CBC Documentary Channel

Documentary Channel is a CBC specialty channel and Canada’s signature destination for provocative, thoughtful, and entertaining documentary programming. As Canada’s only channel dedicated to documentary films and series, it brings viewers documentary programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week. documentary Channel focuses on a wide scope of topics and presents a dramatic blend of styles and formats. While films that focus on social issues and the human condition play a key role in our schedule, each night features a block of themed programming in primetime.

- CRTC regulations require documentary Channel to broadcast 75% Canadian content throughout the day and in primetime.
- We commission a range of feature-length documentary films each year; the rest of our programming inventory is built primarily on acquisitions.
- The feature film length is 88 mins of content

The primetime schedule presents a varied and eclectic mix of documentary subjects and is represented in several strands and anthologies across the grid.

- True Crime Mondays feature stories of crime, the perpetrators and those who pursue them;
- Life & People Tuesdays explore personal journeys;
- History Wednesdays feature stories from the recent past that make history feel current and relevant today;
- Adventure Thursdays showcase stories of athletes, daredevils and ordinary people in extraordinary situations;
- Spotlight Sundays anchor the week with a selection of feature length, critically acclaimed films from Canada and around the world.