actual'' Canadian version of Nickelodeon. It mainly serves as a vault channel for older Nick programming. Its channel allotments were formerly used for a Canadian version of Discovery Kids until it shuttered but, legally, it is a different channel.
* Creator/{{Teletoon}}, a Canadian equivalent to Creator/CartoonNetwork. Like its American cousin, it has flirted with NetworkDecay, as best it can within the bounds of its broadcast license (which specifies that 90% of its programming must be animated). Has aired many American and European series and commissioned numerous domestically-produced series, being the origin channel of cross-border hits ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' and the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' series. It was founded by a consortium led by Creator/FamilyChannel (then a joint venture between Astral Media and WIC), the two big Canadian animation studios Creator/{{Cinar}} and Creator/{{Nelvana}}, and Shaw. A few reorganizations (Shaw spun out its content operations as Creator/{{Corus Entertainment}}) and buyouts (Astral bought out WIC's stake in Family, Corus bought Nelvana) later, left the network as a joint venture of Corus and Astral. After Bell acquired Astral Media and put most of its non-premium English networks up for sale, Corus bought the remainder of Teletoon, giving it full ownership.
** By extension, Creator/TeletoonRetro could be considered the Canadian equivalent of Boomerang. It ran from 2007 to 2015 and is replaced by either the Canadian version of Creator/CartoonNetwork or Creator/DisneyChannel depending on the provider.
** In 2012, Teletoon also launched Canadian versions of Creator/CartoonNetwork and Creator/AdultSwim, the latter of which was originally a program block on CN Canada, but later relaunched as a 24/7 channel in 2019 (with Teletoon getting rid of its longtime Creator/TeletoonAtNight block, their version of Adult Swim, in exchange).
* {{Creator/Treehouse|TV}}, named after YTV's former preschool block. It's pretty much a Canadian Creator/NickJr but also airs other imported programs (like ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'') as well as some domestic productions originally made for the channel.

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* Creator/{{YTV}}, seen as the Canadian counterpart to Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, though they've also commissioned a large number of domestically-produced live-action and animated shows, as well as airing anime until late 2009 2014 (they hosted the North American premiere of ''Anime/SailorMoon''). Most famous for their flagship after-school show ''The Zone'' and notable for being Canada's first kids-oriented network.
** Nickelodeon Canada, the ''actual'' Canadian version of Nickelodeon. It mainly serves as a vault channel for older Nick programming.programming, and also runs a localized Creator/NickJr block. Its channel allotments were formerly used for a Canadian version of Discovery Kids until it shuttered but, legally, it is a different channel.
* Creator/{{Teletoon}}, a Canadian equivalent to Creator/CartoonNetwork.Creator/CartoonNetwork Canada, formerly known as Creator/{{Teletoon}}. Like its American cousin, it has flirted with NetworkDecay, as best it can within the bounds of its broadcast license (which specifies that 90% of its programming must be animated). Has aired many American and European series and and, during its days as Teletoon, commissioned numerous domestically-produced series, being the origin channel of cross-border hits ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' and the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' series. It was founded by a consortium led by Creator/FamilyChannel (then a joint venture between Astral Media and WIC), the two big Canadian animation studios Creator/{{Cinar}} and Creator/{{Nelvana}}, and Shaw. A few reorganizations (Shaw spun out its content operations as Creator/{{Corus Entertainment}}) and buyouts (Astral bought out WIC's stake in Family, Corus bought Nelvana) later, left the network as a joint venture of Corus and Astral. After Bell acquired Astral Media and put most of its non-premium English networks up for sale, Corus bought the remainder of Teletoon, giving it full ownership.
ownership. As Teletoon became increasingly dominated by Cartoon Network programming, it was eventually relaunched as a Canadian version of that channel in 2023.
** In 2012, Teletoon launched an ''actual'' Canadian version of Creator/CartoonNetwork, which, much like Nick Canada, served as a vault channel for older CN programming. With Teletoon rebranding as Cartoon Network in 2023, the existing CN Canada became a Canadian version of Creator/{{Boomerang}}.
*** From its launch up until 2019, the channel also ran a localized version of the Creator/AdultSwim block. Both it and Teletoon's longtime Creator/TeletoonAtNight block (their version of Adult Swim) were discontinued in favour of a 24/7 Adult Swim channel.
** By extension, Creator/TeletoonRetro could be considered the Canadian equivalent of Boomerang. It ran from 2007 to 2015 and is was replaced by either the Canadian version of Creator/CartoonNetwork (now Boomerang) or Creator/DisneyChannel depending on the provider.
** In 2012, Teletoon also launched Canadian versions of Creator/CartoonNetwork and Creator/AdultSwim, the latter of which was originally a program block on CN Canada, but later relaunched as a 24/7 channel in 2019 (with Teletoon getting rid of its longtime Creator/TeletoonAtNight block, their version of Adult Swim, in exchange).
* {{Creator/Treehouse|TV}}, named after YTV's former preschool block. It's pretty much a Canadian Creator/NickJr but also airs other imported programs (like (most notabaly ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'') as well as some domestic productions originally made for the channel.



