Bureaucracy, but make it journalism
This federal government agency accidentally became the gatekeeper of the definition of original journalism, proving once and for all that taxes and news were always meant to mix.
What is the Canada Revenue Agency?
In year 1, this public broadcaster news business received more funding than any other CJC-CCJ applicant.
What is The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation?
This trillion-dollar American company now pays Canadian news outlets after discovering links were apparently worth money all along.
What is Google?
This Canadian city holds the record for most snowfall in a single season among major cities, receiving over 400 cm—perfect for those who think shovelling is a personality trait.
What is Quebec City?
Nearly 40% of under-30s now get their news from these social media personalities in 2025, and some are even hiring fact-checkers—proving that maybe there's hope for the kids after all.
What are influencers?
This federal program gives newsrooms money to hire journalists so they can report on city council meetings that even city council forgot about.
What is the Local Journalism Initiative?
In year 1, this private broadcaster proved that when it comes to the amount of CJC-CCJ funding received, it really rang the bell louder than every other private broadcaster.
What is Bell Media Inc.?
The year the CJC-CCJ was founded—meaning it's still young enough to blame everything on "start-up challenges."
What is 2024?
This winter activity involves strapping planks to your feet and hurling yourself down a mountain, which Canadians call "fun" and insurance companies call "high-risk."
What is skiing (or snowboarding)?
Reuters and AP began using AI in 2025 to mine these corporate announcements and police reports respectively, freeing up journalists to do actual journalism instead of data entry.
What are press releases (or police reports)?
This piece of legislation is the reason why you had to check each news outlet to see if their content was "available on Google."
What is the Online News Act?
In year 1, this private publisher took home the biggest slice of the CJC-CCJ funding pie, posthaste.
What is Postmedia?
This publisher news business has so many outlets that counting them feels like a full-time beat—more than any other CJC-CCJ applicant.
What is Black Press?
The Grinch's heart famously grew this many sizes after he discovered the true meaning of Christmas—which is still more growth than some newsrooms' budgets have seen in a decade.
What is three?
This European Union law came into force in 2025, establishing transparency requirements and safeguards to protect editorial independence from political pressure—because apparently that needed to be legislated.
What is the European Media Freedom Act (or EMFA)?
This regulatory body got to decide whether Google's collective bargaining deal was good enough, because apparently someone needed to referee a fight between a trillion-dollar company and Canadian newsrooms.
What is the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission)?
This is the maximum percentage of CJC-CCJ funding that can go to broadcasters—because the Act decided radio and TV stations needed a ceiling, unlike those wild and free publishers.
What is 30%?
Appeals of eligibility determinations are reviewed by either the Publisher Council or Broadcaster Council, but if you're still unhappy, this independent position established in the bylaws is your next stop for conflict resolution.
What is the Ombudsperson?
This meteorological phenomenon causes your eyelashes to freeze instantly and makes you question every life choice that led you to live in Canada, measuring the combined effect of temperature and wind.
What is wind chill?
In November 2025, Google announced a $40 billion investment in AI and cloud infrastructure in this state, single-handedly keeping the "everything's bigger" stereotype alive.
In November 2025, Google announced a $40 billion investment in AI and cloud infrastructure in this state, single-handedly keeping the "everything's bigger" stereotype alive.
This percentage of Google's contribution can be used for CJC-CCJ administrative expenses—because even collectives distributing $100 million need to keep the lights on, just barely.
What is 2%?
This is the minimum number of consecutive weeks an employee must work at least 26 hours per week to count as 0.5 FTE for publishers, according to the payment calculation policy that made everyone's head spin.
What is 20 weeks?
This current CJC-CCJ staffer was a member of the founding board of directors.
Who is Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours
This island community in British Columbia holds the Canadian record for the mildest winter, where residents wear shorts in January and forget what snow looks like, causing jealousy nationwide.
What is Victoria?
Reporters Without Borders called for this ambitious initiative in 2025, presenting 11 key recommendations to support sustainable journalism worldwide—because apparently one or two suggestions wouldn't cut it.
What is the "New Deal for Journalism"?