List of Canadian television networks

For Canadian channels in general presented in list format, see List of Canadian television channels.

Television in Canada has many individual stations and networks and systems.

Networks list

Television Network	Founded	Type of Network	Language	Number of Owned and Operated Stations	Number of Private Affiliates
CBC	1952*	Public	English	14	7
SRC	1952	Public	French	13	2
CTV	1961	Commercial	English	22	1
Global	1974	Commercial	English	13	1
City	1972**	Commercial	English	6 OTA + 1 Cable only	3
TVA	1971	Commercial	French	6	4
APTN	1992	Commercial, Multicultural	Aboriginal, English, French	2	0

Systems list

Television System	Founded	Type of System	Language	Number of Owned and Operated Stations	Number of Private Affiliates
CTV Two	2005	Commercial	English	5 OTA + 2 cable only	None
V	1986	Commercial	French	5	4
Omni Television	1979***	Commercial, Multicultural	Multilingual	5	None
CTS	1998	Christian religious	English	3	None

Defunct television systems

A-Channel (merged into Citytv)

BBS

E!

Joytv

Notes

* Although the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was founded in 1932, it did not begin television transmissions until 1952.

** CITY-TV launched in 1972. CKVU-TV adopted the moniker in 2002, and the former Craig Media stations also adopted the Citytv moniker when they were bought in 2005.

*** CFMT-TV launched in 1979. CJMT-TV launched in 2002. CHNU-TV (NOW TV) was bought in 2005, and CIIT-TV was purchased before it went on the air, in February 2006.

See also

• List of television stations in Canada by call sign
• List of Canadian television channels
• List of Canadian specialty channels
• Category A services
• Category B services
• Category C services
• List of foreign television channels available in Canada
• List of United States stations available in Canada
• Digital television in Canada
• Multichannel television in Canada
• List of Canadian stations available in the United States
• List of television stations in North America by media market