* [[Creator/ShowcaseTelevision Showcase]], once a purveyor for bold, edgy scripted series and indie movies, now pretty much a Canadian Creator/USANetwork or Creator/TNT (sans wrestling) with high-profile dramas, blockbusters, and ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' [[AdoredByTheNetwork reruns]]. They're best known for original series like ''[[Series/{{TrailerParkBoys}} Trailer Park Boys]]'', ''[[Series/{{LostGirl}} Lost Girl]]'', & ''Series/{{Continuum}}'', as well as co-productions like ''Series/{{Haven}}'', ''ComicBook/{{XIII}}'', and ''Series/{{Copper}}''.

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* [[Creator/ShowcaseTelevision Showcase]], once a purveyor for bold, edgy scripted series and indie movies, now pretty much a Canadian Creator/USANetwork or Creator/TNT Creator/{{TNT}} (sans wrestling) with high-profile dramas, blockbusters, and ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' [[AdoredByTheNetwork reruns]]. They're best known for original series like ''[[Series/{{TrailerParkBoys}} Trailer Park Boys]]'', ''[[Series/{{LostGirl}} Lost Girl]]'', & ''Series/{{Continuum}}'', as well as co-productions like ''Series/{{Haven}}'', ''ComicBook/{{XIII}}'', and ''Series/{{Copper}}''.

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Formally, there were three categories of television services, officially described as "specialty channels", as defined by the CRTC:

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Formally, there There were formerly three categories of television services, officially described as "specialty channels", as defined by the CRTC:



In the mid-2010's, the CRTC began to loosen its grip on the class-based system in order to promote competition; Category A and B have effectively been replaced with a single "discretionary service" category, with no specific carriage requirements and a standard set of licensing conditions for each service. The Category C separation remains, so there is still a restriction on the amount of sports programming that can be carried by channels that are not specifically licensed as sports channel). Even through these changes, are still a subset of channels that ''must'' be carried on the lowest service tier of all television providers (particularly public services).

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In the mid-2010's, the CRTC began to loosen its grip on the class-based system in order to promote competition; Category A and B have effectively been replaced with a single "discretionary service" category, with no specific carriage requirements and a standard set of licensing conditions for each service. The Category C separation remains, so there is still a restriction on the amount remains by codifying standard sets of licensing conditions for mainstream sports programming that can be carried by channels that are not specifically licensed as sports channel). Even through these changes, are still a subset of channels that ''must'' be carried on and national news channels, the lowest service tier of latter eligible for conditions requiring they be offered by all television providers (particularly (but not requiring them to be on the lowest tier of service, as required for certain channels deemed to be of strong public services).
interest and signifigance).



