Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada)

OWN Canada
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerCorus Entertainment
(branding licensed from Warner Bros. Discovery)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedSeptember 1, 1999 (1999-09-01)
ClosedSeptember 1, 2024 (2024-09-01) (25 years)
Former namesCanadian Learning Television (1999–2008)
Viva (2008–2011)
Links
Websiteowntv.ca

Oprah Winfrey Network, more commonly shortened to OWN, was a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment, with brand licensing and its American programming obtained from Warner Bros. Discovery (owners of OWN) that operated from September 1, 1999 to September 30, 2024.

Established as Canadian Learning Television (CLT) by Learning and Skills Television of Alberta, Ltd.,, the channel began as a spinoff of Access, targeting a family and male demographic with a focus on educational and infomercial programming. Its lineup later expanded to incorporate lifestyle, entertainment and reality programming aimed at a female audience.

Under Corus ownership and its final branding as Oprah Winfrey Network, the channel adopted its final format and largely retired its original format. Corus eventually lost the rights to the OWN brand and its American programming at the end of summer 2024, resulting in the complete shutdown of OWN effective September 1, 2024. Although Rogers Sports & Media took over the Canadian rights to the OWN programming effective January 1, 2025, it did not plan to relaunch as a new channel. Instead, it is primarily distributing it through its Citytv+ streaming service.