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s - vox foundation is dedicated to supporting canadians, and in particular young canadian adults, in their spiritual exploration by developing and providing the resources necessary to create acceptance, inclusion and engagement among individuals, organizations and communities. with a focus on faith, belief in pluralism as a fundamental canadian value will be core to the work of the foundation. s - vox will achieve its mission and objectives by funding initiatives that primarily make use of the power of existing and emerging communications technologies as the key drivers of change and as a means to achieve its goals .
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the finance manager is head of administration for the foundation and a key member of the leadership team. the finance manager is responsible for developing and executing the organization’s financial strategy. this manager’s responsibilities span finance & accounting, human resources, and information technology. the finance manager directs the foundation’s relationships with its ca firm, employee benefit providers, its attorneys, insurance brokers, bankers and investing agents; and also with the cra and other regulatory agencies. the manager further provides administrative support to the investment and finance & audit committees of the board of directors .
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( d) of the total of category 7 programming broadcast during each broadcast week, no more than 10 hours shall originate from the u. s .
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4. for the purpose of fulfilling the canadian programming expenditure requirement, the licensee may not include any expenditure related to programming that has been funded out of the benefits package approved by the commission with respect to zoomermedia limited' s acquisition of the assets of vision tv: canada' s faith network / réseau religieux canadien .
acquisition by zoomermedia of the assets of the specialty television programming undertaking visiontv from vision tv: canada' s faith network / réseau religieux canadien (vision tv network) .
cci shall, within 30 days of the date of this decision, submit the details of the expenditures of cci' s remaining benefits to be expended by 31 august 2011 .
4. for the purpose of fulfilling the canadian programming expenditure requirement, the licensee may not include any expenditure related to programming that has been funded out of the benefits package approved by the commission with respect to the transfer of effective control of vision tv digital inc. from vision tv: canada' s faith network / réseau religieux canadien to zoomermedia limited' s .
the commission also notes doc' s comments about the level of funding allocated to the zoomermedia documentary fund and is of the view that its value is commensurate with the size and nature of the transaction .
the funds would be used to redesign the cinémathèque québécoise' s website to provide canadians with better access to its collection of films, documentaries, television programs, production documents, photos, magazine titles, etc .
the commission received numerous interventions in support of the applications, one intervention in opposition and several comments. the public record of this proceeding is available on the commission' s website at urltoken under
public proceedings .
in fulfilling this condition, all of the described video programming must be canadian, and a minimum of 50% of the required hours must be original broadcasts. further, in calculating the required hours for the purpose of fulfilling this condition, the licensee may include up to one hour per week of children' s described video programming at an appropriate children' s viewing time (which may be prior to or after 7 p. m .) .
as noted earlier, the commission approved cci' s acquisition of chnu - tv and ciit - tv in broadcasting decision 2008 - 71. consequently, the change in effective control of these undertakings would occur shortly after a previous sale .
a) for the purpose of this condition of licence ,
balance programming
is defined as programming devoted to providing differing views on issues and events presented during the station' s primary programming and includes the presentation of different religions .
for the purpose of fulfilling the canadian programming expenditure requirement [ as set out in the conditions of licence for visiontv and one: the body, mind and spirit channel ], the licensee may not include any expenditure related to programming that has been funded out of the benefits package approved by the commission with respect to zoomermedia limited' s acquisition of the assets of vision tv: canada' s faith network / réseau religieux canadien and the shares of vision tv digital inc .
9. the licensee shall fulfill, by 31 august 2011, all outstanding required tangible benefit expenditures flowing from christian channel inc.' s acquisition of the assets of the television programming undertakings chnu - tv fraser valley and ciit - tv winnipeg approved in
the commission' s practice is to include the following in the value of a transaction: the value of conditional future payments, the value of commitments related to operating leases and the value of debt assumed by the purchaser. it is also the commission' s practice to calculate the value of a transaction as a whole without excluding certain elements. the allocation among different assets for the purpose of considering the proposed tangible benefits package only takes place after the assessment of the value of a transaction as a whole .
