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

Quebec Regional Panel: V re Face à face (student protest)

Prairie Regional Panel: CFEX-FM re comments about redheads

Ontario Regional Panel: CFNY-FM re the Dean Blundell Show (Murders in Mexico)

National Specialty Services Panel: The Comedy Network re Tosh.O promotional spot

Ontario Regional Panel: CHTZ-FM re The Biggs & Barr Show (“The Evil that People Do” Contest)

National Specialty Services Panel: Sun News Network re The Source (Edmonton Artists’ Housing)

Quebec Regional Panel: V re an episode of Dumont

Quebec Regional Panel: CHOI-FM re Dupont le midi (relationship status)

Ontario Regional Panel: CIII-TV (Global Toronto) & CHCH-TV re broadcasts of a police radio transmission

Ontario Regional Panel: CITY-TV & CFTO-TV re broadcasts of a police radio transmission

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