* CPAC, the Cable Public Affairs Channel: its like [=C-SPAN=], primarily airing proceedings from Canada's parliament (such as the House of Commons), along with other political events and programming. It is owned by a consortium of Canadian cable companies. It also simulcast the V network's French-language coverage of the 2010 [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames Winter Olympics]] in Vancouver, due to the network's very limited carriage outside of Quebec (unlike CBC's French network, which previously held the rights to the Olympics; CBC got them back for 2014). Conveniently, the House of Commons wasn't in session at the time.
* APTN, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, airs various programs (such as series, documentaries, and news) showcasing Canada's native peoples in English, French, and various indigenous languages. While it is carried over-the-air in remote northern areas (such as Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Northern Quebec, and the like), it is a licensed television network, meaning that carriage is mandatory nationwide. This fact alone makes APTN more prominent on cable.

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* CPAC, the Cable Public Affairs Channel: its like [=C-SPAN=], primarily airing proceedings from Canada's parliament (such as the House of Commons), along with other political events and programming. It is owned by a consortium of Canadian cable companies. It also simulcast the V network's French-language coverage of the 2010 [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames Winter Olympics]] in Vancouver, due to the network's very limited carriage outside of Quebec (unlike CBC's French network, which previously held the rights to the Olympics; CBC got them back for 2014). Conveniently, the The House of Commons wasn't in session at the time.
* APTN, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, airs various programs (such as series, documentaries, and news) showcasing Canada's native peoples First Nations communities in English, French, and various indigenous Indigenous languages, along with occasional broadcasts of Hollywood films, and sports broadcasts produced in Indigenous languages. While it is carried over-the-air in remote northern areas (such as Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Northern Quebec, and the like), Quebec), it is a licensed television network, meaning that carriage is mandatory nationwide. This fact alone makes APTN more prominent on cable.as a cable network outside of the region.



** Following this, Stingray launched other music video channels, such as Stingray Now 4K as well as French-language Stingray Hits! (previous and current decades) and PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray (a collaboration with a trade association representing Quebec's music industry; it is focused on French music from Canada and abroad, and music videos from Quebecois artists regardless of language)

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** Following this, Stingray launched other music video channels, such as Stingray Now 4K as well as French-language Stingray Hits! (previous and current decades) and PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray (a collaboration with a trade association representing Quebec's music industry; it is focused on French music from Canada and abroad, and music videos from Quebecois artists regardless of language)language). Some providers began to drop Juicebox after Stingray launched a new channel, Stingray Country, in 2020.



* Vision: started as a non-profit channel that primarily aired multi-faith religious programming, along with some general and family-oriented entertainment programming. Vision began to slip after it was sold to Zoomer Media, a company run by Moses Znaimer (better known for his pioneering work at Citytv in its heyday) that deals in media properties aimed towards "zoomers" (which he defines as baby boomers with "zip" who still want to be trendy).
* Creator/FamilyChannel (or just "Family"), a general youth entertainment network. It used to be the ''de facto'' Canadian Creator/DisneyChannel, (though they have also aired {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} shows in the past), but has since gone on its own (with the help of its current owner Creator/WildBrain), mainly carrying a mix of domestic productions and co-productions (its present lineup has more in common with the U.S. Creator/UniversalKids than anything). It shares no relation to what was the American Family Channel, formerly owned by Pat Robertson, that is now known as Creator/{{Freeform}}. It previously held an unusual position as technically being licensed like a premium channel, but being distributed widely like a conventional cable network; this meant the channel couldn't carry traditional commercials (only promos for its own programming, and sponsored contests. However, it usually only aired said promos between programs). As part of a larger series of deregulation and ObviousRulePatch changes by the CRTC, this aspect has since been neutralized and Family subsequently became an ad-supported service.

