Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Société Radio-Canada

CBC Headquarters in Ottawa in 2019
Company type	Crown corporation
Industry	Mass media Public broadcasting Radio Television Digital media
Predecessor	Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
Founded	November 2, 1936; 88 years ago (1936-11-02) (radio) September 6, 1952; 72 years ago (1952-09-06) (television)
Headquarters	CBC Ottawa Production Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Area served	National; available on terrestrial and cable systems in northern American border communities; available internationally via Internet, Sirius XM and on TV
Key people	Michael Goldbloom (Chair) Catherine Tait (CEO) Barbara Williams (EVP English Networks) Michel Bissonnette (EVP French Networks)
Products	Television Radio Digital media
Services	CBC Television Ici Radio-Canada Télé CBC Radio CBC News CBC.ca Radio-Canada.ca
Revenue	CA$503.94 million[a] (FY 2021)[1]
Operating income	$173.24 million (FY 2021)[1]
Net income	$142.09 million (FY 2021)[1]
Number of employees	7,444 (March 2018)[2]
Corporation overview
Minister responsible	Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage
Key document	Broadcasting Act, 1991
Website	cbc.radio-canada.ca
Footnotes / references ↑ Revenue was $1,898.29 million including government funding

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (French: Société Radio-Canada), (branded as CBC), is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It broadcasts in English and French. The company was founded on 2 November 1936 in Ottawa, Canada.

On November 2, 1936, CBC-Radio Canada was launched.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "CBC/Radio-Canada Annual Report 2020–2021". site-cbc.radio-canada.ca. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
2. ↑ "CBC/Radio-Canada Annual Report 2017–2018". site-cbc.radio-canada.ca. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.