OTTAWA – The CRTC has renewed the mandatory distribution order for the services of the Legislative Assemblies of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, without an expiry date.
These services, which operate under the Parliamentary and Provincial or Territorial Legislature Proceedings Exemption Order, exclusively cover the proceedings of the Legislative Assemblies of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Aboriginal languages, as well as in English and French.
They will continue to be offered on the digital basic service of direct-to-home satellite broadcasting distribution undertakings serving Nunavut and the Northwest Territories without a per subscriber monthly wholesale rate.
“The Commission is satisfied that these services continue to meet the criteria for mandatory distribution on the digital basic service set out in paragraph 11 of Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2010-629”, reads Tuesday’s decision. “They offer only Canadian programming in both English and French as well as in nine Aboriginal languages. As such, they promote cultural diversity in Canada and provide programming relevant to the North that is not available from any other source.”
