Over the next year, CBC/Radio-Canada plans to eliminate 600 jobs.

Canada’s public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada, is implementing significant workforce reductions to address a budget shortfall of $125 million. The plan involves the elimination of 600 positions, encompassing both union and non-union roles, within the next year. Additionally, around 200 currently vacant positions throughout the corporation will be discontinued.

“CBC/Radio-Canada is not immune to the upheaval facing the Canadian media industry,” president and CEO Catherine Tait said in a news release.

“We’ve successfully managed serious structural declines in our business for many years, but we no longer have the flexibility to do so without reductions.”

Alongside the workforce reductions, there will be reductions in the budgets for English and French programming in the upcoming fiscal year. This adjustment is expected to result in fewer renewals and acquisitions, a decrease in the production of new television series and episodes for existing shows, and a reduction in the creation of digital original series.

“We understand how concerning this is to the people affected and to the Canadians who depend on our programs and services,” said Tait.

“We will have more details in the months ahead, but we are doing everything we can to minimize the impact of these measures.”