YTV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel aimed at youth, available nationwide through cable and satellite television. Presently it is wholly owned by Corus Entertainment. Though "YTV" presumably stands for "Youth Television", the channel itself officially denies this. Their 1988 logo had the slogan "The Youth channel".

YTV's schedule is primarily children's programming, with target audiences ranging from pre-schoolers to young adults. At the upper end of this range are repeats of dramas such as Smallville. Until recently it aired a significant number of British sitcoms in late night; it now only airs My Family. Among its claims to fame, it was the first to air the first completely computer-animated series, ReBoot, and the English-version of the anime show, Sailor Moon. YTV's flagship programming block is The Zone, aired on weekday afternoons; Carlos Bustamente and Joyce currently host the interstitial segments.

While it produces or commissions a substantial portion of its programming, YTV also acquires and airs most of the original series of the similar American service Nickelodeon, which is not available in Canada. Thanks to strong contractual ties, YTV has exclusive access to all Nickelodeon animated titles, and to date has aired every one of these productions. It has recently gained a strong anime element in an attempt to appeal more to teens, picking up titles ranging from InuYasha to Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. It is spearheading that effort by introducing YTV Anime On Demand, a new video-on-demand service offering "Anime 24/7".

The channel operates two timeshifted feeds, East (Eastern Time) and West (Pacific Time).