Radio Regulations, 1986

2.2 (1) For the purposes of this section, ethnic programming period means that portion of a broadcast week during which a licensee broadcasts ethnic programs.

(2) For the purposes of this section, Canadian selection means a musical selection

• (a) that meets at least two of the following conditions, namely,

  • (i) the music is or lyrics are performed principally by a Canadian,

  • (ii) the music is composed entirely by a Canadian,

  • (iii) the lyrics are written entirely by a Canadian,

  • (iv) the musical selection consists of a live performance that is

    • (A) recorded wholly in Canada, or

    • (B) performed wholly in and broadcast live in Canada, and

  • (v) the musical selection was performed live or recorded after September 1, 1991, and a Canadian who has collaborated with a non-Canadian receives at least fifty per cent of the credit as composer and lyricist according to the records of a recognized performing rights society;

• (b) that is an instrumental performance of a musical composition that meets the conditions set out in subparagraph (a)(ii) or (iii);

• (c) that is a performance of a musical composition that a Canadian has composed for instruments only; or

• (d) that has already qualified as a Canadian selection under regulations previously in effect.

(3) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee’s condition of licence, an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a station other than a community station or campus station shall, in a broadcast week, devote 10% or more of its musical selections from content category 3 to Canadian selections and schedule them in a reasonable manner throughout each broadcast day.

(4) If 7% or more of the musical selections broadcast by a licensee during an ethnic programming period are Canadian selections and are scheduled in a reasonable manner throughout that period, subsections (3) and (7) to (9) shall apply only in respect of the musical selections that are broadcast during the part of the broadcast week that is not devoted to ethnic programs.

(5) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee’s condition of licence, an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a campus station, commercial station or community station in the French language shall, in a broadcast week, devote 65% or more of its vocal musical selections from content category 2 to musical selections in the French language broadcast in their entirety.

(6) An A.M. or F.M. licensee may, in a broadcast week, reduce the percentage of its Canadian musical selections from content category 2 referred to in subsections (7) to (9) to

• (a) not less than 20% if, in that broadcast week, the licensee devotes 35% or more but less than 50% of all its musical selections to instrumental selections; and

• (b) not less than 15% if, in that broadcast week, the licensee devotes 50% or more of all its musical selections to instrumental selections.

(7) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee’s condition of licence and subject to subsection (6), an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a station other than a commercial station, community station or campus station shall, in a broadcast week, devote 30% or more of its musical selections from content category 2 to Canadian selections and schedule them in a reasonable manner throughout each broadcast day.

(8) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee’s condition of licence that refers expressly to this subsection and subject to subsection (6), an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a commercial station, community station or campus station shall, in a broadcast week, devote 35% or more of its musical selections from content category 2 to Canadian selections broadcast in their entirety.

(9) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee’s condition of licence, and subject to subsection (6), an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a commercial station shall, between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., in any period beginning on Monday of a week and ending on Friday of the same week, devote 35% or more of its musical selections from content category 2 to Canadian selections broadcast in their entirety.

(10) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee’s condition of licence, an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a commercial station in the French language shall, between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., in any period beginning on Monday of a week and ending on Friday of the same week, devote 55% or more of its vocal musical selections from content category 2 to musical selections in the French language broadcast in their entirety.

(11) For the purpose of this section, a montage is deemed to be a Canadian selection broadcast in its entirety if

• (a) the total duration of the excerpts of Canadian selections from content category 2 is greater than 50% of the total duration of the montage; and

• (b) the total duration of the montage is four minutes or more.

(12) For the purpose of this section, a montage is deemed to be a musical selection in the French language broadcast in its entirety if

• (a) the total duration of the excerpts of vocal musical selections in the French language from content category 2 is greater than 50% of the total duration of the montage; and

• (b) the total duration of the montage is four minutes or more.

(13) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee’s condition of licence, an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a station in the French language other than a commercial station, community station or campus station shall, in a broadcast week, devote 65% or more of its vocal musical selections from content category 2 to musical selections in the French language and schedule them in a reasonable manner throughout each broadcast day.

(14) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee’s condition of licence, an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a community station or campus station in the French language shall, in a broadcast week, devote 65% or more of its vocal musical selections from content category 2 to musical selections in the French language.