Disney XD (Canada)
Disney XD was a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment which launched on December 1, 2015. It was a localized version of the American network of the same name, operated under license from Disney Branded Television, a division of The Walt Disney Company which aired live-action and animated programming aimed at children and adolescents between the ages of 6 and 15.
History
Original run (2011–2015)
A Canadian version of Disney XD was originally launched by Astral Media on June 1, 2011, as a spin-off of Family Channel, which had historically held rights to the programming of Disney Channel and its spin-off brands. After Bell Media acquired Astral in 2013, the company sold Disney XD along with its sister channels to DHX Media. On April 16, 2015, Corus Entertainment announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire the Canadian rights to Disney Channel programming and brands.Disney XD programming initially aired in a programming block on the Canadian version of Disney Channel, which Corus launched on September 1, 2015. The Disney XD-branded channel owned by DHX was renamed Family Chrgd on October 9, 2015, then again to WildBrainTV on March 1, 2022. It closed on October 22, 2025.
Relaunch and second closure (2015–2025)
The new Corus-owned Disney XD channel launched on December 1, 2015, as an exempt discretionary service. On September 1, 2017, the channel obtained a discretionary service licence from the CRTC. Through Corus Entertainment's acquisition of Shaw Media, Disney XD and its sister networks became co-owned with the former Shaw Media channels on April 1, 2016.On December 1, 2022, Disney XD was added to StackTV, along with Disney Channel and Disney Junior.
On July 10, 2025, Corus Entertainment announced that they would close Disney XD alongside three other Disney-licensed channels, as well as the unrelated Nickelodeon, at midnight permanently on September 1, 2025, due to financial pressure at the company, leaving the Polish version as the only remaining Disney XD-branded channel outside of the United States. Despite the closure, Corus announced that it would continue to air the channel's content on Disney Channel. On August 12, 2025, the channel's website begin notifying viewers about the closure. On August 28, 2025, the website was redirected to the Disney Channel site. The last program to air on the channel ahead of its midnight closure was the Milo Murphy's Law episode "Picture Day / Agee Ientee Diogee", after which the channel switched to a slate stating "This channel is no longer available".