, the commission is not requiring the applicant to provide a tangible benefits package for this change in effective control. nevertheless, as set out in the small - market benefits exemption policy, the commission expects the purchaser of an undertaking to fulfil any of the vendor' s outstanding benefit commitments. accordingly, the commission directs cci to submit, within 30 days of the date of this decision, the details of the expenditures of cci' s remaining benefits to be expended by 31 august 2011. those expenditures must be fulfilled by the aforementioned date .
a) for the purpose of this condition of licence ,
balance programming
is defined as programming devoted to providing differing views on issues and events presented during the station' s primary programming, which addresses matters from a christian perspective, and includes the presentation of different religions .
in reply, zoomermedia noted that the commission has approved the creation of a production fund administered by the parties involved as tangible benefits of other ownership transactions. 2 as for the genre of documentaries that would be supported by this fund, zoomermedia responded that the productions would fall within the commission' s definition of a documentary program and focus on social and political issues or have an historical and archaeological nature. finally, regarding doc' s comments on the amount allocated to the zoomermedia documentary fund, zoomermedia noted that it is the most significant benefit of its proposed package .
in reply, zoomermedia acknowledged that the broadband initiative / spiritual shorts would be administered by vision tv network. zoomermedia argued that the latter' s expertise in commissioning and broadcasting programming of a spiritual nature and its commitment to the canadian production community are sufficient to make this a tangible benefit .
( d) notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) above, during the licence term, the licensee shall expend on canadian programs, at a minimum, the total of the minimum required expenditures set out in or calculated in accordance with the licensee' s condition of licence .
a number of interveners expressed the concern that should the commission approve the acquisition of assets of visiontv by zoomermedia, the station' s programming would be changed from a multi - faith format to one that is more focused on spirituality and multiculturalism and that is skewed to the 50 - plus demographic .
7. in accordance with its commitment, the licensee shall file with the commission, concurrently with the annual return, annual reports setting out the details of all expenditures related to the tangible benefits associated with the acquisition of assets of vision tv: canada' s faith network / réseau religieux canadien by zoomermedia limited .
the commission notes zoomermedia' s agreement to file annual reports on its progress and performance in implementing the proposed benefits. accordingly, the commission directs zoomermedia and one to file an annual report as long as monies are outstanding and imposes conditions of licence to this effect in appendices 1, 3, 4 and 5 to this decision .
11. in accordance with its commitment, the licensee shall file with the commission, concurrently with the annual return, annual reports setting out the details of all expenditures related to the tangible benefits associated with the transfer of effective control of christian channel inc. from vision tv: canada' s faith network / réseau religieux canadien to zoomermedia limited .
the commission considers that zoomermedia has adopted a conservative approach to valuating the stations, given that its calculations are based on past information. it is the commission' s view that a purchaser acquires assets for the expected future profits and not past results, and that the valuation should reflect that reality, including expected synergies and the prospect of economic recovery .
5. in accordance with its commitment, the licensee shall file with the commission, concurrently with the annual return, annual reports setting out the details of all expenditures related to the tangible benefits associated with the transfer of effective control of vision tv digital inc. from vision tv: canada' s faith network / réseau religieux canadien to zoomermedia limited .
10. for the purpose of fulfilling the spending requirement on canadian programming, the licensee may not include any expenditure related to programming that has been funded out of the benefits package approved by the commission with respect to the transfer of effective of control of christian channel inc. from vision tv: canada' s faith network / réseau religieux canadien to zoomermedia limited .
( d )
cornerstone programming
shall mean general interfaith programs produced or acquired by the licensee itself, while
mosaic programming
shall mean paid - time denominational presentations produced or acquired at arm' s length by various faith groups. where cornerstone programming and mosaic programming are logged, the program classes used must be
cor
and
mos
respectively .
( the small - market benefits exemption policy), the commission relieved cci from the payment of additional benefits beyond those inherited from rogers. zoomermedia argued that the same relief should also be granted in this case. it indicated that cci' s remaining benefits would be paid in part before the closing of the transaction with the balance to be expended by 31 august 2011 .
upon surrender of the current licence for visiontv issued to vision tv: canada' s faith network / réseau religieux canadien, the commission will issue a new licence to zoomermedia limited. the licence will expire 31 august 2011, the current licence expiry date, and will be subject to the terms and conditions specified therein and to those set out in appendix 1 to this decision .
the allocation of the value of the transaction is of particular importance in the context of these transactions because zoomermedia, on behalf of cci, expressed the view that it should not pay tangible benefits for chnu - tv and ciit - tv' s change in effective control. the commission must therefore ensure that the valuation has been properly conducted and that the undertakings not subject to the benefit requirements are not overvalued .
. however, in that case, the initiative was not categorized as an on - screen benefit. in the present case, the commission recognizes the value of the proposed funding for cinémathèque but notes that this initiative would not result in an on - screen benefit for any programming undertaking involved in these transactions. in the commission' s view, this initiative would more appropriately be categorized as a social benefit .
