; 15 years ago 2001 09 07 owned by jasper broadcasting corus entertainment 80 % managing partner bbc worldwide 20 % picture format 480i sdtv slogan the best and boldest of british television country canada language english broadcast area nationwide headquarters toronto ontario canada website bbc canada availability satellite bell tv channel 635 shaw direct channel 534 cable available on many canadian cable systems consult your local cable provider for channel availability iptv bell aliant channel 266 bell fibe tv channel 635 mts channel 304 optik tv channel 376 sasktel channel 145 hurontel digital tv channel 367 vmedia channel 275 zazeen channel 5 bbc canada is a canadian category b specialty channel that mostly broadcasts television series originally produced by or for the bbc the public service broadcaster of the united kingdom . the channel is owned by jasper broadcasting inc. a joint venture between corus entertainment and bbc worldwide . contents 1 history 2 programming 3 related properties 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit alliance atlantis aac was granted a broadcast licence for a category 2 speciality service covering entertainment drama and documentary programming . bbc canada by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc in november 2000 . 1 the channel was launched on september 7 2001 as a joint venture between aac and bbc worldwide . to promote the launch of bbc canada s 2007 fall season a 16 page british style tabloid insert called the bbc telly was published in the toronto star . toronto based pilot pmr created the campaign . 2 on january 18 2008 a joint venture between canwest and goldman sachs capital partners known as cw media bought alliance atlantis and gained aac s interest in bbc canada . on october 27 2010 the channel s ownership changed once again as shaw communications gained control of bbc canada as a result of its acquisition of canwest and goldman sachs interest in cw media . 3 4 programming edit main article list of programs broadcast by bbc canada while bbc canada is part owned by the bbc not all of the bbc s programs air on bbc canada . in general while bbc worldwide and its affiliated operations have a first look at the corporation s output this right only applies so long as bbc worldwide pays no less than what the bbc commercial agency which is at arm s length judges to be a particular property s value . 5 furthermore while bbc canada serves a similar purpose to the bbc america channel available in the united states there are also significant differences between the programming rights owned by the two channels . this means that much of the bbc s output and for that matter bbc america s original programming airs on other canadian channels which have either co produced the programs or simply bid more for the canadian broadcast rights . conversely many of the british series that do air on the channel are not sourced from the bbc with some having originally been produced by or aired on other british channels such as the privately owned itv or the independent public service broadcaster channel 4 . despite its british focus bbc canada is licensed as a canadian channel and is not exempt from the crtc s broadcasting regulations that require it to carry a quota of canadian content . this means that in addition to british programs it also broadcasts a number of canadian series which according to the channel s licence are required to explore or be informed by canada s relationship to the united kingdom and the commonwealth . 1 canadian programs currently airing on the channel include repeats of disaster diy and holmes inspection . in the early 2010s the channel began airing american series featuring british personalities such as the american version of the gordon ramsay program kitchen nightmares it has also in the past carried the british parent series ramsay s kitchen nightmares and repeat airings of the american dramas house and elementary each of which has a british actor in the lead role . many of the channel s programs whether british american or canadian are shared with other corus entertainment channels such as the global television network showcase hgtv and food network . bbc canada does not ordinarily carry bbc news programming as the bbc world news channel is also widely available in canada and bbc news also has a long standing content sharing agreement with the cbc . on the rare occasions that bbc canada does carry news coverage coverage may be produced by corus owned global news instead of the bbc such as with the wedding of prince william and catherine middleton . 6 related properties edit apart from the television channel bbc worldwide directly operates a bbc canada shop website which sells merchandise related to british television series such as top gear little britain and doctor who . see also edit bbc other bbc associated television channels available in canada bbc world news bbc kids children s channel majority owned by knowledge network references edit a b decision crtc 2000 484 crtc november 24 2000 bbc telly hits toronto streets with tabloid style promo media in canada . mediaincanada.com . retrieved may 10 2015 . shaw communications closes purchase of canwest tv assets rebrands as shaw media crtc approves shaw s purchase of the canwest global television properties culture media and sport committee march 25 2009 . report on bbc commercial operations . retrieved may 13 2013 . shaw media march 29 2011 . shaw media celebrates the year s most talked about wedding with live on the ground reporting and hotly anticipated premieres . retrieved january 14 2012 . external links edit official website v t e corus entertainment broadcast television global o & o cfre cfsk chan chbc chnb cict cihf ciii cisa citv ckmi cknd ctv chex chex tv 2 ckws cable television specialty channels english language abc spark action bbc canada cartoon network adult swim cmt cosmopolitan tv crime & investigation dejaview disney channel disney junior disney xd diy network double helix dtour food network fyi global news bc 1 hgtv history h2 ifc lifetime movietime national geographic channel nat geo wild nickelodeon oprah winfrey network showcase slice sundance channel teletoon the edge treehouse w movies w network ytv corus m dia french language disney la cha ne historia s ries t l toon vrak telelatino network 50.5 % euroworld sport mediaset italia sky tg24 telebimbi telelatino teleni os univision canada terrestrial radio by call sign am cfmj cfpl ched chmj chml chqr chqt cjob cjoy cknw fm cfgq cfhk cflg cfmi cfmk cfny cfox cfpl chay cilq cimj cing ciqb cisn cjdv cjgv cjkr cjot cjss cjxy ckbt ckcb ckdk ckng ckqb ckru ckry ckwf ckws other assets kids can press nelvana toon boom animation defunct historical brands and predecessors discovery kids dusk edge tv kidsco encore avenue leonardo world movie central teletoon retro t l toon r tro video italia shaw media alliance atlantis canwest chca tv cooltv dusk e tv system fine living fox sports world canada selkirk communications x treme sports western international communications some of the assets listed above are majority owned wholly owned by corus entertainment or are under license . refer to full asset list for detailed information . v t e bbc television bbc uk channels bbc one in northern ireland scotland wales bbc two in northern ireland scotland wales bbc four bbc news bbc parliament cbbc cbeebies joint ventures and international channels bbc alba bbc america bbc arabic television bbc brit bbc canada bbc earth bbc entertainment bbc first in australia bbc hd international bbc kids bbc knowledge international bbc lifestyle bbc persian television bbc uktv australia and new zealand bbc world news community channel uktv uk and ireland services and programming blocks bbc iplayer bbc learning zone bbc news bbc schools bbc sport bbc three bbc weather cbbc cbeebies uk nations regions scotland wales northern ireland north east and cumbria north west yorkshire yorkshire and lincolnshire west west midlands east midlands east london south west south south east defunct channels bbc choice in northern ireland bbc food bbc hd uk bbc japan bbc knowledge uk bbc prime bbc select bbc three television channel bbc tv europe bbc world service television bbc 2w category v t e public broadcasting in canada television national english language cbc cbc news network cbc north cbc television documentary bbc worldwide1 bbc canada2 3 bbc kids3 french language radio canada ici artv2 3 ici explora ici radio canada t l ici rdi tv5 qu bec canada2 unis2 provincial english language knowledge network tvontario french language t l qu bec tfo radio cbc cbc radio one cbc radio 2 cbc radio 34 radio canada ici radio canada premi re ici musique non profit cftu dt cftv dt cjrt fm ckua radio network former cbc radio canada bande part4 cbc parliamentary television network access saskatchewan communications network proposed cbc radio canada cbc 2 t l 2 1foreign 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