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* Vision: started as a non-profit channel that primarily aired multi-faith religious programming, along with some general and family-oriented entertainment programming. Vision began to slip after After it was sold to Zoomer Media, a company run by Moses Znaimer (better (best known for his pioneering work at Citytv in its heyday) that deals in media properties aimed towards "zoomers" (which he defines as baby boomers with "zip" who still want to be trendy).
trendy), it began to add more dramas and films aimed towards older demographics, but it continues to carry blocks of brokered religious programming.
* Creator/FamilyChannel (or just "Family"), a general youth entertainment network. It used to be the ''de facto'' Canadian Creator/DisneyChannel, (though they have also aired {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} shows in the past), but has since gone on its own (with the help of its current owner Creator/WildBrain), mainly carrying a mix of domestic productions and co-productions (its present lineup has more in common with the U.S. Creator/UniversalKids than anything). It shares no relation to what was the American Family Channel, formerly owned by Pat Robertson, that is now known as Creator/{{Freeform}}. It previously held an unusual position as technically being licensed like as a premium channel, but being distributed widely like a conventional cable network; this meant the channel couldn't carry traditional commercials (only promos for its own programming, and sponsored contests. However, it usually only aired said promos between programs). As part of a larger series of deregulation and ObviousRulePatch changes by the CRTC, this aspect has since been neutralized and Family subsequently became an ad-supported service.



* VRAK, a Quebec channel aimed at teens and young adults. It used to be Family's French equivalent when it was known as VRAK.TV (formerly Le Canal Famille), which, unlike Family, airs commercials, but also carries some French dubs of shows aired on YTV. It's no longer a sister since Bell chose to divest Family in its purchase of its owner, Astral Media. Alongside that, most of the newer contents from the aforementioned channels has been acquired by other broadcasters. However, some of them that they acquired prior are still on reruns on the channel.

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* VRAK, a Quebec channel aimed at teens and young adults. It used to be Family's French equivalent when it was known as VRAK.TV (formerly Le Canal Famille), which, unlike Family, airs commercials, but also carries some French dubs of shows aired on YTV. It's no longer a sister since Bell chose to divest Family in after its purchase of its owner, sale from Astral Media. Alongside that, most Media to Bell, it began to focus more strongly programming targeting teens and young adults. It is also notably one of the newer contents from the aforementioned only Canadian specialty channels has been acquired by other broadcasters. However, some of them that they acquired prior are still on reruns on the channel.to sign off, going off-air from 12 to 6 a.m. ET nightly.



* Telelatino (TLN), devoted primarily to Spanish and Italian programming. Its lineup is mostly imports and soccer, and reruns of ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'' and ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' (in English, note), mainly because they involve characters from said nationalities.
** Also runs a sister digital channel, Creator/{{Univision}} Canada, formerly known as TLN en Español.

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* Telelatino (TLN), originally devoted primarily to Spanish and Italian programming. Its programming; its lineup is was mostly imports and soccer, and reruns of ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'' and ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' (in English, note), mainly because they involve characters from said nationalities.
** Also runs a
nationalities. In 2018, in deference to sister digital channel, networks devoted exclusively on Spanish and Italian programs (such as Telebimbi, Mediaset Italia, and Creator/{{Univision}} Canada, Canada -- formerly known as TLN en Español.Español), the channel re-launched to focus primarily on English-language lifestyle programs highlighting Spanish and Italian culture and cuisine instead,



* [[Creator/ShowcaseTelevision Showcase]], once a purveyor for bold, edgy scripted series and indie movies, now a channel for high-profile dramas, blockbusters, and Series/{{NCIS}} [[AdoredByTheNetwork reruns]]. They're best known for original series like ''[[Series/{{TrailerParkBoys}} Trailer Park Boys]]'', ''[[Series/{{LostGirl}} Lost Girl]]'', & ''Series/{{Continuum}}'', as well as co-productions like ''Series/{{Haven}}'', ''ComicBook/{{XIII}}'', and ''Series/{{Copper}}''.