( e) all solicitation of funds on vision tv must conform with the provisions of the licensee' s code of ethics and program practices, as amended from time to time and approved by the commission, subject to the limitations as to time set out in this condition. however, the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended if the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .
the commission has allowed applicants to administer production funds in the past. in the commission' s view, such practices are appropriate when no administrative fees are charged. the commission therefore reminds zoomermedia and one that no administrative fees may be charged for the zoomermedia documentary fund, the mosaic production enhancement initiative and the television and new media awareness and outreach on health and wellness for an aging population initiative, which are all self - directed funds .
( b) in each broadcast year of the licence term, excluding the final year, the licensee may expend an amount on canadian programming that is up to five percent (5 %) less than the minimum required expenditure for that year calculated in accordance with this condition; in such case, the licensee shall expend in the next year of the licence term, in addition to the minimum required expenditure for that year, the full amount of the previous year' s under - expenditure .
vision tv network, the current licensee of visiontv, is a not - for - profit corporation and the sole shareholder of cci, the current licensee of chnu - tv and ciit - tv. in addition, vision tv network is the sole shareholder of vision tv digital. in turn, vision tv digital holds a voting interest of 47. 22% in one, the current licensee of one: the body, mind and spirit channel, and exercises control by virtue of a voting trust agreement between one' s shareholders .
in light of the foregoing, the ratio of on - screen to social benefits of these transactions shifts from 85% : 15% to 70% : 30% , which is inconsistent with the commission' s general approach requiring that the majority (approximately 85 %) of the benefits should result in on - screen programming. accordingly, the commission directs zoomermedia and one to submit, within 30 days of the date of this decision, an alternate proposal to the funding for broadband initiative / media literacy for approval by the commission .
the commission recognizes that the programming on visiontv may be modified once the change of ownership occurs. nevertheless, the commission notes that zoomermedia confirmed that it would operate the four undertakings it is acquiring under the same terms and conditions as those in effect under the current licences. the commission is satisfied that visiontv' s nature of service condition of licence, as most recently set out in broadcasting decision 2004 - 397, and the definition of a religious program detailed in public notice 1993 - 78 provide sufficient safeguards to ensure that the programming on visiontv remains consistent with its religious nature of service .
the commission questions zoomermedia' s proposal to allocate funding to vision tv network, the current licensee of visiontv, for the creation of audiovisual elements called broadband initiative / spiritual shorts. the commission generally requires applicants to demonstrate that expenditures proposed as benefits will flow predominantly to third parties, such as independent producers. the commission considers it inappropriate to allocate tangible benefits to the party involved in the transaction. accordingly, the commission directs zoomermedia and one to submit, within 30 days of the date of this decision, an alternate proposal to the broadband initiative / spiritual shorts for approval by the commission .
the primary business objective of healthcare organizations is to provide cost effective and timely services to their patients in venues ranging from traditional doctors’ offices, general or specialized clinics, urgent care or hospital emergency rooms (ers). information technology (it) is not a core tenant and there is still a strong dependency on traditional paper - based records and associated error - prone and expensive human management. even with trends of deploying sophisticated medical technologies, including magnetic resonance imaging (mri), that produce digital data stored on computer systems and voice based dictation and transaction to digital documents, physical paper - based records are still very much the norm, particularly in the u. s. and china .
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one: the body, mind and spirit channel inc. across canada application 2009 - 1224 - 7, received 4 september 2009
the commission approves, subject to certain conditions, the applications by zoomermedia limited (zoomermedia), on behalf of itself and on behalf of christian channel inc. and one: the body, mind and spirit channel inc. , for authority to effect a multi - step transaction involving the specialty television service visiontv, the category 1 specialty television service one: the body, mind and spirit channel and the television stations chnu - tv fraser valley and ciit - tv winnipeg, as well as for a new broadcasting licence to continue the operation of visiontv .
further, the commission approves an application by mz media inc. for authority to transfer all its issued and outstanding shares from mr. moses znaimer to zoomermedia .
the commission received applications by zoomermedia limited (zoomermedia), on behalf of itself and on behalf of christian channel inc. (cci) and one: the body, mind and spirit channel inc. (one), for authority to effect a multi - step transaction involving the specialty television programming undertaking visiontv, the category 1 specialty television programming undertaking one: the body, mind and spirit channel and the television programming undertakings chnu - tv fraser valley, british columbia and ciit - tv winnipeg, manitoba, pursuant to section 10 (4) of the specialty services regulations, 1990 (the specialty regulations) and section 14 (4) of the television broadcasting regulations, 1987 (the television regulations). zoomermedia requested a new broadcasting licence to continue the operation of visiontv under the same terms and conditions as those in effect under the current licence .
