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- The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is the national public broadcasting service. It belongs to all Canadians and is accountable to them through Parliament. Its mandate is defined in the Broadcasting Act; by that mandate it is judged.
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The corporation is governed by the Broadcasting Act [55] of 1991, under a board of directors and is directly responsible to Parliament through the Department of Canadian Heritage. General management of the organization is in the hands of a president, who is appointed by the Governor General of Canada in Council , on the advice of the prime ...
- Corporation Mandate
- The Role of The Corporation
- The Role and Responsibilities of The Board of Directors
- Challenges, Issues and Initiatives
- CORE Attributes, Competencies and Experience
- Specific Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Representation
- Working Conditions
In a world of limitless global content, Canada’s public broadcaster is more relevant now than ever before. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC/Radio-Canada) celebrates Canadian culture and supports democratic life through a wide range of content that informs, enlightens and entertains. To achieve its mandate, CBC/Radio-Canada produces, procu...
Section 3 of the Broadcasting Act(the Act) sets out the broadcasting policy for Canada and includes provisions specifically addressing the role of the Corporation in the Canadian broadcasting system. In particular, paragraphs 3(1)(l) and (m) specify: 1. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as the national public broadcaster, should provide radio ...
In accordance with the Act, the Board is responsible for the management of the businesses, activities and other affairs of the Corporation. The role of the Board is one of oversight and, consistent with this principle, the Board has delegated the management of the Corporation’s day-to-day business, activities and other affairs to the President and ...
CBC/Radio-Canada faces a variety of challenges as it strives to fulfill its mandate to Canadians. Some examples include: 1. Remaining relevant as a public broadcaster in the second largest, and one of the most diverse countries in the world. 2. Contending with an increasingly concentrated broadcasting environment. CBC/Radio-Canada is the only natio...
Although Directors are appointed by the Governor in Council, CBC/Radio-Canada’s Board expects every Director to possess core attributes, skills and experience that are fundamental to the Board’s overall effectiveness:
The types of skills, knowledge and experience that are needed by the Board as a whole, but not necessarily in each Director, are as follows:
The membership of the Board should include representation of the geographical regions of Canada and maintain a balance of gender, cultural and linguistic representation to ensure that the Board represents the diversity of Canada’s population and its regions.
The Board meets at least six times a year. Committee meetings are ordinarily held in conjunction with Board meetings (i.e. the day preceding the board meeting), but may meet on other specified days.
A new Canadian Broadcasting Act in 1936 created the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)/Radio-Canada as a crown corporation. Compared to the CRBC, the CBC/Radio-Canada was better organized and less vulnerable to political pressure.
Jul 6, 1994 · The Introduction to this manual referred to the mandate of the CBC, the legislated objectives by which the Corporation is governed. The Broadcasting Act (1991) states that the Canadian broadcasting system constitutes a single system and that the objectives of the broadcasting policy set out in subsection (1) can best be achieved by providing ...
The mandate of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC/Radio Canada) is to inform, enlighten and entertain; to contribute to the development of a shared national consciousness and identity; to reflect the regional and cultural diversity of Canada; and to contribute to the development of Canadian talent and culture.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is the national public broadcasting service. It belongs to all Canadians and is accountable to them through Parliament. Its mandate is defined in the Broadcasting Act; by that mandate it is judged.
The Canadian Broadcasting Act becomes law on June 23rd and creates the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, whose mandate is to establish “a national broadcasting service.” The CBC becomes the pre-eminent radio broadcaster in Canada and has considerable regulatory powers.
