About Us
Since its launch in December 2005 to its being named one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies in 2009, SIRIUS Canada has been changing the way Canadians listen to music, sports, news and entertainment.
From broadcast studios in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and New York, SIRIUS Canada delivers 120 premium channels of the best music, sports, news, talk and entertainment programming on radio. Featuring 69 commercial-free music channels, SIRIUS is the original home of 100% commercial-free music. SIRIUS offers the broadest range of unique Canadian content on satellite radio with a total of 12 English and French channels.
SIRIUS Canada has over one million subscribers, making it the fastest growing audio entertainment company in Canada and one of the only subscription services in Canada to exceed the one million subscriber milestone after four years of operation. SIRIUS has also been named of of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies for 2009, a distinction earned by demonstrating exceptional business results following a rigorous and independent evaluation process.
SIRIUS' unique listening experience is available to Canadian subscribers coast-to-coast. The service can be used in cars, trucks, RVs, homes, offices, stores, and even outdoors. Boaters around the country, and offshore, can also hear SIRIUS. For a monthly subscription fee of $14.99, with savings for multi-year subscriptions, SIRIUS provides premium quality programming delivered by three dedicated satellites orbiting directly over North America and one geostationary satellite.
Commercial-free music
SIRIUS Canada’s 69 channels of 100% commercial-free music, covers nearly every genre - from heavy metal and hip-hop to country, dance, jazz, Latin, emerging Francophone artists, classical and beyond, including a dedicated Elvis® channel. Each is prepared and hosted by SIRIUS staff, all of which are recognized experts in their music fields, along with contributing musicians and performers who lend their talent and expertise.
The most original Canadian programming
SIRIUS Canada offers 12 exclusive Canadian channels from best-in-class broadcast partners including CBC/Radio Canada and Standard Radio. SIRIUS is the leading provider of original French language programming on satellite radio and offers the most French language channels.
SIRIUS Canada’s English language channels include CBC Radio 3 (Emerging Canadian Artists) • Iceberg Radio (Canadian Rock Music) • CBC Radio One (News and Information) • Canadian Weather Network • Hardcore Sports Radio • Radio Canada International (International Talk).
SIRIUS Canada’s French language channels include Bande à part (Emerging French artists from CBC/Radio Canada) • Premiere Plus (News and Information from CBC/Radio Canada) • Info Plus (All News radio from CBC/Radio Canada) • Rock Velours (Canadian Soft Rock) • Énergie2 (Pop Rock and Urban Music)
Leading news, talk, sports and entertainment programming
With 45 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment and weather SIRIUS offers an unmatched lineup of programming, which comes from such top names as CBC/Radio Canada, CNBC, CNN, Martha Stewart, ABC News, BBC World Service, E! Entertainment, Howard Stern Maxim, NPR and Radio Disney.
SIRIUS is the leading provider of sports radio programming, broadcasting play-by-play action of professional and college teams. SIRIUS features news, talk and play-by-play action from the CFL®, NFL and Barclays English Premier League soccer. SIRIUS is the only radio outlet to provide listeners with every NFL game per season. SIRIUS also features programming from ESPN Radio and ESPNews.
SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are available in more than 4,000 retail locations across Canada, including Best Buy, Future Shop, Canadian Tire, Home Hardware, Radio Shack, The Source By Circuit City, Costco, Dumoulin, Centre Hi-Fi and Wal-Mart.
Automotive Partnerships.
In Canada, SIRIUS’ automotive partners include Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Jaguar, Jeep, KIA, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi, Rolls-Royce, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo.
Commitment to Canadian Talent Development
SIRIUS Canada is playing a leading role in helping emerging English and French Canadian musicians grow their audiences both in Canada and the U.S. through satellite radio technology. SIRIUS Canada’s investment will be divided equally among French and English artists and will help to showcase new and emerging acts and provide grants for production, CDs and music videos and will also be used to promote new and emerging artists throughout Canada and the U.S.