the commission also received an application by mz media inc. (mz media) for authority to transfer all the issued and outstanding shares of mz media, owner of the unlaunched category 2 specialty programming undertaking to be known as classical digital and licensee of the radio programming undertakings cfzm, cfmz - fm, cfmz - dr - 1 toronto and cfmx - fm cobourg, ontario, from mr. moses znaimer to zoomermedia, pursuant to section 10 (4) of the specialty regulations and section 11 (4) of the radio regulations, 1986 (the radio regulations) .
transfer to zoomermedia of all the issued and outstanding shares of vision tv digital inc. (vision tv digital) .
zoomermedia is a public corporation effectively controlled by mr. moses znaimer, who owns directly and indirectly, through his holding corporation olympus management limited, 77. 89% of the voting interest in zoomermedia. following the transaction, mr. znaimer would own, directly and indirectly, a 66. 28% voting interest in zoomermedia and continue to exercise effective control of the corporation .
because the commission does not solicit competing applications for authority to transfer the ownership or control of radio, television and other programming undertakings, the onus is on the applicants to demonstrate that the proposed value of the transactions is acceptable and reasonable .
in accordance with the asset and share purchase agreement (the agreement), the purchase price for all the transactions is $ 25 million .
the agreement provides for the conditional purchase of programming for visiontv for a maximum value of $ 3 million. further, the commission notes that zoomermedia will be assuming operating lease commitments that are valued at $ 1, 369, 358 in total. these lease commitments include commitments for premises before the move in one year to the broadcast centre purchased by zoomermedia, commitments for transmitters and other equipment and a proportion of 47. 2% of the commitments related to one reflecting the economic interest acquired. finally, the commission notes that zoomermedia will not be assuming any debt .
of the $ 25 million purchase price, zoomermedia allocated $ 6 million (24 %) to chnu - tv and ciit - tv and the balance (76 %) to the specialty services .
notwithstanding the above and in light of the recently concluded sale and the economic downturn at the time of the transaction, the commission determines that chnu - tv and ciit - tv are not overvalued and accepts the portion of the purchase price allocated to these stations ($ 6 million, representing 24% of the transaction). accordingly, the commission applies the same proportions to the allocation of the revised value of the transactions as illustrated in the following table :
as set out in public notice 1999 - 97, the commission generally expects applicants to make clear and unequivocal commitments to provide tangible benefits representing 10% of the value of a transaction, as accepted by the commission. such benefits should be directed to the communities served and to the broadcasting system as a whole. further, in order to be accepted as a benefit, the proposed expenditure must be incremental to expenditures that would generally be considered ongoing normal responsibilities of the existing licensee .
zoomermedia, on behalf of cci, requested to be relieved from the obligation to provide a tangible benefits package equal to 10% of the value of the transaction for the change of effective control of cci, licensee of chnu - tv and ciit - tv, beyond the benefits remaining to be paid by cci following its acquisition of the stations from rogers broadcasting inc. (rogers) pursuant to broadcasting decision
to this effect are set out in appendices 4 and 5 to this decision .
with respect to the acquisition of the assets of visiontv and the change in effective control of one: the body, mind and spirit channel, zoomermedia and one proposed the following tangible benefits totalling $ 1, 900, 000 to be paid over a period of seven years from the date of closing. the commission reminds the applicant that tangible benefits must be expended in a timely manner and that expenditures must be equally distributed over the seven - year period from the date of closing .
the commission notes that the applicant proposed that the zoomermedia documentary fund, the mosaic production enhancement initiative and the television and new media awareness and outreach on health and wellness for an aging population initiative would be self - directed funds. a detailed description of all benefits is set out in appendix 6 to this decision .
the writers guild of canada (wgc) questioned the appropriateness of allocating funding to the broadband initiative / spiritual shorts, an initiative managed by vision tv network, rather than to producers not party to the transaction. wgc further argued that funding for the mosaic production enhancement initiative and broadband initiative / media literacy should not qualify as tangible benefits because neither would result in programming to be broadcast on visiontv. wgc suggested that some or all of these benefits be reallocated to independently produced drama programming .
zoomermedia submitted that the mosaic production enhancement initiative should qualify as an on - screen benefit because it would serve to improve the production value and overall appeal of the projects submitted by independent mosaic producers, resulting in the eventual broadcast of their programs on visiontv and its affiliated stations. in addition, zoomermedia cited decision 2001 - 746, in which the commission accepted funding for cinémathèque as a tangible benefit of an ownership transaction .
