New CMF report details impact of federal funding in equity and inclusion initiatives

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) on Wednesday published a new report detailing the results of the federal government’s $60-million investment in 2021 in the CMF for equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives. The CMF’s Creating Change report demonstrates the funding -- announced as part of the 2021 federal budget and allocated in $20-million installments over the past three years -- “has been a key driver in advancing EDI across Canada’s audiovisual sector,” according to a CMF press release, which notes “this pivotal funding, which has underpinned significant sectoral growth, will come to an end on March 31, 2024”, if it isn’t renewed in...