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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 places more than 400 reporters...

Parti Québécois proposes measures to support struggling news media outlets

Quebec's Parti Québécois has announced a plan it believes would help to mitigate some of the financial challenges currently befalling publications across the province. In...

Application deadline extended to February 21 for Local Journalism Initiative 2023-2024

UPDATE: The deadline to submit new and renewal LJI applications to News Media Canada has been extended to Tuesday, February 21, 2023. ************* News Media Canada...

Federal government announces new Special Measures for Journalism

The Department of Canadian Heritage announced the roll-out of additional support measures to strengthen local and diverse journalism late last week. First, Canadian Heritage will...

Tax credit to encourage digital subscriptions needs bump to boost incentives

A review published by the U.S. based Nieman Lab indicates that the federal government's 15 per cent digital tax credit for subscriptions to qualified...

Federal budget announces supports for news publishing industry

Today’s federal budget contains $55 million in supports for the news publishing business, broken down as follows: $10 million in 2023-24 for the Local...

News Media Canada calls for new applications for Local Journalism Initiative...

News Media Canada is inviting news media organizations to submit applications for the Local Journalism Initiative, which provides funding to hire reporters to cover...

Department of Canadian Heritage launches 2022-2023 Aid to Publishers component

The Department of Canadian Heritage has announced that the 2022-2023 application form and guidelines for the Aid to Publishers component of the Canada Periodical...

Department of Canadian Heritage launches Special Measures for Journalism 2021

The Department of Canadian Heritage has announced that the Canada Periodical Fund is now accepting applications for the Special Measures for Journalism (SMJ) component,...

The Canada Periodical Fund announces new supports to community newspapers

The Business Innovation component of the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) is launching its new component geared specifically to community newspapers. This component offers project funding...