based on the information provided by zoomermedia, the commission considers that the mosaic production enhancement initiative would not only serve to create mosaic programs but also to improve the overall quality of the projects that would qualify for funding. in light of this, the commission is satisfied that this initiative is appropriately categorized as an on - screen benefit .
the documentary organization of canada (doc) and on screen manitoba raised concerns about the proposed zoomermedia documentary fund. doc argued that a self - directed fund such as this one eliminates the
checks and balances
needed to ensure that benefits are allocated as widely as possible within the production community. both interveners noted that a lifestyle series had been suggested as an example of a documentary that would be eligible for this fund. in their view, only long - form documentaries should be eligible. finally, doc submitted that the overall value of this fund is modest in comparison to similar ones created in the context of other benefits packages .
considering the revised value of the transactions for the undertakings subject to the tangible benefits policy (i. e. visiontv and one: the body, mind and spirit channel), the value of the proposed tangible benefits package will increase from the proposed $ 1, 900, 000 to $ 2, 232, 071 (i. e. , 10% of the revised amount of $ 22, 320, 712). given the revised tangible benefits package, the commission directs zoomermedia and one to submit, within 30 days of the date of this decision, the details of the additional tangible benefits totalling $ 332, 071 for approval by the commission, as determined by the commission in this decision .
the commission is satisfied that the proposed condition of licence will ensure that the tangible benefits expenditures are incremental to the canadian programming expenditure requirements imposed on visiontv and one: the body, mind and spirit channel. conditions of licence in this regard are set out in appendices 1 and 3 of this decision .
the commission also requires that the tangible benefits expenditures be incremental to the programming expenditures on conventional television stations. however, the applicant did not make any commitments to ensure incrementality of the programming benefits flowing from the specialty services in the case of programs that would be broadcast on chnu - tv and ciit - tv. the commission is therefore imposing conditions of licence, as set out in appendices 4 and 5 of this decision, to ensure that any benefit spending resulting in programs to be broadcast on these television undertakings would be incremental .
some interveners questioned whether zoomermedia, a commercial corporation, should be able to hold the broadcasting licence for visiontv, which was originally licensed to a not - for - profit corporation .
zoomermedia submitted that the key issue was not whether visiontv should be owned by a for - profit or not - for - profit entity but rather what ownership would best sustain this canadian multi - faith and multicultural service and ensure its future success. zoomermedia added that the vision tv charity [ vision tv network ] board
believed, and believes, that this can best be done under the proposed new ownership .
the commission does not require the licensee of a television station or specialty undertaking that provides religious programming to have a not - for - profit ownership and management structure. accordingly, the commission considers that it is appropriate to allow a commercial corporation to be the licensee of visiontv .
zoomermedia agreed with the interveners that in the public interest visiontv must remain a multi - faith channel .
the commission has carefully reviewed the arguments presented by the vendor and the purchaser and is satisfied with them. furthermore, the commission notes that the change in effective control of cci and its undertakings is part of a larger multi - step transaction involving other assets that have not undergone a recent change in effective control .
in light of the above, the commission is satisfied that the integrity of the licensing process is not compromised .
in broadcasting and telecom regulatory policy 2009 - 430 (the accessibility policy), the commission stated its intention to impose on television broadcasters and broadcasting distribution undertakings, at the time of their licence renewals, conditions of licence relating to accessibility provisions. accordingly, the commission will consider imposing such conditions of licence on visiontv, one: the body, mind and spirit channel, chnu - tv and ciit - tv at the time of their next licence renewals. in the meantime, the commission expects zoomermedia, one and cci to adhere, as soon as possible, to the applicable accessibility requirements specified in the accessibility policy .
in light of the above, the commission approves, subject to certain conditions, the applications by zoomermedia limited, on behalf of itself and on behalf of christian channel inc. and one: the body, mind and spirit channel inc. , for authority to effect a multi - step transaction involving the specialty television programming undertaking visiontv, the category 1 specialty television programming undertaking one: the body, mind and spirit channel and the television programming undertakings chnu - tv fraser valley and ciit - tv winnipeg, pursuant to section 10 (4) of the specialty regulations and section 14 (4) of the television regulations, as well as for a new broadcasting licence to continue the operation of visiontv .
