 CBC/Radio-Canada
Canada's national public broadcaster
More than just a traditional broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada is today evolving
into a content company, the home of Canadian programming and a multimedia leader
with a solid presence in the regions. One of the country’s largest cultural
institutions, the Corporation delivers its various
services to all
Canadians on platforms ranging from radio, television and the Web, to satellite
radio and digital audio.
This site provides an overview of your national public broadcaster. Here you
will find information on CBC/Radio-Canada’s history, mandate, organization, and
governance.
For news updates or for more specific information on our English and French
programming, please visit CBC.ca
and Radio-Canada.ca
respectively.
President's Message in the 2008-2009 Annual Report
"This year was a paradox. CBC/Radio-Canada
achieved unprecedented success with audiences across all of our services. Yet we
also faced unprecedented financial challenges.... Our challenge now is to adapt
to the new fiscal realities facing all broadcasters while protecting the
investment Canadians have made in a strong, vibrant national public broadcaster." [ more ]
October 21, 2009
Notes for a speech by Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, to the Canadian Club of Toronto
"In March of this year, I announced to our employees and to the whole country that CBC/Radio-Canada had to cut 800 jobs to make up a budget shortfall of
171 million dollars for the fiscal year from April 1st, 2009, to March 31st, 2010. The past few months have been neither easy nor pleasant, but we did what we had to do.
" [ more ]
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