Consultation about the Independent Local News Fund
Current status: Decision issued
The Independent Local News Fund (ILNF) helps the production of local news and information by independently owned television stations. Following the CRTC’s decision on base contributions, we sought your views on how the ILNF can better support local news provided by these stations and how we should review the fund’s eligibility criteria and allocation method to foster a fair, simple, and appropriate distribution of funds to current and future recipients.
Read the decision about the Independent Local News Fund.
This consultation ran from July 23 to September 6, 2024.
Who was the focus of this consultation
This consultation was of most interest to:
- Independent television stations
- Audio-visual broadcasters
- Journalists/newscasters
- Canadian audiences
Key topics for discussion
We invited you to provide your comments on:
- eligibility criteria
- fund allocation and distribution method
- support for underserved markets
- support for French-language local news
- impact of potentially allowing Corus stations to access the ILNF
Read the Notice of Consultation for more details.
What we learned
- Interventions (comments we received online, by mail and by fax)
Related information
- The Path Forward – Supporting Canadian and Indigenous content through base contributions, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2024-121, 4 June 2024
- The Independent Local News Fund – Revision to the allocation method, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-203, 18 August 2020
- Policy framework for local and community television, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2016-224, 15 June 2016
- Filing submissions for Commission proceedings in accessible formats, Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2015-242, 8 June 2015
- Guidelines on the CRTC Rules of Practice and Procedure, Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-959, 23 December 2010
- Changes to certain practices for filing interventions – Expansion of filing practices to include the filing of joint supporting comments for broadcasting policy proceedings, Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-28-1, 10 December 2010
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