the commission reminds the licensee that it expects broadcasters operating in the mandatory markets identified in broadcasting regulatory policy 2010 - 167 to convert their full - power, over - the - air analog transmitters to digital by 31 august 2011. chnu - tv and ciit - tv are both located in mandatory markets and are expected to convert to digital by that time .
zoomermedia and one shall, within 30 days of the date of this decision, submit for approval by the commission an alternate proposal to the broadband initiative / spiritual shorts and the broadband initiative / media literacy, as determined by the commission in this decision .
zoomermedia and one shall, within 30 days of the date of this decision, submit for approval by the commission a revised benefits package to allocate the additional tangible benefits totalling $ 332, 071 towards the approved initiatives, as determined by the commission in this decision .
the commission has examined and is satisfied with the application by mz media for authority to effect a corporate reorganization through the transfer of all the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of mz media from mr. moses znaimer to zoomermedia, a corporation also controlled by mr. znaimer. as a result of the transaction, effective control of mz media will continue to be exercised by mr. moses znaimer .
accordingly, the commission approves the application by mz media inc. for authority to transfer all of its issued and outstanding shares from mr. moses znaimer to zoomermedia limited, pursuant to section 10 (4) of the specialty regulations and section 11 (4) of the radio regulations .
transfer of effective control of 1708487 ontario inc. , 1738700 ontario inc. and chum television vancouver inc. to rogers media inc. , broadcasting decision crtc 2007 - 360, 28 september 2007
transfer of effective control of chum limited to ctvglobemedia inc. , broadcasting decision crtc 2007 - 165, 8 june 2007
transfer of effective control of tqs – transfer of the assets of cogeco radio - television inc. stations at trois - rivières, sherbrooke and chicoutimi / jonquière, affiliated with tqs and src – amendment to tqs licences – applications approved, decision crtc
transfer of effective control of ctv inc. to bce inc. , decision crtc 2000 - 747, 7 december 2000
this decision is to be appended to each licence. it is available in alternative format upon request and may also be examined in pdf format or in html at the following internet site: http: / / www. crtc. gc. ca .
1. (a) the licensee shall provide a national english - language specialty television service devoted to interfaith, religious programming that is related to, inspired by, or arises from persons' spirituality, including related moral or ethical issues .
( b) subject to 1 (a), not less than 90% of the programming provided by the licensee shall be drawn from category 4 religion as set out in item 6 of schedule 1 of the specialty services regulations, 1990 .
( c) the licensee shall devote not less than 45% of the total hours distributed in any one broadcast year to the distribution of cornerstone programming .
2. in each broadcast year, the licensee shall devote to the exhibition of canadian programs not less than 65% of the broadcast day and not less than 50% of the evening broadcast period .
( iv) for the broadcast years commencing 1 september 2006 and in each subsequent broadcast year, 25% of the previous year revenues generated from 4 cents of the total wholesale rate .
ii) from the minimum required expenditure for any subsequent broadcast year of the licence term, an amount not exceeding the difference between the over - expenditure and any amount deducted under (i) above .
( d) notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) above, during the licence term, the licensee shall expend on canadian programming, at a minimum, the total of the minimum required expenditures calculated in accordance with this condition of licence .
5. the licensee shall maintain over the licence term a mosaic program management group with the terms of reference, membership and mandate set out in appendix 2 to this decision .
( d) providing a description of the membership and activities of the mosaic program management group over the 12 - month period ending the preceding 31 august .
8. (a) subject to subsections (b) and (d) below, the licensee shall not distribute more than twelve minutes of advertising material during each clock hour. advertising material shall include all commercial activities, such as solicitations, merchandising and give - aways .
( b) in addition to the twelve minutes of advertising material referred to in subsection (a), the licensee may broadcast partisan political advertising during an election period .
( c) the licensee shall not distribute any paid advertising material other than paid national advertising .
( d) where a program occupies time in two or more consecutive clock hours, the licensee may exceed the maximum number of minutes of advertising material allowed in those clock hours if the average number of minutes of advertising material in those clock hours occupied by the program does not exceed the maximum number of minutes that would otherwise be allowed per clock hour .
( f) the solicitation of funds in cornerstone programming shall together comprise no more than 90 seconds per half - hour and no accumulation shall be permitted .
( g) the solicitation of funds in mosaic programming shall together comprise no more than 90 seconds per half - hour and no accumulation shall be permitted .
9. the licensee shall charge each exhibitor of this service a maximum wholesale rate of $ 0. 10 per subscriber per month for exhibition on the basic service. effective 1 december 2004, the licensee shall charge each exhibitor of this service a maximum wholesale rate of $ 0. 12 per subscriber per month for exhibition on the basic service .
