Avis de Recherche (AdR) was a Canadian French language Category B specialty channel devoted to crime prevention.

AdR was a specialty service dedicated to help law enforcement authorities; where viewers were invited to communicate any clues, tips and leads which might help police find missing persons or resolve criminal acts.

Programming on AdR came in the form of capsules or segments that vary from 30–60 seconds in length and feature bulletins from the police regarding various crimes, missing and/or wanted persons.

AdR also broadcast a daily live show about police activity, [1] interviews with victims of crime,[2] featurettes about public safety,[3] and other clips filmed by its journalists.

[4] In September 2002, Géracitano was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), to operate a category 2 digital cable television channel called Avis de Recherche.

[8] Later that year, Quebecor Media, owner of Vidéotron, appealed the decision to the Privy Council mainly on the grounds that the 6 cent increase would make the basic cable package unaffordable, thus violating the Broadcasting Act.

However, in January 2008, the CRTC upheld its original decision with minor adjustments, including an increase from 20% to 43% expenditure of its subscription revenues on Canadian programming.

In September 2015, AdR obtained a temporary injunction preventing VIdéotron from dropping the channel from its lineup, as the distribution agreement only expired at the end of the year.

[20] On 16 November 2022, AdR announced on their Facebook page that they had ceased operations, blaming the CRTC's "inexplicable" decision for the channel's closure.