is a
Canadian English Language Cable Television Home Shopping Channel . ShopTV Canada currently only broadcasts in
Southern Ontario to about 1.5 million people. The channel is located on
Basic Cable in all regions where it is available. It is currently owned by
Torstar Media Group Television .
It features advertising (infomercials) in both short and long form with lengths ranging from 30 seconds to 28.5 minutes from a wide range of categories including Automotive, Beauty & Personal Care, Entertainment, Health & Fitness, Home Improvement, Real Estate and more.
The channel launched on October 17, 1997 and was known as ''Toronto Star TV'' before changing its name to ShopTV Canada on April 14, 2003. This was done in the hopes of expanding across Canada.
As a shopping television service, ShopTV Canada is exempted from
Canadian Radio-television And Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) licensing.