10. the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters' equitable portrayal code, as amended from time to time and approved by the commission. however, the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended if the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .
11. the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters' broadcast code for advertising to children, as amended from time to time and approved by the commission .
12. the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters' cab violence code, as amended from time to time and approved by the commission. however, the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended if the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .
13. together with the record required to be filed with the commission pursuant to subsection 7 (2) of the specialty services regulations, 1990, the licensee shall provide in its program log or machine readable record for each solicitation of funds, the time of commencement and duration .
14. the licensee shall provide closed captioning for not less than 90% of its programming during the broadcast day, with the exception of mosaic programming .
15. the licensee shall broadcast one hour a week of described video programming starting no later than 1 september 2005 and shall increase this level to three hours a week by 1 september 2009 .
( b) the terms
broadcast day ,
broadcast month ,
broadcast year ,
evening broadcast period
and
clock hour
shall have the same meaning as that set out in the television broadcasting regulations, 1987 .
in accordance with implementation of an employment equity policy, public notice crtc 1992 - 59, 1 september 1992, the commission encourages the licensee to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources .
the mosaic program management group is a structure designed to deal with matters of policy and action pertaining to mosaic programming, scheduling and adherence to the code of ethics and program practices .
1. the membership of the group will be composed of representatives of faith groups or religious entities purchasing time on the service .
( d) advise management on relevant developments within specific faith communities served by the members of the group .
1. (a) the licensee shall provide a national english - language category 1 specialty television service providing programming that discusses, reveals and explores the interconnectedness between body, mind and spirit. the programming will include holistic approaches to wellness, but not traditional, western medical theory or practices .
( c) no more than 10 hours of programming during each broadcast week between 6: 00 pm and midnight shall be drawn from category 7 .
( e) no more than one feature film shall be broadcast during each broadcast week .
( f) no more than 5% of all programming broadcast during each broadcast week shall be drawn from each of categories 4, 10, 12, 13 and 14 .
( g) no more than 12% of all programming broadcast during each broadcast week shall be drawn from each of categories 2 (b), 7 and 8 .
( h) not less than 70% of all programming broadcast during each broadcast week shall be devoted to category 5 (b) .
( i) not less than 30% of all musical selections broadcast during each broadcast week shall be canadian musical selections .
( ii) from the minimum required expenditure for any subsequent year of the licence term, an amount not exceeding the difference between the over - expenditure and any amount deducted under paragraph (i) above .
for the purpose of these conditions, the term
broadcast day
shall have the same meaning as that set out in the television broadcasting regulations, 1987 .
the commission expects the licensee to caption a minimum of 90% of all programming during the broadcast day .
the commission expects the licensee to provide an audio description of all programming that provides textual or graphic information. the commission also expects the licensee to acquire and make available described versions of programming, where possible, and to ensure that its customer service responds to the needs of visually impaired customers .
, 1 september 1992, the commission encourages the licensee to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources .
1. not less than 75% of all programming broadcast by the licensee during the broadcast day and not less than 50% of the programming broadcast during peak time hours (7 p. m. to 11 p. m .) shall be devoted to programs drawn from category 4 - religion, as set out in schedule i to the television broadcasting regulations, 1987 .
3. the licensee shall broadcast a minimum of 18 hours per week of balance programming, of which 12 hours shall be canadian programs broadcast between 6 p. m. and 11 p. m. at least 15. 5 hours of weekly balance programming shall be original first - run programming .
b) at least 7. 5 hours of the 18 hours of balance programming referred to above shall be faith - specific programming produced by individual non - christian groups. this programming will include presentations from the buddhist, hindu, jewish, muslim and sikh perspectives and be broadcast on weekdays between 7 p. m. and 11 pm. and on saturdays from 8: 30 a. m. to 1: 30 p. m .
4. the licensee shall not broadcast more than six hours per week of canadian programs produced by cfmt - tv and / or cjmt - tv .
5. not less than 50% of all programming broadcast during peak time (7 p. m. to 11 p. m .) shall be canadian programs .
6. the licensee shall not broadcast more than 12 minutes of advertising material per hour, including solicitation. for clarification purposes, this condition applies to all regular programming as well as all brokered or
paid to air
programming .
7. the licensee shall provide closed captioning for not less than 90% of all programs broadcast during the broadcast year .
8. the licensee shall broadcast, at a minimum, between 7 p. m. and 11 p. m. , the following amounts of described video programming :
c) in year 5, and for the remainder of the licence term, an average of four hours per week .
