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Canada Media Fund - Canada Media Fund

Supports the Canadian audiovisual sector by fostering, financing, promoting and developing the production of, and access to, Canadian audiovisual content; helping the Canadian content production ecosystem remain healthy, vibrant, and inclusive; and, prioritizing the success of Canadian content, by and for Canadians, reflecting the diversity of Canada’s voices.

Total value
$830M
Agreements
24
Apr 2021 to Dec 2025
Median agreement
$1.2M
Typical range
$639K–$3.1M
the middle half of agreements

Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Canadian Heritage’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Canada Media Fund Corporation8$803M
Canadian Association Of Broadcasters (The) / Association Canadienne Des Radiodiffuseurs (L')1$9.4M
Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc. / Chaîne D'affaires Publiques Par Câble Inc. (La)3$6.1M
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Incorporated2$2.7M
Accessible Media Inc. / Accessibilité Média Inc.2$2.2M
TV5 Québec Canada2$2M
Ici Tv2$1.8M
Broadcasting Participation Fund (Bpf), Inc. / Le Fonds De Participation À La Radiodiffusion (Fpr), Inc.2$1.3M
Community Radio Fund Of Canada Inc. / Le Fonds Canadien De La Radio Communautaire Inc.1$991K
Vues Et Voix1$181K

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

$0$200M$400M20212022202320242025
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YearAgreementsTotal
20214$32.8M
20222$191M
20233$218M
20248$383M
20257$5.6M

By province

AB: none hereBC: none hereManitoba: $2.7M in 2 agreements, $2 per residentNB: none hereNL: none hereNS: none hereNT: none hereNU: none hereOntario: $823M in 17 agreements, $51 per residentPE: none hereQuebec: $4M in 5 agreements, $0 per residentSK: none hereYT: none hereABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$0$2$51

Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario17$823M
Quebec5$4M
Manitoba2$2.7M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not stated by the department12$789M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities4$32.8M
Other organizations8$7.9M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Dec 2025Broadcasting Participation Fund (Bpf), Inc. / Le Fonds De Participation À La Radiodiffusion (Fpr), Inc.$600,000
Oct 2025Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Incorporated$1,221,949
Oct 2025Vues Et Voix$180,616
Oct 2025TV5 Québec Canada$1,182,761
Oct 2025Ici Tv$587,666
Oct 2025Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc. / Chaîne D'affaires Publiques Par Câble Inc. (La)$605,061
Oct 2025Accessible Media Inc. / Accessibilité Média Inc.$1,221,948
Apr 2024TV5 Québec Canada$771,023
Apr 2024Ici Tv$1,230,635
Apr 2024Canada Media Fund Corporation$2,250,000
Apr 2024Canada Media Fund Corporation$370,792,154
Apr 2024Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc. / Chaîne D'affaires Publiques Par Câble Inc. (La)$539,265
Apr 2024Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc. / Chaîne D'affaires Publiques Par Câble Inc. (La)$5,000,000
Apr 2024Accessible Media Inc. / Accessibilité Média Inc.$1,003,576
Apr 2024Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Incorporated$1,455,501
Apr 2023Canada Media Fund Corporation$300,000
Apr 2023Canada Media Fund Corporation$216,646,077
Apr 2023Broadcasting Participation Fund (Bpf), Inc. / Le Fonds De Participation À La Radiodiffusion (Fpr), Inc.$650,000
Apr 2022Canada Media Fund Corporation$770,000
Apr 2022Canada Media Fund Corporation$190,023,550
Apr 2021Community Radio Fund Of Canada Inc. / Le Fonds Canadien De La Radio Communautaire Inc.$990,846
Apr 2021Canadian Association Of Broadcasters (The) / Association Canadienne Des Radiodiffuseurs (L')$9,413,035
Apr 2021Canada Media Fund Corporation$2,403,881
Apr 2021Canada Media Fund Corporation$20,000,000