Nickelodeon (Canadian TV channel)
Final logo used from November 2, 2023 to September 1, 2025. | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment (branding licensed from Paramount Skydance) |
| Parent | YTV Canada, Inc. |
| Sister channels | YTV Treehouse TV |
| History | |
| Launched | September 3, 2001 (as Discovery Kids) November 2, 2009 (as Nickelodeon) |
| Closed | September 1, 2025 |
| Replaced by | Paramount+ (most programming) |
| Former names | Discovery Kids (2001–2009) |
| Links | |
| Website | Nick Canada (archived August 2025) |
Nickelodeon was a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by YTV Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment, under a brand licensing agreement with the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance. It was a localized version of the American cable network of the same name, broadcasting programs aimed at children and young teenagers.
The channel launched on September 3, 2001, as a Canadian version of Discovery Kids, under the joint ownership of Corus Entertainment and Discovery Communications. Like its American namesake, Discovery Kids aired nature, science, and technology-themed programming aimed at children ages four to eight. In September 2009, Corus announced that the channel would relaunch as a Canadian version of Nickelodeon under license from MTV Networks, which occurred on November 2, 2009.
Historically, YTV and Treehouse TV served as the main Canadian outlets for Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. programming. Until September 1, 2025, both channels continued to premiere new original series from the American network, since they (as basic cable channels) are more widely distributed than the digitally-distributed Nickelodeon channel.
Nickelodeon was one of two Paramount Skydance-branded channels owned by Corus, along with CMT. On July 10, 2025, it was announced that Nickelodeon, alongside ABC Spark, Disney Jr., Disney XD, and La Chaîne Disney, would close on September 1 due to financial pressure within Corus.