Canada’s public broadcaster is getting an increase in funding, despite executives insisting that a request to cut CBC/Radio-Canada’s budget for the next fiscal year was one reason they announced layoffs for 10 per cent of staff.
Documents Canadian Heritage released on Thursday show CBC will get a $1.4 billion budget in 2024-25, up from the $1.3 billion it spent in the previous fiscal year.
It’s an increase of about $90 million, the documents say.
The broadcaster announced in December it would cut 800 jobs and $40 million from its production budget because of a $125-million projected shortfall for the coming fiscal year, which begins on