13. the licensee shall adhere to canadian association of broadcasters' equitable portrayal code, as amended from time to time and approved by the commission. however, the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended if the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .
14. the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters' broadcast code for advertising to children, as amended from time to time and approved by the commission .
15. the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters' cab v i olence code, as amended from time to time and approved by the commission. however, the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended if the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .
1. not less than 75% of all programming broadcast by the licensee during the broadcast day and not less than 50% of the programming broadcast during peak time hours (7 p. m. to 11 p. m .) shall be devoted to programs drawn from category 4 religion, as set out in item 6 of schedule i to the television broadcasting regulations, 1987 .
3. the licensee shall broadcast a minimum of 18 hours per week of balance programming, of which 12 hours shall be original canadian programs. at least 2. 5 hours of weekly balance programming shall be original locally - produced canadian programs from a faith - specific non - christian perspective .
b) at least 7. 5 hours of the 18 hours of balance programming referred to above shall be broadcast between 6 p. m. and 11 p. m. and shall be original canadian programs .
c) the licensee shall submit, within 60 days of the end of each broadcast year, a report for each week in the broadcast year that includes the title, the broadcast date, broadcast time and duration of its balance programs, along with a brief description of each balance program that describes how the program served to fulfil the terms of this condition .
the licensee shall not broadcast more than 12 minutes of advertising material per hour, including solicitation. for clarification purposes, this condition applies to all regular programming as well as all brokered or
paid to air
programming .
12. the licensee shall adhere to canadian association of broadcasters' equitable portrayal code, as amended from time to time and approved by the commission. however, the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended if the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .
13. the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters' broadcast code for advertising to children, as amended from time to time and approved by the commission .
14. the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters' cab violence code, as amended from time to time and approved by the commission. however, the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended as long as the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .
this fund would help finance between 13 and 15 hours of documentary programs made by canadian independent producers .
subject matter would deal with either spiritual questions of the human condition or works to dispel stereotypical views of aging .
expects to support between 10 and 15 projects with an average budget of $ 25, 000 each and between 5 and 10 projects with budgets ranging from $ 10, 000 to $ 15, 000.
s-vox foundation was a canadian non-profit media organization dedicated to producing content on spirituality . the organization is the successor to the non-profit entity that operated visiontv , and later other related canadian speciality channels , from 1988 to 2010 . in june 2009 , the company announced it would sell its broadcasting assets to zoomermedia , a company controlled by moses znaimer . the sale was approved by the crtc on march 30 , 2010 . zoomermedia assumed control of s-vox 's broadcasting assets on june 30 , 2010 . after the sale of visiontv , s-vox ’s board of directors undertook to use the funds to found the inspirit foundation . inspirit is a national grant-making organization that supports canadians , particularly young adults , in building a more inclusive and pluralistic society . one way the foundation does this is by funding initiatives that foster engagement and exchange between young canadians of different secular , spiritual and religious beliefs . 
s-vox foundation was a canadian non-profit media organization dedicated to producing content on spirituality. the organization is the successor to the non-profit entity that operated visiontv, and later other related canadian speciality channels, from 1988 to 2010. in june 2009, the company announced it would sell its broadcasting assets to zoomermedia, a company controlled by moses znaimer. the sale was approved by the crtc on march 30, 2010. zoomermedia assumed control of s-vox's broadcasting assets on june 30, 2010. after the sale of visiontv, s-vox ’s board of directors undertook to use the funds to found the inspirit foundation. inspirit is a national grant-making organization that supports canadians, particularly young adults, in building a more inclusive and pluralistic society. one way the foundation does this is by funding initiatives that foster engagement and exchange between young canadians of different secular, spiritual and religious beliefs.
s-vox foundation was a canadian non-profit media organization dedicated to producing content on spirituality. the organization is the successor to the non-profit entity that operated visiontv, and later other related canadian speciality channels, from 1988 to 2010. in june 2009, the company announced it would sell its broadcasting assets to zoomermedia, a company controlled by moses znaimer. the sale was approved by the crtc on march 30, 2010. zoomermedia assumed control of s-vox's broadcasting assets on june 30, 2010. after the sale of visiontv, s-vox ’s board of directors undertook to use the funds to found the inspirit foundation. inspirit is a national grant-making organization that supports canadians, particularly young adults, in building a more inclusive and pluralistic society. one way the foundation does this is by funding initiatives that foster engagement and exchange between young canadians of different secular, spiritual and religious beliefs.