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* [[Creator/ShowcaseTelevision Showcase]], once a purveyor for bold, edgy scripted series and indie movies, now pretty much a channel for Canadian Creator/USANetwork or Creator/TNT (sans wrestling) with high-profile dramas, blockbusters, and Series/{{NCIS}} ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' [[AdoredByTheNetwork reruns]]. They're best known for original series like ''[[Series/{{TrailerParkBoys}} Trailer Park Boys]]'', ''[[Series/{{LostGirl}} Lost Girl]]'', & ''Series/{{Continuum}}'', as well as co-productions like ''Series/{{Haven}}'', ''ComicBook/{{XIII}}'', and ''Series/{{Copper}}''.



** Showcase Diva was similar to Action, but focused on female-targeted programming. It has aired numerous shows from Creator/{{Lifetime}}, to the point where they relaunched as a Canadian version in 2012.

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** Showcase Diva was similar to Action, but focused on female-targeted programming. It has aired numerous shows from Creator/{{Lifetime}}, to the point where they relaunched as a Canadian version in 2012.



* BNN Bloomberg, the Canadian Bloomberg (having partnered with them in 2018). It was originally founded as [=ROBTv=], named after the ''Report on Business'' section of ''The Globe and Mail'' newspaper--whose owner had owned stakes in the channel (later through Bell Globemedia) from its launch through 2011. Later referred to itself exclusively as Report on Business Television after they realized its rather poor name (because you ''want'' your business network to have an abbreviation alluding to theft. To be fair, it was always pronounced verbally as "R-O-B TV"), and then renaming itself BNN (Business News Network) after a decision was made to keep the ''Report on Business'' brand exclusive to the newspaper (as of 2011, Bell no longer has any share in the paper, as its owners bought their stake back). In 2018, the network partnered with Bloomberg, after its previous attempt to run a Canadian feed with Channel Zero (CHCH Hamilton's owner) went under (it was merely the U.S. channel but with a few evening programs, such as ''Bloomberg North'', dealing with Canadian business news).

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* BNN Bloomberg, the Canadian Bloomberg (having partnered with them in 2018). It was originally founded as [=ROBTv=], named after the ''Report on Business'' section of ''The Globe and Mail'' newspaper--whose owner had owned stakes in the channel (later through Bell Globemedia) from its launch through 2011. Later referred to itself exclusively as Report on Business Television after they realized its rather poor name (because you ''want'' your business network to have an abbreviation alluding to theft.robbery. To be fair, it was always pronounced verbally as "R-O-B TV"), and then renaming itself BNN (Business News Network) after a decision was made to keep the ''Report on Business'' brand exclusive to the newspaper (as of 2011, Bell no longer has any share in the paper, as its owners bought their stake back). In 2018, the network partnered with Bloomberg, after its previous attempt to run a Canadian feed with Channel Zero (CHCH Hamilton's owner) went under (it was merely the U.S. channel but with a few evening programs, such as ''Bloomberg North'', dealing with Canadian business news).



* Creator/DiscoveryChannel; majority owned by CTV, with a minority stake owned by Discovery Communications (and ESPN too, but its a technicality because its owned by the same company that owned TSN before Bell Globemedia bought it). Has also produced a surprisingly large number of original series that are sometimes picked up by its U.S. sisters (but more often Science Channel) and other American networks, such as ''Daily Planet'' (a science/technology news show, which unfortunately got cancelled in 2018 thanks to yet another round of Creator/BellMedia cuts), ''Series/HighwayThruHell'', ''Series/HowItsMade'', ''Series/CanadasWorstDriver'', ''Series/{{Mayday}}'' ''Mighty Ships'', etc. Its French sister network is Canal D, which became a sister in 2013 after Bell bought Astral Media. Also holds the dubious honour of actually having aired ''Film/{{Sharknado}}'' during Shark Week.
** They also run Canadian versions of Science Channel (Discovery Science), Creator/InvestigationDiscovery, Creator/{{Animal Planet}}, and Velocity (Discovery Velocity).

