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CBC/Radio-Canada welcomes $300-million boost proposed in Budget 2026
The public broadcaster says the money, spread over two fiscal years, will sustain its news bureaus, Canadian content and digital platforms. Its president and CEO calls it a vote of confidence in Canadian creators.
CBC/Radio-Canada says it welcomes an additional $300 million over two years for public service media, proposed in Budget 2026 and tabled the same day, with $150 million earmarked for each of the 2026–2027 and 2027–2028 fiscal years.1
The broadcaster said the money will let it continue a strategy of strengthening local, national and international news coverage, raising the discoverability of Canadian content on digital platforms and bringing Canadians together in moments of national significance. Its fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31.1
Marie-Philippe Bouchard, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, said in a statement that the funding is also a vote of confidence in the people who make the work.1
It is also a vote of confidence in Canadian creators, including the journalists, actors, producers, podcasters, and radio, TV and film crews, whose work is supported by Canada’s public broadcaster.1Marie-Philippe Bouchard, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada
Budget 2025 provided an additional $150 million for the 2025–2026 fiscal year, according to the broadcaster. It said that money allowed CBC News and Radio-Canada Info to open and invest in bureaus at home and to plan new bureaus abroad, and enabled the commissioning of more original Canadian productions from independent producers.1
That content is reaching audiences on platforms such as YouTube, TikTok and Spotify, the broadcaster said, in addition to its new streaming channels and existing digital platforms.1
CBC/Radio-Canada said it has been a full member of the European Broadcasting Union since June. Through that membership it is preparing to send the first artist representing Canada to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027, which it described as the world’s largest live music event, and is taking part in the Eurovision News Exchange.1
The broadcaster also said it has significantly increased sports coverage of Canada’s high-performance athletes, professional women’s sport and major sporting events hosted in Canada and abroad. It said the renewed funding will let it sustain that spending and improve the user experience on its digital platforms.1
The broadcaster said the initiatives align with its 2025–2030 strategy, CBC, Here For Canada. It offers content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages, and said it is leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.1
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