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| Country | Canada |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | |
| Timeshift service |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment (branding licensed from Disney Branded Television) |
| Sister channels | La Chaîne Disney Disney Jr. Disney XD ABC Spark |
| History | |
| Launched | September 1, 2015 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.disneychannel.ca/ |
Disney Channel is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment under license from The Walt Disney Company, which began broadcasting on September 1, 2015. It is a localized version of the U.S. basic cable network of the same name. broadcasting live-action and animated programming aimed at children and teenagers between the ages of 9 and 18.
The channel launched as part of a new licensing agreement between Corus Entertainment and the Disney–ABC Television Group (now known as Walt Disney Television), which succeeded a previous program supply agreement between Disney and Family Channel (owned by WildBrain). Its launch marked the first time that a Disney Channel-branded television service has operated in Canada.