Welcome to the CBSC

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) is an independent, non-governmental organization created by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) to administer standards established by its members, Canada's private broadcasters. The Council's membership includes more than 745 private sector radio and television stations, specialty services and networks from across Canada, programming in English, French and third languages.

The CBSC is proud to make available a large volume of information on its website. For more information about the Council, such as its role, structure, adjudicators and Panels and its history, see the right sidebar menu. The left sidebar menu provides links to the Council's entire collection of Codes, Panel Decisions and Media Releases, as well as recent Annual Reports and many other public documents such as speeches and submissions by the Council. Information about how to make a complaint to the Council and other Frequently Asked Questions is also available. Links to the CBSC's broadcaster members as well as to other relevant websites are also available through the left sidebar menu.

Recent Decisions

National Specialty Services Panel: Sun News Network re Canada Live (Margie Gillis interview)

National Specialty Services Panel: Teletoon Retro re an advertisement for The Night Exchange
during Batman: The Animated Series

Prairie Regional Panel: CJSB-FM re a news report about an animal seizure

Ontario Regional Panel: CFNY-FM re the Dean Blundell Show (Women at War)

Ontario Regional Panel: CFNY-FM re the Dean Blundell Show (Culling Cats)

National Specialty Services Panel: BITE TV re the Conventioneers

Ontario Regional Panel: CKQB-FM re the song “Crazy Bitch” by Buckcherry

Ontario Regional Panel: CFRB-AM re Friendly Fire

ad hoc National panel: Review of the Atlantic Regional Panel decision in CHOZ-FM re the song “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits

Ontario Regional Panel: CIDC-FM re a parody of the carol “Twelve Days of Christmas”

 

 

CBSC Decisions|Media Releases

Recent Submissions and Articles

"Charles McVety cannot play the victim card", an op-ed perspective by Ronald I. Cohen, National Chair, CBSC, published in the National Post (December 23, 2010)

Speech accepting the 2010 Bill Hutton Award of Excellence. Notes for an address by Ronald I. Cohen National Chair, Canadian Broadcast Standards Council to the 2010 RTNDA National Conference, June 19, 2010.

The Public Interest Well Defended - The CBSC Fulfils Its Responsibilities Very Well A letter to the editor by Ronald I. Cohen, National Chair, CBSC, published in La Presse, September 12, 2009

Submissions|Speeches