The law requires that those distributors of programming services be Canadian, be under the control of Canadians, and effectively control their operations.
I'm trying to answer your question, because I have to start from the legislation itself.
The minute an entity starts distributing broadcasting services, they fall under the Broadcasting Act. But they have to be Canadian. In other words, if the U.S. company Comcast wanted to come into Canada and distribute services, either by satellite or by cable, they could not because they are not owned by Canadians and they are not controlled by Canadians.