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* Creator/DiscoveryChannel; majority owned by CTV, with a minority stake owned by Discovery Communications (and ESPN too, but its a technicality because its owned by the same company that owned TSN before Bell Globemedia bought it). Has also produced a surprisingly large number of original series that are sometimes picked up by its U.S. sisters (but more often Science Channel) and other American networks, such as ''Daily Planet'' (a science/technology news show, which unfortunately got cancelled in 2018 thanks to yet another round of Creator/BellMedia cuts), ''Series/HighwayThruHell'', ''Series/HowItsMade'', ''Series/CanadasWorstDriver'', ''Series/{{Mayday}}'' ''Mighty Ships'', etc. Its French sister network is Canal D, which became a sister in 2013 after Bell bought Astral Media. Also holds the dubious honour of actually having aired ''Film/{{Sharknado}}'' during Shark Week.
Week, and starting to add reruns of scripted programs with science themes to its lineup after the CRTC loosened its program category rules.
** They also run Canadian versions of Science Channel (Discovery Science), Creator/InvestigationDiscovery, Creator/{{Animal Planet}}, and Velocity Motor Trend (Discovery Velocity).



* TSN, The Sports Network. After CTV took over in 2000, it became Canada's take on Creator/{{ESPN}}, to the point where it adopted a similar logo and its own ''Series/SportsCenter'' too (fittingly re-titled ''[=SportsCent=]'''re'''''. ESPN owns a minority stake in the network). As with all other Canadian sports channels, hockey as SeriousBusiness; it has rights to IIHF tournaments (including the very popular World Junior Championship) and other events organized by Hockey Canada, and until the 2014-15 season, it was the national cable home of the NHL in Canada (it has regional rights to the Canadiens, Jets, Maple Leafs, and Senators; regional Leafs games are split with Sportsnet). They are also the exclusive home of the Canadian Football League, Major League Soccer, and other assorted U.S. sports rights. They also run a [=TSN2=], much like its U.S. counterpart.

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* TSN, The Sports Network. After CTV took over in 2000, it became Canada's take on Creator/{{ESPN}}, to the point where it adopted a similar logo and its own ''Series/SportsCenter'' too (fittingly re-titled ''[=SportsCent=]'''re'''''. ESPN owns a minority stake in the network). As with all other Canadian sports channels, hockey as SeriousBusiness; it has rights to IIHF tournaments (including the very popular World Junior Championship) and other events organized by Hockey Canada, coverage of Canada's major junior hockey leagues, and until the 2014-15 season, it was the national cable home of the NHL in Canada (it has regional rights to the Canadiens, Jets, Maple Leafs, and Senators; regional Leafs games are split with Sportsnet). They are also the exclusive home of the Canadian Football League, Major League Soccer, and other assorted U.S. sports rights. They also run a [=TSN2=], much like its U.S. counterpart.



* Sportsnet, a regional sports network with East (the Ottawa region and anything beyond it, a.k.a. the Ottawa Senators market), Ontario, West (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta), and Pacific feeds. Despite this, they often air national programming simulcast across the four feeds, which are all carried on digital cable/satellite (but subject to blackouts for certain programs). Among other things, it airs games for most of the country's NHL teams (except for Winnipeg and Ottawa, who are broadcast regionally by TSN), coverage of Canada's major junior hockey leagues, and baseball (primarily the Toronto Blue Jays, who share common ownership). It was originally founded as a consortium between CTV (the managing partner, hence the original name '''CTV Sportsnet'''), Rogers, Molson, and Creator/{{Fox}} (making it a sibling to its similar Fox Sports Net channels), but is now fully owned by Rogers. Since 2014, it has been the exclusive national rightsholder of the NHL (Sportsnet, on launch, did have national cable rights to the NHL, but not as extensive as this new deal), with an over-the-air package sub-licensed to CBC for ''Series/HockeyNightInCanada''.

