Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987

11 (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) to (4), or by a condition of its licence, a licensee shall not broadcast more than 12 minutes of advertising material in any clock hour in a broadcast day.

(2) Where a program occupies time in two or more consecutive clock hours, a licensee may exceed the maximum number of minutes of advertising material set out in subsection (1) during any of those clock hours if the average number of minutes of advertising material broadcast during the clock hours occupied by the program does not exceed 12 minutes.

(3) In addition to the maximum of 12 minutes of advertising material set out in subsection (1), a licensee may broadcast, during each clock hour, a maximum of 30 seconds of advertising material that consists of unpaid public service announcements.

(4) In addition to the maximum of 12 minutes of advertising material set out in subsection (1), a licensee may broadcast partisan political advertising during an election period.