Original run (2011–2015) From May 6, 2011 to September 18, 2015, DHX Media (now
WildBrain) operated an English-language Disney Junior-branded channel in Canada as a multiplex of
Family Channel (originally launched as
Playhouse Disney on November 30, 2007). The channel had a French-language counterpart (launched on July 5, 2010 as Playhouse Disney Télé), operating under a separate license. In April 2015, Corus acquired Canadian rights to
Disney Channel's programming and associated brands. After the announcement of the rights deal, Corus stated that it would launch several Disney branded channels in the future, after the launch of a
Canadian version of Disney Channel.
Relaunch and second closure (2015–2025) In August 2015, television provider
VMedia stated on its website that Corus would launch Disney Junior and Disney XD channels on December 1, 2015. Upon its launch on September 1, 2015, Disney Channel aired a
programming block featuring Disney Junior programs. DHX's Disney Junior services were rebranded as
Family Jr. and
Télémagino on September 18, 2015, and both channels shut down on October 23, 2025. Corus's English-language Disney Junior channel officially launched on December 1, 2015 alongside their
Disney XD channel. DHX's rights to broadcast Disney Junior programming expired on January 1, 2016. it had been operating as an exempt channel before then. There was no French-language counterpart launched, however,
La Chaîne Disney offered the morning programming block
Disney Junior sur La Chaîne Disney to carry the network's programming in the
French language, until the network's closure (along with Disney Jr. itself) on September 1, 2025. On April 21, 2018, the network aired its first film,
The Lion King (1994), and continued to air films (including
Cars,
Cars 2, and
Finding Nemo) until early 2021. In December 2022, Disney Junior was added to
StackTV, along with
Disney Channel and
Disney XD. On July 10, 2025, Corus announced that they would close Disney Jr. alongside a selection of Disney-licensed channels (
Disney XD,
La Chaîne Disney and
ABC Spark), as well as the unrelated
Nickelodeon, at midnight permanently on September 1, due to financial pressure occurring at the company. Despite the closure, Corus confirmed that it would continue to air the channel's content on
Disney Channel. The last show to air on the channel before its midnight closure was the
Bluey minisode "Tattoo Shop", after which the channel switched to a
slate stating "This channel is no longer available". == Logos ==