Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time

Under section 335 of the Canada Elections Act, every broadcaster in Canada is required to make available for purchase by registered political parties six and one-half hours (390 minutes) of air time during a federal general election. The Act provides that the allocation of this time among the parties is to be made by agreement among them, or failing such agreement, by the decision of the Broadcasting Arbitrator.

Section 338 of the Act sets out a statutory formula to be used by the Broadcasting Arbitrator in allocating broadcasting time. That section also gives the Broadcasting Arbitrator the discretion to modify an allocation based on the statutory formula, if he believes that such an allocation would be unfair to a registered party or contrary to the public interest. Since 2016, the Broadcasting Arbitrator uses the following modified formula: half of the allocated time is divided equally among all registered parties, while another half of the allocated time is divided according to the statutory formula.

On an annual basis, the Broadcasting Arbitrator convenes and chairs a meeting of the registered parties to review the allocation of broadcasting time. Additionally, the Broadcasting Arbitrator must convene a meeting for the purpose of reallocating time where a party has been deregistered or has ceased to be eligible for registration, or if two or more registered parties have merged.

• 2023 Allocation of Paid Time
• Re-allocation of Paid Time (March 20, 2023)
• Re-allocation of Paid Time (November 20, 2022)
• 2022 Allocation of Paid Time
• Re-allocation of Paid Time
• 2021 Allocation of Paid Time
• 2020 Allocation of Paid Time
• 2019 Allocation of Paid Time
• 2018 Allocation of Paid Time
• 2017 Allocation of Paid Time
• Reallocation of Paid Broadcasting Time Allocated to Four Deregistered Parties
• 2016 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
• 2015 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
• Reallocation of Paid Time Allocated to a Deregistered Party
• 2013 Reallocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
• 2013 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
• 2012 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time

Archives

 

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• 2011 Reallocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 2010 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 2009 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 2007 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 2006 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 2005 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 2004 Reallocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 2004 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 2002 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 2001 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 2000 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 1999 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 1998 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 1997 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 1996 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 1995 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 1993 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time
  
  
• 1992 Allocation of Paid Broadcasting Time