CBC/Radio-Canada engaging with Indigenous communities across Canada about better reflecting Indigenous cultures

April 26, 2022

Twenty engagement sessions will be part of the development of the national public broadcaster’s new Indigenous strategy

TORONTO (April 20, 2022) – CBC/Radio-Canada wants to hear from Indigenous communities about what they want from their public broadcaster. Twenty engagement sessions are scheduled to be held between April 26 and September 27, 2022. The meetings will create a space for meaningful dialogue with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in and out of the community about how CBC/Radio-Canada represents and reflects Indigenous needs, interests, and cultures.

Fourteen English-language sessions will be organized by the Indigenous Leadership Development Institute, in partnership with CBC, while another eight will be held in French, organized by Acosys Consulting Services, in partnership with Radio-Canada.

“An important part of our mission as the public broadcaster is to provide services that meet the needs of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. These engagement sessions will be an opportunity for us to listen and learn about those needs so we can address them in our content, workforce, workplace culture, and relations with Indigenous communities,” said Catherine Tait, President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada.

For more information on these engagement sessions, including how to participate, please visit Indigenous Community Engagement Initiatives.

The CBC engagement sessions will be held in:

  • Winnipeg on April 26,
  • Yellowknife on May 10,
  • Saskatoon on May 31,
  • Vancouver on June 14,
  • Whitehorse on June 29,
  • Iqaluit on July 12,
  • Membertou First Nation, Nova Scotia on July 18,
  • Halifax on July 19,
  • Edmonton on July 26,
  • Kahnawake, Quebec on August 16,
  • Ottawa on August 30,
  • Toronto on September 6,
  • John’s on September 14,
  • Thunder Bay on September 27.

The Radio-Canada sessions will take place in:

  • Virtually on April 28 (for Indigenous media),
  • Montreal / Tiohti:áke on May 9,
  • Wendake, Quebec on May 23 (two sessions, with one for Indigenous organizations),
  • Val-d’Or, Quebec on June 15,
  • Sept-Îles, Quebec on August 23,
  • Virtually on September 5 (Métis, First Nations),
  • Virtually on September 12 (Cree, Inuit).

* These dates are subject to change.

About CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages: Cree, Dehcho Dene Yati, Dëne Sųłıné (Chipewyan), Gwich’in, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, Sahtu Got’ine Godi, and Tłı̨chǫ (Tlicho). We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.

Media Contact:

Leon Mar
Director, Media Relations | Corporate Spokesperson
CBC/Radio-Canada
Cell: 647 616-5768
leon.mar@cbc.ca