Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

=== Mandate ===
The [[Broadcasting Act (1991)|1991 ''Broadcasting Act'']]<ref name="justice1">{{cite web |url=https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/B-9.01/ |title=Broadcasting Act |publisher=Laws.justice.gc.ca |access-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231070503/https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/B-9.01/ |url-status=live }}</ref> states that:<ref name=":2">"[https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/mandate Mandate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430024557/https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/mandate |date=April 30, 2021 }}". ''CBC/Radio-Canada''.</ref>

{{blockquote|... the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as the national public broadcaster, should provide radio and television services incorporating a wide range of programming that informs, enlightens and entertains;

... the programming provided by the Corporation should:
* be predominantly and distinctively Canadian,
* reflect Canada and its regions to national and regional audiences, while serving the special needs of those regions,
* actively contribute to the flow and exchange of cultural expression,
* be in English and in French, reflecting the different needs and circumstances of each official language community, including the particular needs and circumstances of English and French linguistic minorities,
* strive to be of equivalent quality in English and French,
* contribute to shared national consciousness and identity,
* be made available throughout Canada by the most appropriate and efficient means and as resources become available for the purpose, and
* reflect the multicultural and multiracial nature of Canada.
}}In June 2018, the [[Government of Canada]] launched a review of the ''Broadcasting Act'' as well as the ''[[Telecommunications Act (Canada)|Telecommunications Act]]'', and the CBC mandate is subject to updating following the review's completion. The CBC also submitted a paper to the Review Panel entitled "Our Culture, Our Democracy: Canada in the Digital World", which included various recommendations regarding the strengthening of [[public broadcasting]] within the global broadcasting market. The Review Panel submitted its final report and recommendations on January 29, 2020.<ref name=":2" />