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For music, the requirements are referred to as the MAPL system. To qualify as Canadian content a musical selection must generally fulfill at least two of the following conditions:

• M (music) -- the music is composed entirely by a Canadian.
• A (artist) -- the music is, or the lyrics are, performed principally by a Canadian.
• P (production) -- the musical selection consists of a live performance that is
  • (i) recorded wholly in Canada, or
  • (ii) performed wholly in Canada and broadcast live in Canada.
• L (lyrics) -- the lyrics are written entirely by a Canadian.

There are four special cases where a musical selection may qualify as Canadian content:

• The musical selection was recorded before January 1972 and meets one of the above conditions.
• It is an instrumental performance of a musical composition written or composed by a Canadian.
• It is a performance of a musical composition that a Canadian has composed for instruments only.
• The musical selection was performed live or recorded after September 1, 1991 and, in addition to meeting the criterion for either artist or production, a Canadian who has collaborated with a non-Canadian receives at least half of the credit for both music and lyrics.

This last criterion was added in 1991, to accommodate Bryan Adams' album Waking Up the Neighbours. Adams had collaborated with BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly record producer Robert "Mutt" LangeRobert John "Mutt" Lange born November 16, 1948 in Mufilira, in southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), is an extremely successful record producer of popular music. He has produced very successful albums for bands such as Def Leppard, AC/DC, Bryan Adams and mos, and as a result, the album did not qualify as Canadian content under the existing rules. After extensive controversy in the summer of that year, the CRTC changed the rules to allow for such collaborations.

A major motivation is the fear that without a regulatory system, independent Canadian popular culture would be swallowed up by that of the neighboring United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in.

Some other countries employ similar systems. For example, Australian broadcasters are required to broadcast a certain percentage of Australian content alongside international content.

Many believe that Canadian content regulations have played an important role in the success of the Canadian music internationally, with acts like Céline DionCeline Dion Celine Marie Claudette Dion (born March 30, 1968) is a Quebecoise vocalist. She does not like the label Quebecoise above all others, however; she wishes to be known first and foremost as a Canadian. Career beginnings She was born in the small and Avril LavigneAvril Ramona Lavigne (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She was one of the most popular new pop punk artists of 2002, when she released her first album, and is well-known for her " skater" persona. Born in Napanee, Ontario to c becoming popular worldwide. Canadian television, especially children's television, has also seen a great expansion since the rules were introduced.

Some people believe that Can-con was a major contributor to the decline in popularity of 50,000 watt radio station CKLWCKLW is a 50,000 watt AM radio station located in Windsor, Ontario. In the late 1960s and early 1970s it was one of the top radio stations in the world, using a very tight (top 40) format devised by legendary radio programmer Bill Drake. During that perio in Windsor, Ontario, starting in the mid-1970s.

Can-con also inspired the name of the band Kon Kan .