Monthly Communication Report

Organization:	News Media Canada/Médias d'Info Canada
Associated registration:	775906-369981-27
Communication date:	2026-06-11
Posted date:	2026-06-11

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:	Brian MacKay, Deputy Chief of Staff Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
List of Details Subject matter Detail Government Procurement, Media Align the Government of Canada advertising policy with the Government of Canada's "Buy Canadian Policy" by directing the Agency of Record to ensure a minimum of 25% of the Government of Canada domestic advertising budget to Canadian private sector news businesses. Budget, Media, Taxation and Finance Amend the definition of a Qualified Canadian Journalism organization (QCJO), requiring that an organization regularly employ two or more journalists to include: journalists who do not deal at arm’s length with the organization. This would generally include owners/partners who actively pursue, research, analyze, explain, edit, format, design, write or report the news, or select, plan, or assign work, in accordance with journalistic processes and principles. They would work, on average, a minimum of 26 hours per week and spend at least 75% of their time engaged in the production of original written news content, including researching, collecting information, verifying facts, photographing, writing, editing, designing and otherwise preparing content. Intellectual Property, Media Ensure that the Copyright Act is not modified through an exception permitting Text and Data Mining (TDM) allowing AI companies to use Canadian news publishers' protected works to train generative AI systems without consent, credit, or compensation. Media Extending the Local Journalism Initiative. Media, Taxation and Finance Maintaining the Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit at 35%.
Responsible Officer who filed this communication report:	PAUL DEEGAN
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