For French-and-English viewing, choose a few programmes your household wants and check the audio, text options and supported app for each. “Bilingual” can mean different things to different viewers. A short programme list gives you a clearer answer than a broad promise about a service's language selection.
Does a French menu mean the programme has French audio?
Check the programme's audio controls to find out. Menu language, spoken audio and captions are separate requirements. Someone may prefer French menus with original-language dialogue, while another viewer needs English audio and readable captions.
Ask each person which combination matters. Include a live programme and an on-demand episode if both are part of the routine. Record them separately so you do not assume that one successful test covers every way of watching.
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Which apps should I check for the programmes I want?
Begin with the programme's official broadcaster or service. CBC's Gem listing describes its Canadian app offering. For ICI TOU.TV, Radio-Canada's platform documentation helps you check support for the television, player or mobile device.
Confirm the title's current account conditions as well as device support. Keep any required subscription or paid tier in your notes. An app working on the screen does not by itself tell you whether a particular programme is included.
Use one row for each essential title, with columns for service, device, audio, captions and account requirement. Mark something “not checked” when you still need an answer. This keeps a missing language option visible even if the video plays successfully.
Make the setup easy for the next viewer
Test the titles together on the intended television. Open the audio and caption controls, make the selection, and watch long enough to confirm it. Then leave the programme and start again. Notice whether the route is comfortable with the actual remote.
If the household uses several apps, write a short route for each using the names printed on the remote or shown in the menus. Keep passwords and payment details off the shared instructions. The person following them should be able to tell which app to open and where to find the desired programme.
Before adding another subscription, look for the specific gap in the list. Ask the service to confirm that programme or language feature on your device, then update the checklist with the answer.
Sources and references
- Statistics Canada: 2021 Censuswww150.statcan.gc.ca · Accessed November 8, 2026
- CBC — CBC Gem official Google Play listingplay.google.com · Accessed November 8, 2026
- Radio-Canada — Supported ICI TOU.TV platformsassistance.radio-canada.ca · Accessed November 8, 2026