Meeting Dates
January 2008
 January 07
January 21

 February 2008
 February 04
February 19 (Tuesday)

March 2008
 March 03
March 17
March 31

April 2008
 April 14
April 28

May 2008
 May 12
May 26

 June 2008
 June 09
June 23

 July 2008
 July 07
July 21

 August 2008
 August 05 (Tuesday)
August 18 		September 2008
 September 02 (Tuesday)
September 8 – Special Holiday Meeting*
September 15
September 22 – Special Holiday Meeting*
September 29

 October 2008
 October 07 (Tuesday) – Special Holiday Meeting*
October 13
October 20 – Special Holiday Meeting*
October 27

 November 2008
 November 03 – Special Holiday Meeting*
November 10
November 17 – Special Holiday Meeting*
November 24

 December 2008
 December 08
December 22

2009 Meeting Dates (tentative)
 January 05
January 19



* To meet your clearance requirements, ASC will continue to offer the Special Holiday Service on an as-needed basis, throughout the 2008 Holiday Season (September - November).

ASC Children's Clearance Committee Members
Megan Coles, public representative
Corey McBurney, public representative
Dolly Gerrior, public representative
Diana Carradine, Concerned Children's Advertisers
Rhonda Bagnall, Telecaster
Lerna Ardasis*, Telecaster
pol Therrien, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Mike Darley*, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Teresa Gloger*, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Marisa Barber, Young & Rubicam Group of Companies
Nicole Bellam, ASC (Chair)
Jean Larivière*, ASC
Dan Perry*, ASC

* denotes alternate

ASC Clearance Services Children’s Section*

1. Committee Clearance
  • The Committee meets every other week to review finished commercials.
  • A meeting schedule is published annually by ASC.
  • Turnaround time: Submit by Friday noon preceding each scheduled meeting. Clearance numbers are issued by close of business on the meeting day.

2. Conditional Clearance
  • A temporary or conditional approval mechanism is available to advertisers who require expedited clearance in between regularly scheduled meetings.
  • Final review and approval is conducted by the full Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
  • Turnaround time: Two business days.
Advertisers are encouraged to submit their commercials for Committee Clearance review, which offers significant savings compared to Conditional Clearance.





Special Holiday Meetings
  • In between regular Monday Committee Clearance meetings during the peak pre-holiday season (September to December).
  • Submit by Friday noon preceding the “off-week” meeting. Clearance numbers are issued by close of business on the following day.



Other Services*

1. Script/Tape Evaluation
  • Prior to final commercial production and submission for Committee Clearance, scripts and story boards, or scripts and rough cut dubs, may be submitted for evaluation. Children’s Section staff will advise (in writing) whether or not the submission complies with the Children’s Code. Although this preliminary evaluation does not guarantee final Committee Clearance, it can help avoid changes to finished commercials.
2. Telecaster/Preliminary CBC Clearance
  • At your request, ASC Clearance Services can forward your commercial to Telecaster and/or CBC on your behalf.
Submission Procedures
  • Step I Obtain a Clearance Submission Form from ASC or from our website – www.adstandards.com/clearance.
  • Step II Complete the Clearance Submission Form indicating desired service, e.g. Committee Clearance, Conditional Clearance or Script/Tape Evaluation
  • Step III Submit the completed form and a copy of the script, and for Committee or Conditional clearance please also submit a copy of the finished commercial.
*Fee Schedule available on our website.