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* Sportsnet, a regional sports network with East (the Ottawa region and anything beyond it, a.k.a. the Ottawa Senators market), Ontario, West (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta), and Pacific feeds. Despite this, they often air national programming simulcast across the four feeds, which are all carried on digital cable/satellite (but subject to blackouts for certain programs). Among other things, it airs games for most of the country's NHL teams (except for Winnipeg and Ottawa, who are broadcast regionally by TSN), coverage of Canada's major junior hockey leagues, and baseball (primarily the Toronto Blue Jays, who share common ownership). It was originally founded as a consortium between CTV (the managing partner, hence the original name '''CTV Sportsnet'''), Rogers, Molson, and Creator/{{Fox}} (making it a sibling to its similar Fox Sports Net channels), but is now fully owned by Rogers. Since 2014, it has been the exclusive national rightsholder of the NHL (Sportsnet, on launch, did have national cable rights to the NHL, but not as extensive as this new deal), with an over-the-air package sub-licensed to CBC for ''Series/HockeyNightInCanada''.



** Sportsnet World, a premium channel airing mostly foreign sports such as soccer, cricket, etc. Formally known as Setanta Sports Canada.
** Sportsnet 360, primarily a sports news channel (similarly to [=ESPNEWS=] crossed with old-school [=ESPN2=], especially in the past). Alongside highlight/analysis programs, it also airs the leftover sports not picked up by other channels, including Wrestling/{{WWE}} and most Canadian university sports coverage (its not as big as U.S. college sports, unfortunately). The channel was formerly known as "The Score" until July 1, 2013, when its new owner Rogers re-branded it as part of the Sportsnet family. The Score lives on through its website and app, however.

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** Sportsnet World, a premium channel airing mostly foreign sports such as soccer, cricket, rugby, etc. Formally known as Setanta Sports Canada.
** Sportsnet 360, primarily a sports news channel (similarly to (esentially [=ESPNEWS=] crossed with old-school [=ESPN2=], [=ESPN2=] in tone, especially in the past). Alongside highlight/analysis programs, it also airs the leftover sports not picked up by other channels, including Wrestling/{{WWE}} and most Canadian university sports coverage (its not as big as U.S. college sports, unfortunately).Wrestling/{{WWE}}. The channel was formerly known as "The Score" until July 1, 2013, when its new owner Rogers re-branded it as part of the Sportsnet family. The Score lives on through its website and app, however.however, which have carried on as a separate company.



* Sun News Network, a Canadian {{Expy}} of Creator/FoxNewsChannel owned by Sun Media, the owners of the ''Toronto Sun'' newspaper (very similar to ''The Sun'' in London with its tabloid format and conservative editorial stances) and sister ''Sun'' newspapers in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton (strangely, ''The Vancouver Sun'' newspaper is not owned by Sun Media and is completely unrelated). With their failures to convince federal regulators to become part of basic cable or to loosen the federal regulations against lying during news broadcasts and never consistently pulling ratings of more than 8000 viewers nationally, the channel abruptly signed off on February 13, 2015.

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* Sun News Network, a Canadian {{Expy}} of Creator/FoxNewsChannel owned by Quebecor subsidiary Sun Media, the owners of the ''Toronto Sun'' newspaper (very similar to ''The Sun'' in London with its tabloid format and conservative editorial stances) and sister ''Sun'' newspapers in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton (strangely, ''The (''The Vancouver Sun'' newspaper is was not owned by co-owned with the remaining ''Sun'' newspapers until 2015, when Postmedia bought out Sun Media and is completely unrelated).in 2015). With their failures to convince federal regulators to become part of basic cable or to loosen the federal regulations against lying during news broadcasts and never consistently pulling ratings of more than 8000 viewers nationally, the channel abruptly signed off on February 13, 2015.
** It gained a spiritual successor known as The News Forum in 2020, which has a similar positioning, but is more toned down and lower budget in its presentation. Due to changes in CRTC rules, it was able to achieve a form of mandatory carriage in 2022.
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** Family's sister networks were originally Canadian versions of Creator/DisneyJunior and Creator/DisneyXD (the former technically being a multiplex of Family itself). When Corus obtained the rights to Disney's programming in 2015, they were renamed to Creator/FamilyJr., Télémagino, and Creator/FamilyCHRGD.

