Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is proposing an overhaul of CBC/Radio Canada’s mandate, which entails nearly doubling its $1.4 billion in federal funding and implementing a more “stable” funding process for the public broadcaster.
The average funding for public broadcasters in G7 countries like England and Germany is $62 per person, St-Onge said during a Feb. 20 press conference in Ottawa, saying Canada ranks “next to last” with an annual investment of $33 per capita.
St-Onge proposed that Canada increase the per capita funding for CBC to $62 per person. The CBC received $1.4 billion in federal funding in 2024 and, under the new formula, the Crown corporation would receive approximately $2.6 billion. She said the funding amounts would ultimately be decided by “the next leader and by the next finance minister.”…