Canadian Journalism Collective: Funding & Webinars

Next cycle of funding opens in October

The Canadian Journalism Collective (CJC-CCJ) is gearing up for Settlement Year 2025, our third cycle of administering $100M in funds from Google to Canadian and Indigenous news businesses under the Online News Act.

In the coming weeks, they will be sending out a series of communications about their updated program framework, what documents to prepare and how to submit a claim, the verification and disbursement timeline, and other details to support you through this third cycle of compensation. In October 2026, they will open the claims portal and will begin accepting documentation related to your 2025 newsroom operations.

If you are submitting for the first time and are not sure which webinar to attend, or if you are unsure which session applies to your organization, please don’t hesitate to reach out to them by sending an email to info@cjc-ccj.ca.

Q&A and webinars to get ready

The CJC-CCJ is hosting a series of webinars to walk you through eligibility, how to submit your claim, the assessment framework, and what documents you’ll need to prepare ahead of the portal opening in October.

Each session is designed to address a specific sector of the news landscape, based on the aspects of the program that apply to them. All sessions are held virtually, and the presentation will be in English with live French-language interpretation available.

The CJC encourages all eligible organizations to attend the sessions that apply to them, and particularly the October 2 sessions which will cover the Excel forms that you are required to complete in order to submit the details of your 2025 newsroom employees. To help you figure out which session to attend, here’s a quick self-assessment Q&A:

Q: Do you have a letter from the Canada Revenue Agency designating your magazine as a Qualified Canadian Journalism Organization (QCJO)?

A: If yes, sign up for the info session on QCJO Publishers info session — see details below.

Q: Is your magazine an Indigenous news outlet? Is it majority Indigenous-owned, or are the majority of your board of directors Indigenous?

A: If yes, sign up for the info session for the Indigenous news outlets info session — see details below.
If you do not have QCJO status and are not an Indigenous news outlet, and you think you might be eligible for compensation under the Online News Act, then please attend the General info session for all other news producers — see details below.

Registration is now open for Information Sessions

QCJO Publishers Info Session — Sep 22, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT)

This session is dedicated to publishers that have a Qualified Canadian Journalism Organization designation from the Canada Revenue Agency.

Indigenous News Outlets Info Session — Sep 25, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT)

This session is dedicated to Indigenous publishers and broadcasters.

General Info Session for All Other News Producers — Oct 2, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. PT)

This session is for publishers to receive a detailed walk-through of how to understand whether a newsroom employee can be counted towards their total FTEs, how to fill out the required Excel spreadsheet that details all of their claimed employees, and an explanation of the updated guidelines and required documents.

Newsroom Employee Info Session for Broadcasters — Oct 2, 2026, 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. PT)

This session is for broadcasters to receive a detailed walk-through of how to understand whether a newsroom employee’s hours can be counted towards their total eligible hours, how to fill out the required Excel spreadsheet that details all of their claimed employees, and an explanation of the updated guidelines and required documents.