National Action Plan on Open Government Commitment

Contribution agreements with mandated Administrator Organizations have been in place for both 2019-21 and 2021-24 funding cycles.

Amendments to the 2021-24 contribution agreements for all six Administrator Organizations have been signed that include Budget 2022 new investments for 2023-24. All allocated investments have been delivered to the Administrator Organizations.

In Budget 2018, the Government announced a new investment of $50 million over five years (2019-24) to support professional local journalism under the new Local Journalism Initiative (LJI). The Initiative supports the creation of original civic journalism that covers the diverse needs of underserved communities across Canada. Media organizations that receive funding from the LJI will be able to hire or contract journalists to increase local civic journalism in underserved communities. https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/local-journalism-initiative.html

Six independent not-for-profit organizations, representing different segments of the news industry, have been designated to independently administer the funds. These organizations give funding to Canadian media organizations to address the need for local civic journalism in underserved communities. List of mandated Administrator Organizations: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/local-journalism-initiative/mandated-organizations.html

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented pressure on news organizations and a greater risk of Canadians in underserved communities losing access to local news. To address this risk, Budget 2021 announced an additional $10 million over 2 years for the program (2021-22 and 2022-23) through the Recovery Fund for Arts, Culture, Heritage, and Sport Sectors. At least 60% of this funding has been reserved for journalists serving communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the media, including Indigenous, ethnocultural, official-language minority and LGBTQ2S+ communities.

In recognition of ongoing vulnerabilities in the provision of local news and public interest information in underserved communities, Budget 2022 announced an additional $10 million for the program in 2023-24.
Oct. 20, 2022 News Release: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2022/10/additional-support-to-strengthen-local-and-diverse-journalism.html

• Contribution agreements with mandated Administrator Organizations have been in place for both 2019-21 and 2021-24 funding cycles.
• Amendments to the 2021-24 contribution agreements for all six Administrator Organizations have been signed that include Budget 2022 new investments for 2023-24.

In Budget 2018, the Government announced a new investment of $50 million over five years (2019-24) to support professional local journalism under the new Local Journalism Initiative (LJI). The Initiative supports the creation of original civic journalism that covers the diverse needs of underserved communities across Canada. Media organizations that receive funding from the LJI will be able to hire or contract journalists to increase local civic journalism in underserved communities. https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/local-journalism-initiative.html

Six independent not-for-profit organizations, representing different segments of the news industry, have been designated to independently administer the funds. These organizations give funding to Canadian media organizations to address the need for local civic journalism in underserved communities. List of mandated Administrator Organizations: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/local-journalism-initiative/mandated-organizations.html

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented pressure on news organizations and a greater risk of Canadians in underserved communities losing access to local news. To address this risk, Budget 2021 announced an additional $10 million over 2 years for the program (2021-22 and 2022-23) through the Recovery Fund for Arts, Culture, Heritage, and Sport Sectors. At least 60% of this funding has been reserved for journalists serving communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the media, including Indigenous, ethnocultural, official-language minority and LGBTQ2S+ communities .

In recognition of ongoing vulnerabilities in the provision of local news and public interest information in underserved communities, Budget 2022 announced an additional $10 million for the program in 2023-24.
Oct. 20, 2022 News Release: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2022/10/additional-support-to-strengthen-local-and-diverse-journalism.html

• Contribution agreements with mandated Administrator Organizations have been in place for both 2019-21 and 2021-24 funding cycles.
• Amendments to the 2021-24 contribution agreements for all six Administrator Organizations have been signed that include Budget 2022 new investments for 2023-24.

In Budget 2018, the Government announced a new investment of $50 million over five years (2019-24) to support professional local journalism under the new Local Journalism Initiative (LJI). The Initiative supports the creation of original civic journalism that covers the diverse needs of underserved communities across Canada. Media organizations that receive funding from the LJI will be able to hire or contract journalists to increase local civic journalism in underserved communities. https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/local-journalism-initiative.html

Six independent not-for-profit organizations, representing different segments of the news industry, have been designated to independently administer the funds. These organizations give funding to Canadian media organizations to address the need for local civic journalism in underserved communities. List of mandated Administrator Organizations: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/local-journalism-initiative/mandated-organizations.html

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented pressure on news organizations and a greater risk of Canadians in underserved communities losing access to local news. To address this risk, Budget 2021 announced an additional $10 million over 2 years for the program (2021-22 and 2022-23) through the Recovery Fund for Arts, Culture, Heritage, and Sport Sectors. At least 60% of this funding has been reserved for journalists serving communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the media, including Indigenous, ethnocultural, official-language minority and LGBTQ2S+ communities .

In recognition of ongoing vulnerabilities in the provision of local news and public interest information in underserved communities, Budget 2022 announced an additional $10 million for the program in 2023-24.
Oct. 20, 2022 News Release: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2022/10/additional-support-to-strengthen-local-and-diverse-journalism.html

• Contribution agreements with mandated Administrator Organizations have been in place for both 2019-21 and 2021-24 funding cycles.
• Amendments to the 2021-24 contribution agreements for five of the six Administrator Organizations have been signed that include Budget 2022 new investments for 2023-24.

In Budget 2018, the Government announced a new investment of $50 million over five years (2019-24) to support professional local journalism under the new Local Journalism Initiative (LJI). The Initiative supports the creation of original civic journalism that covers the diverse needs of underserved communities across Canada. Media organizations that receive funding from the LJI will be able to hire or contract journalists to increase local civic journalism in underserved communities. https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/local-journalism-initiative.html

Six independent not-for-profit organizations, representing different segments of the news industry, have been designated to independently administer the funds. These organizations give funding to Canadian media organizations to address the need for local civic journalism in underserved communities. List of mandated Administrator Organizations: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/local-journalism-initiative/mandated-organizations.html

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented pressure on news organizations and a greater risk of Canadians in underserved communities losing access to local news. To address this risk, Budget 2021 announced an additional $10 million over 2 years for the program (2021-22 and 2022-23) through the Recovery Fund for Arts, Culture, Heritage, and Sport Sectors. At least 60% of this funding has been reserved for journalists serving communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the media, including Indigenous, ethnocultural, official-language minority and LGBTQ2S+ communities .

In recognition of ongoing vulnerabilities in the provision of local news and public interest information in underserved communities, Budget 2022 announced an additional $10 million for the program in 2023-24.
Oct. 20, 2022 News Release: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2022/10/additional-support-to-strengthen-local-and-diverse-journalism.html