Federal government to pay broadcasters’ license fees this year

Move will let broadcasters keep $30 million OTTAWA – While Canadian broadcasters have been working extraordinarily hard to deliver the news to Canadians during the Covid-19 crisis – and entertain them when they need diversion – this very crisis has caused revenue to bleed away from them as advertisers pull back facing an uncertain economy. So, the federal government announced today a bit of a break, announcing it is waiving the payment of annual CRTC Part I licence fees for the 2020-21 fiscal year. “The government knows that our Canadian broadcasters have been working around the clock to deliver news...