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G (General Audience)Programmingconsideredacceptableforallagegroups.

Whilenotdesignedspecicallyforchildren,itisunderstoodyoungerviewersmay

bepartof theaudience.ViolenceGuidelines: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.OtherContentGuidelines:There

maybesomeinoffensiveslang,noprofanityandnonudity.

C8+ (Children 8 and Older)Programminggenerallyconsideredacceptablefor

children8yearsandovertowatchontheirown.ViolenceGuidelines:Violence

willnotbeportrayedasthepreferred,acceptable,oronlywaytoresolveconict

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.OtherContentGuidelines:Therewill

benoprofanity,nudityorsexualcontent.

C (Children)Programmingintendedforchildrenunderage8.ViolenceGuidelines:

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behaviorwillbeinfrequentandlimitedtoportrayalsthatareclearly

imaginary,comedicorunrealisticinnature.OtherContentGuidelines:Therewill

benooffensivelanguage,nudityorsexualcontent.

Canadian English V-Chip Rating System (continued)

Canadian French V-Chip Rating System

18+ (Adults)Programmingisforadultsonly.Thisprogramcontainssustained

violenceorextremelyviolentscenes.16+(Viewers16andover)Programming

isnotsuitableforthoseunderage16.Thisprogramcontainsfrequentscenesof 

violenceorintenselyviolentscenes.

13+ (Viewers 13 and over)Programmingmaynotbesuitableforchildrenunder

theageof 13.Thisprogrameithercontainsseveralviolentscenesoroneormore

scenesthatareviolentenoughtoaffectthem.Viewinginthecompanyof an

adultisthereforestronglyrecommendedforchildrenundertheageof 13.

8+ (Viewers 8 and over)Notrecommendedforyoungchildren.Thisprogram

issuitableformostaudiences,butitcontainsmildoroccasionalviolencethat

couldupsetyoungchildren.Viewinginthecompanyof anadultistherefore

recommendedforyoungchildren(undertheageof 8)whodonotdistinguish

betweenrealityandimagination.

G (General Audience)Thisprogramissuitableforaudiencesof allages.It

containsnoviolence,oranyviolencethatitdoescontainiseitherminimaloris

presentedinahumorousmanner,asacaricature,orinanunrealisticway.

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