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** Family's sister networks were originally Canadian versions of Creator/DisneyJunior and Creator/DisneyXD (the former technically being a multiplex of Family itself). When Corus obtained the rights to Disney's programming in 2015, they were renamed to Creator/FamilyJr., Creator/FamilyJr, Télémagino, and Creator/FamilyCHRGD.Family CHRGD. In 2022, CHRGD was rebranded as Creator/WildBrainTV.
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** Family's sister networks were originally Canadian versions of Creator/DisneyJunior and Creator/DisneyXD (the former technically being a multiplex of Family itself). When Corus obtained the rights to Disney's programming in 2015, they were renamed to Family Jr., Télémagino, and Family CHRGD.

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** Family's sister networks were originally Canadian versions of Creator/DisneyJunior and Creator/DisneyXD (the former technically being a multiplex of Family itself). When Corus obtained the rights to Disney's programming in 2015, they were renamed to Family Jr.Creator/FamilyJr., Télémagino, and Family CHRGD.Creator/FamilyCHRGD.
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** By extension, Teletoon Retro could be considered the Canadian equivalent of Boomerang. It ran from 2007 to 2015 and is replaced by either the Canadian version of Creator/CartoonNetwork or Creator/DisneyChannel depending on the provider.
** In 2012, Teletoon also launched Canadian versions of Creator/CartoonNetwork and Creator/AdultSwim, the latter of which was originally a program block on CN Canada, but later relaunched as a 24/7 channel in 2019 (with Teletoon getting rid of its longtime Teletoon at Night block, their version of Adult Swim, in exchange).

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** By extension, Teletoon Retro Creator/TeletoonRetro could be considered the Canadian equivalent of Boomerang. It ran from 2007 to 2015 and is replaced by either the Canadian version of Creator/CartoonNetwork or Creator/DisneyChannel depending on the provider.
** In 2012, Teletoon also launched Canadian versions of Creator/CartoonNetwork and Creator/AdultSwim, the latter of which was originally a program block on CN Canada, but later relaunched as a 24/7 channel in 2019 (with Teletoon getting rid of its longtime Teletoon at Night Creator/TeletoonAtNight block, their version of Adult Swim, in exchange).
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* APTN, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, airs various programs (such as series, documentaries, and news) showcasing Canada's native peoples. While it is carried over-the-air in remote northern areas (such as Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Northern Quebec, and the like), it is a licensed television network, meaning that carriage is mandatory nationwide. This fact alone makes APTN more prominent on cable.

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* APTN, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, airs various programs (such as series, documentaries, and news) showcasing Canada's native peoples.peoples in English, French, and various indigenous languages. While it is carried over-the-air in remote northern areas (such as Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Northern Quebec, and the like), it is a licensed television network, meaning that carriage is mandatory nationwide. This fact alone makes APTN more prominent on cable.
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* Creator/{{MuchMusic}}, was Canada's answer to Creator/{{MTV}}. While its license still requires it to air music videos, the only time you'll see them is midday. [[NetworkDecay Nowadays]], they spend just as much time airing game shows, comedies, and movies. They've even dropped "music" from their name.

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* Creator/{{MuchMusic}}, was Canada's answer to Creator/{{MTV}}. While its license still requires it to air music videos, the only time you'll see them is midday.midday, even though that stopped in March 2020. [[NetworkDecay Nowadays]], they spend just as much time airing game shows, comedies, and movies. They've even dropped "music" from their name.

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