Well, it did years ago when there wasn't so much competition. I found this site that offers synopsis of old Canadian TV shows. These sound interesting:
CHRYSLER FESTIVAL
CBC / 6x60m-e / 1956-57
Executive Producer: Stuart W. Griffiths
Variety series broadcast from Loew's Uptown Theatre in Toronto. Hosted by Elaine Grand and Hume Cronyn. Some big names appeared including the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Earth Kitt, Shirley Jones, Peter Sellers, Jose Greco, Dorothy Dandridge, Kaye Ballard and the Oscar Peterson Trio.
CHARLIE HAD ONE BUT HE DIDN'T LIKE IT SO HE GAVE IT TO US
CBC / x30m-e / 1966 (20 July - 12 October / Wednesday 11.40pm)
Producer: Terry Kyne
Eccentric sketch series starring Paul Soles and Barrie Baldaro with a different guest star each week.
(ed. A late night sketch comedy show with a different host each week? Crazy. No wonder it didn't last.)
THE COLLABORATORS
CBC / x60m-e / 1973-74 (16 December 73 - 1 December 74 / Sunday 9.00pm)
Creator: Richard Gilbert
Crime drama series. Cases of a group of forensic scientists heavily involved in solving crimes for the police.
With:- MICHAEL KANE as Detective Sergeant Jim Brewer / PAUL HARDING as Dr Charles Erickson / TOBY TARNOW as Liz Roman / DONALD PILON as Detective Sergeant Richard Tremblay (season 2) / LAWRENCE BENEDICT as Detective Quinn / LESLIE CARLSON as Detective Kaminski
(ed. Forensic scientists solving crimes? Ludicrous.)
COMING UP ROSIE
CBC / x30m-e / 1975-78 (15 September 75 - 28 March 78)
Writers: Barbara Evans, David Mayerovitch, Stuart Northey / Executive Producer: Don Elder / Producer/Director: Trevor Evans (seasons 1-2), Hedley Read (season 3)
Teen sitcom. Misadventures of Rosie Tucker, a film school graduate, who is determined to make a name for herself as a documentary film maker.
With:- ROSEMARY RADCLIFFE as Rosie Tucker / BARRIE BALDARO as Dudley Nightshade / DAN HENNESSEY as Ralph Oberding / FIONA REID as Mona Swicker / CATHERINE O'HARA as Myrna Wallbacker / JOHN CANDY as Wally Wypyzychwk / DAN ACKROYD as Parks Bickle / JOHN STOCKER as Dwayne Kramer
(Ed. I loved this show!)
DR ZONK AND THE ZUNKINS
CBC / 30x30m-e / 1974-75 (23 September 74 - 14 April 75/ Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays 4.30pm)
Producer: Don Elder / Director: Trevor Evans
Children's sketch series based around young Billy Meek and the contents of his imagination. Robin Eveson played Billy Meek and featured amongst the cast were a young John Candy, Gilda Radner, Bob McKenna, Rosemary Radcliffe, Fiona Reid and Dan Hennessey.
(ed. Never saw this but it sounds intriguing.)
QUENTIN DURGENS M.P.
CBC / x60m-e / 1966-71
Creator: George Robertson / Producer: David Gardner / Executive Producer: Ronald Weyman
Drama series. Rural MP Quentin Durgens juggles his constituency duties in the small town of Hampton County with his role as a back bencher in Ottawa. The show grew out of a six parter called Mr Member of Parliament that appeared as part of The Serial.
With:- GORDON PINSENT as Quentin Durgens / SUZANNE LEVESQUE as 'Toinette / OVILA LGAR as Letourneau
(ed.This was a good show.)
THE RAY STEVENS SHOW
CTV / 8x60m-e / 1970
Writers: Jack Hanrahan, Phil Hahn / Executive Producers: Allan Blye, Chris Beard, Murray Chercover
Sketch based comedy series starring American comedy singer (The Streak) as well as an up and coming Steve Martin, Mama Cass of Mama's and the Papa's, Lulu, Billy Van and Dick Curtis.
(ed. During the seventies alot of entertainers had a variety show on CBC, Noel Coward, Wolfman Jack, Ray Stevens, Rolf Harris. I think there were Canadian hosts too.)
WOJECK
CBC / 20x60m-e / 1967-68
Creator: Philip Hersch
Medical/crime drama series featuring the cases of crusading Toronto Chief Coroner Dr Steve Wojeck who tackled head on all manner of controversial subjects. Wojeck's wife was Marty, Arnold Bateman was the cop Wojeck often called upon. See also below for the TV Movie revival called Wojeck: Out of the Fire.
With:- JOHN VERNON as Dr Steve Wojack / PATRICK COLLINS as Marty Wojeck / TED FOLLOWS as Arnold Bateman / CARL BANAS as Sgt Byron James
(ed. Again with the crazy ideas, a coroner solving crime.
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