CANADIAN NEWS MEDIA ASSOCIATION: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Toronto | Toronto, ON · grants and contributions register

CANADIAN NEWS MEDIA ASSOCIATION: federal grants and contributions: 16 agreements; $36.0M value; 2 departments; 5 programs.

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16agreements
$36.0Mvalue
2departments
5programs

Largest agreements

Local Journalism Initiative$14.4Mvalue2019start2021end

Local Journalism Initiative

Local Journalism Initiative 2025-2027$12.6Mvalue2025start2027end

Local Journalism Initiative -

Local Journalism Initiative 2021-2026$5.9Mvalue2021start2025end

Local Journalism Initiative -

Champions of the Truth: The Real Superheroes$788Kvalue2022start2024end

Canada Periodical Fund - Collective Initiatives

SPOT Fake News Online$484Kvalue2019start2020end

Canada Periodical Fund

Champion The Truth : Spark Conversation$398Kvalue2021start2022end

Canada Periodical Fund

National Newspaper Week #NowMoreThanEver$385Kvalue2018start2019end

Canada Periodical Fund

Public Display of Advocacy (NNW 2020)$250Kvalue2020start2020end

Canada Periodical Fund

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Newspapers Matter - National Newspaper Week 2019$229Kvalue2019start2020end

Canada Periodical Fund

Stand Up for Trusted News$176Kvalue2025start2027end

Canada Periodical Fund - Collective Initiatives

Collecte, analyse et diffusion des données canadiennes du Digitial News Report$112Kvalue2020start2023end

Canada Periodical Fund

Local Matters: Challenges and Opportunities in Canadian Newspaper Advertising$82.8Kvalue2025start2025end

Canada Periodical Fund - Collective Initiatives

Collecte, analyse et diffusion des données canadiennes du Digital News Report$68.5Kvalue2018start2020end

Canada Periodical Fund

Local Newspapers: Engaged and Connected$52.5Kvalue2018start2019end

Canada Periodical Fund

Agreement$46.7Kvalue2018start–end
CSJ 2020-News Media Canada(Toronto Centre)$4.4Kvalue2020start2020end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Departments

Canadian Heritage15agreements$36.0Mvalue4programs
  • Local Journalism Initiative -
  • Local Journalism Initiative
  • Canada Periodical Fund - Collective Initiatives
  • Canada Periodical Fund

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Employment and Social Development Canada1agreements$4.4Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Years

20253agreements$12.8Mvalue2programs
  • Local Journalism Initiative -
  • Canada Periodical Fund - Collective Initiatives
20221agreements$788Kvalue1programs
  • Canada Periodical Fund - Collective Initiatives
20212agreements$6.3Mvalue2programs
  • Local Journalism Initiative -
  • Canada Periodical Fund - Collective Initiatives
20203agreements$366Kvalue3programs
  • Canada Periodical Fund
  • Canada Periodical Fund - Collective Initiatives
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20193agreements$15.1Mvalue2programs
  • Local Journalism Initiative
  • Canada Periodical Fund
20184agreements$552Kvalue1programs
  • Canada Periodical Fund

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.