CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada's national public broadcaster. It is owned by the Canadian public through the Government of Canada, and accountable to all Canadians. Unlike private commercial stations, its primary funding is parliamentary appropriation — public money voted by Parliament — rather than advertising sales.
This page sets out, in plain figures, what CBC/Radio-Canada cost Canadians in the 2024–25 fiscal year (April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025), where those figures come from, and how the cost breaks down per person.
In 2024–25, CBC/Radio-Canada received $1.31 billion in operating funding from the Government of Canada. Spread across the population, that is about $31.58 per resident or $63.14 per working Canadian per year.
Operating appropriation basis. Including capital amortization and working capital (total $1.41B), about $33.94 per resident / $67.86 per working Canadian.
Year ended March 31, 2025 (in $ thousands)
| Parliamentary appropriation for operating expenditures | $1,309.3M |
| Amortization of deferred capital funding | $94.1M |
| Parliamentary appropriation for working capital | $4.0M |
| Total government funding recognized in income | $1,407.4M |
Operating funding was down 2.3% from the prior year ($1,340.1M in 2023–24); total government funding down 2.0% (from $1,436.7M).
Using Statistics Canada denominators for the same period:
Weekly reach exceeded its 10.3M target. English radio share fell short of target as Canadians spent less time listening overall; French radio share exceeded target. (Numeris radio PPM markets.)
CBC/Radio-Canada states: “As Canada's national public broadcaster, we take very seriously our obligation to be transparent and accountable to Canadians.” Its full annual report — including audited financial statements, programming details, and performance against targets — is published publicly.
Read the CBC/Radio-Canada Annual Report 2024–25 (PDF)Figures are rounded for readability. CBC/Radio-Canada reports in Canadian dollars under IFRS. This page is provided for public awareness and cites primary public sources; it is independent of CBC/Radio-Canada.