Canada
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Population: | 33,487,208 |
| Capital: | Ottawa | |
| Language: | English and French | |
| Literacy Rate: | 99% | |
| GDP/PP: | $39,300 | |
| Joined Commonwealth: | 11 December 1931 (one of the original dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931) |
Media
Canada has a long history of public broadcasting. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was set up in the 1930s in response to the growing influence of American radio.
The CBC runs four radio networks broadcasting in French and English, featuring speech-based and cultural programmes. It also operates two national TV channels, TV and radio services for indigenous peoples in the north and the international broadcaster Radio Canada International.
There are just under 2,000 licensed radio stations in Canada, many of them commercial. There is extensive take-up of multichannel TV.
The press has undergone substantial changes in recent years with a series of mergers and amalgamations that have - many believe - diluted its vibrancy. There is a long standing newspaper tradition in Canada and the papers actively pursue the concept of national watchdog. All papers are privately owned.
The Canadian media are free to present a wide range of views and opinions. The broadcasting regulator rules that TV and radio stations must carry quotas of Canadian material -usually 30-35% -.
Newspapers
The Globe and Mail - Toronto-based national daily
La Presse - Montreal-based daily
The Toronto Sun - daily
National Post - daily
Le Journal de Montreal - daily
Vancouver Sun - daily
The Gazette - Montreal-based daily
The Toronto Star - daily
Maclean's - weekly news magazine
Television
CBC - public, operates English-language national network and cable news channel CBC Newsworld
Société Radio-Canada - public, operates national French-language network and cable news channel RDI
CTV - major commercial network
TVA - major French-language commercial network
Aboriginal People's TV Network (APTN) - Winnipeg-based national network, via cable and satellite
CPAC - parliamentary and political channel
Radio
CBC - public, operates English-language network Radio One and cultural network Radio Two
Société Radio-Canada - public, operates French-language services Première Chaîne and Espace Musique
Radio Canada International - external service run by CBC
CRTC- regulatory body; the CRTC website has information about the main radio groups and their stations
Regulatory Bodies
CRTC- regulatory body; the CRTC website has information about the main TV and radio groups and their services
There is no national press regulatory body but each province has its own
News agency
