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BASIC FUNCTIONS
PROGRAM BLOCK (V. CHIP) FUNCTION
CANADIAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE RATING SYSTEM
C Children
C8+ Children 8 years and older
G General programming, suitable for all audiences
PG Parental Guidance
14+ Viewers 14 years and older
18+ Adult Programming
RATING
Age-Base
C
Programming interned for children under age 8
Careful attention is paid to themes, which could threaten children's sense of security and well-being. There will be no realistic scenes of
violence. Depictions of aggressive behaviour will be infrequent and limited to portrayals that are clearly imaginary, comedic or unrealistic
in nature.
C8+ Programming generally considered acceptable for children 8 years and over to watch on their own
Violence will not be portrayed as the preferred, acceptable, or only way to resolve conflict; or encourage children to imitate dangerous acts
which they may see on television. Any realistic depictions of violence will be infrequent, discreet, of low intensity and will show the
consequences of the acts.
G General Audience
Will contain very little violence, either physical or verbal or emotional. Will be sensitive to themes which could frighten a younger child, will
not depict realistic scenes of violence which minimize or gloss over the effects of violent acts.
PG Parental Guidance
Programming intended for a general audience but which may not be suitable for younger children. Parents may consider some content
inappropriate for unsupervised viewing by children aged 8-13.
14+ Programming contains themes or content which may not be suitable for viewers under the age of 14
Parents are strongly cautioned to exercise discretion in permitting viewing by pre-teens and early teens.
18+ Adult
May contain violence integral to the development of the plot, character or theme, intended for adult audiences.
CANADIAN FRENCH LANGUAGE RATING SYSTEM
G General
8+ Children 8 years and older
13+ Viewers 13 years and older
16+ Viewers 16 years and older
18+ For Adults
RATING
Age-Base
G
General
Programming intended for audience of all ages. Contains no violence, or the violence it contains is minimal or is depicted appropriately
with humour or caricature or in an unrealistic manner.
8+ 8+ General – Not recommended for young children
(8 ans+)
Programming intended for a broad audience but contains light or occasional violence that could disturb young children. Viewing with an
adult is therefore recommended for young children (under the age of 8) who cannot differentiate between real and imaginary portrayals.
13+ Programming may not be suitable for children under the age of 13
(13 ans+)
Contains either a few violent scenes or one or more sufficiently violent scenes to affect them. Viewing with an adult is therefore strongly
recommended for children under 13.
16+ Programming is not suitable for children under the age of 16
(16 ans+)
Contains frequent scenes of violence or intense violence.
18+ Programming restricted to adults
(18 ans+)
Contains constant violence or scenes of extreme violence.
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