Canada’s media guild has reacted with shock following the announcement CBC/Radio-Canada will cut approximately 10% of its workforce and bring down its program spend by C$40M ($29.6M) to reduce a major budget shortfall.
The Canada Media Guild (Cmg) said that though it was braced for cuts, it was “shocked” by the depths of the plan and was “dismayed and frustrated by the enormous impact these budgetary cuts” on its members, who include producers, journalists, technicians and program production staff.
Around 600 union and non-union roles will be shed across CBC/Radio-Canada, while another 200 currently unfilled positions will be closed, with the organization forced to “manage approximately C$125M [$92M] in budget pressures forecast for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.”
Both the English-language CBC and French-language Radio-and Canada will eliminate around 250 roles, with most coming from Technology and Infrastructure and corporate positions, with some layoffs taking place immediately.
Furthermore, the corporation...
The Canada Media Guild (Cmg) said that though it was braced for cuts, it was “shocked” by the depths of the plan and was “dismayed and frustrated by the enormous impact these budgetary cuts” on its members, who include producers, journalists, technicians and program production staff.
Around 600 union and non-union roles will be shed across CBC/Radio-Canada, while another 200 currently unfilled positions will be closed, with the organization forced to “manage approximately C$125M [$92M] in budget pressures forecast for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.”
Both the English-language CBC and French-language Radio-and Canada will eliminate around 250 roles, with most coming from Technology and Infrastructure and corporate positions, with some layoffs taking place immediately.
Furthermore, the corporation...
- 12/5/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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