CBC Rakes in Millions From Government Ad Spending in Addition to Grants

Annual parliamentary grant largest source of revenue

The CBC News logo is projected onto a screen during the CBC's annual upfront presentation at The Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto on May 29, 2019. Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press

The federal government and its agencies have spent $15.8 million buying Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) advertising since 2019, even as private sponsors left the network.

British Columbia Conservative MP Tracy Gray asked, “How much did each department, agency, or other government entity spend on advertising with the CBC?”