33BASIC FUNCTIONSPROGRAM BLOCK (V. CHIP) FUNCTIONCANADIAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE RATING SYSTEMC ChildrenC8+ Children 8 years and olderG General programming, suitable for all audiencesPG Parental Guidance14+ Viewers 14 years and older18+ Adult ProgrammingRATINGAge-BaseC Programming interned for children under age 8Careful attention is paid to themes, which could threaten children's sense of security and well-being. There will be no realistic scenes ofviolence. Depictions of aggressive behaviour will be infrequent and limited to portrayals that are clearly imaginary, comedic or unrealisticin nature.C8+ Programming generally considered acceptable for children 8 years and over to watch on their ownViolence will not be portrayed as the preferred, acceptable, or only way to resolve conflict; or encourage children to imitate dangerous actswhich they may see on television. Any realistic depictions of violence will be infrequent, discreet, of low intensity and will show theconsequences of the acts.G General AudienceWill contain very little violence, either physical or verbal or emotional. Will be sensitive to themes which could frighten a younger child, willnot depict realistic scenes of violence which minimize or gloss over the effects of violent acts.PG Parental GuidanceProgramming intended for a general audience but which may not be suitable for younger children. Parents may consider some contentinappropriate 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 14Parents are strongly cautioned to exercise discretion in permitting viewing by pre-teens and early teens.18+ AdultMay contain violence integral to the development of the plot, character or theme, intended for adult audiences.CANADIAN FRENCH LANGUAGE RATING SYSTEMG General8+ Children 8 years and older13+ Viewers 13 years and older16+ Viewers 16 years and older18+ For AdultsRATINGAge-BaseG GeneralProgramming intended for audience of all ages. Contains no violence, or the violence it contains is minimal or is depicted appropriatelywith 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 anadult 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 stronglyrecommended 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.