Canadian Heritage committee  Originally, it was because cable companies could allocate, out of the 5%, gross profits to be spent on Canadian programming. They can set aside a part of this percentage to operate a community channel. Under current licensing categories, a category 1 broadcaster with over 20,000

Canadian Heritage committee  It therefore seems clear to many that the establishment of a dedicated local community and access programming fund would help solve the underfunding problems experienced by the groups that produce this programming. That is also the federation's view. Furthermore, if such a fund i

Canadian Heritage committee  Currently, at the local level, the independent CTVs are completely excluded from funding concerns: there is no obligation to provide a financial contribution through cable distribution, the CTVs are disqualified in advance from all existing federal programs and the Government of