Canada’s Online News Act: Open call, eligibility, and single collective

On February 28, 2024, Google officially initiated its open call process for news organizations that could be eligible under...

News Media Canada welcomes renewal of the Local Journalism Initiative

Canada’s news publishers today welcomed news from the federal government that the Local Journalism Initiative will be renewed. The programme...

Alberta minister promises EPR exemption for Alberta newspapers

The Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association (AWNA) shared some good news with their members late last week: the province's environment...

UPDATE: News Media Canada calls on Canada Post to reverse policy on commercial inserts

Commercial inserts are an important part of the revenue stream for community newspapers. Businesses benefit from reaching Canadian consumers...

Deal with Google to be a ‘game changer’ for Canadian news publishers

News Media Canada president and CEO Paul Deegan recently appeared on the Editor & Publisher podcast to talk more...

Canada’s news publishers welcome Online News Act’s final regulations

News Media Canada welcomed the final regulations associated with the Online News Act (C-18). “Two years ago, in an attempt...

News Media Canada calls on Canada Post to reverse policy on commercial inserts

Commercial inserts are an important part of the revenue stream for community newspapers. Businesses benefit from reaching Canadian consumers...

Federal government announces deal with Google to compensate news organizations

On Wednesday, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced that the federal government had reached an agreement...

Ottawa announces changes to Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit

Introduced in the 2019 federal budget as one of several measures to support Canadian journalism, the Canadian Journalism Labour...

News Media Canada welcomes changes to Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit

News Media Canada, which represents 570 news publishing titles across Canada, welcomed the changes to the Canadian Journalism Labour...