Canada’s Newspaper Industry in 2022

In 2022, the newspaper industry as a whole (daily and community) circulated almost 30 million copies each week. 35% of newspaper circulation is paid and 65% is free (controlled). Almost one-third of newspapers publish in broadsheet format (30%) and approximately two-thirds publish in tabloid format (67%).

Snapshot 2022 material can be downloaded by clicking the links below:

2022 Fact Sheet (PDF) | 2022 Report (Excel) | 2022 Report (PDF)

Daily Newspapers

In 2022, Canada’s daily newspaper circulation (paid and free) stood at 16.1 million copies over the course of a week. 63% of daily newspaper circulation is paid and 37% is free (controlled).

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Community Newspapers

In 2022, there were 949 community newspapers in Canada and 986 editions. Community newspapers publish 13.8 million copies each week and the majority of circulation is free (controlled), accounting for 13.4 million copies weekly. Community newspapers publish in both broadsheet and tabloid formats, although 85% of all editions are tabloids.

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For more information contact Kelly Levson, Director of Marketing and Research, at klevson@newsmediacanada.ca.

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