Canadian Heritage has announced the appointment of Dominique Lapierre to Telefilm Canada’s board of directors. Lapierre’s appointment was made Feb. 28 by Order in Council. Her five-year term will start June 1, 2025. Based... Continue Reading
Advocacy groups for Canadian film, TV and media production companies are applauding Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge’s recently released set of proposed changes to modernize the mandate, funding and governance of... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge has released a set of proposed changes aimed at modernizing the objectives, governance and funding of CBC/Radio-Canada, ranging from banishing advertising during... Continue Reading
A new report from the Quebec English-language Production Council (QEPC), an industry association that promotes English-language film and television production in Quebec, shows that while the annual volume of film and TV... Continue Reading
Public broadcaster says it will hire up to 30 new journalists CBC News announced Wednesday it will hire up to 30 new permanent journalists in 22 underserved communities across Canada, following the CRTC’s... Continue Reading
Responding to a petition sponsored by Conservative MP James Bezan asking the federal government to recover all taxpayer funds spent on the production of the controversial documentary Russians at War, the Canadian government... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout A group of creatives sent a letter last week to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the relevant cabinet ministers requesting that the government include in its fall... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout A paper petition calling on the federal government to prop up local radio and television news after a string of layoffs in the industry has been presented... Continue Reading
Heritage policy advisor expressed concern over ‘integrity of CAVCO’s administration,’ application alleges Update: On May 8, 2025, the movie producer discontinued this application. By Ahmad Hathout A Canadian movie producer... Continue Reading
CBC/Radio-Canada announced Tuesday that it is investing more in local and regional news coverage after the CRTC approved Google’s application to be exempted under the Online News Act, triggering the... Continue Reading
