The NBA’s Canadian broadcast rights are split between Sportsnet (the local home of the Toronto Raptors) and TSN (the national-window home for Canada-wide coverage). The two networks share the season slate, with Sportsnet anchored to Raptors home and away games and TSN carrying the rest of the national US-window content for Canadian viewers.
The 2025-26 Canadian broadcaster map
Sportsnet holds the Toronto Raptors regional rights through the end of the 2026-27 season. The network carries roughly 70 Raptors games per season on Sportsnet linear and via Sportsnet Now streaming. The Premium tier of Sportsnet Now at $24.99 per month carries the full Raptors slate plus the Sportsnet One channel.
TSN carries the Canadian half of the NBA national windows — most of the ESPN, ABC and TNT slate that runs as the national-window product in the US. The 2025-26 season is the final year of TSN’s NBA national-window rights under the legacy cycle.
NBA League Pass is available in Canada at the same $14.99 USD per month subscription as in the US, with the same out-of-market complete-coverage product. Canadian viewers get every non-Raptors game without local-blackout restrictions; Raptors games are blacked out on League Pass in the Toronto market and require a Sportsnet subscription.
A practical Canadian viewing plan
For a Raptors fan, the minimum subscription footprint is Sportsnet Now Premium at $24.99/mo. That covers every Raptors game plus the Sportsnet content slate.
For a fan of out-of-market teams (Lakers, Celtics, Warriors, etc.), the cheapest option is League Pass at $14.99/mo for the season.
For a fan who follows both, the combination is roughly $40/mo for the full North American NBA viewing experience.
The 2025 cycle handover and the Canadian map
The US NBA rights cycle handover from ESPN/TNT to NBC/Amazon in 2026-27 affects the Canadian map indirectly. TSN’s Canadian rights are negotiated separately and the network’s NBA carriage is not directly tied to the US deal. The expectation as of May 2026 is that TSN will renew its Canadian NBA carriage for the 2026-27 cycle on similar terms, but the deal is not yet announced.
Sportsnet’s Raptors deal runs through the end of 2026-27 regardless and is unaffected by the US cycle.