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Use this tool to search how the Government of Canada spends money. The data in this tool comes from multiple publicly available Government of Canada sources including Grants and Contributions, Contracts over $10K, the Public Accounts' transfer payments, research funding databases (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR), and Global Affairs Canada projects. Type in one or more keywords and filter the results by year, department, recipient, program or location to explore the data. Contracts of $10,000 and under are published only as each department's yearly totals, which its spending page shows.

Program:Contributions to support the Local Journalism Initiative
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Recipient / DepartmentAmountAction
Canadian News Media Association
Department of Canadian Heritage
$10,500,000.00
Canadian News Media Association
Department of Canadian Heritage
$10,090,860.00
Canadian News Media Association
Department of Canadian Heritage
$9,393,544.00
Canadian News Media Association
Department of Canadian Heritage
$8,400,000.00
Canadian News Media Association
Department of Canadian Heritage
$8,400,000.00
Canadian News Media Association
Department of Canadian Heritage
$7,200,000.00
Canadian News Media Association
Department of Canadian Heritage
$7,200,000.00
Community Radio Fund of Canada Inc
Department of Canadian Heritage
$5,240,285.00
Consortium des médias communautaires de langues officielles en situation minoritaire
Department of Canadian Heritage
$2,840,000.00
Community Radio Fund of Canada Inc
Department of Canadian Heritage
$2,800,000.00
Community Radio Fund of Canada Inc
Department of Canadian Heritage
$2,608,071.00
National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada
Department of Canadian Heritage
$2,400,000.00
National Ethnic Press And Media Council Of Canada
Department of Canadian Heritage
$2,400,000.00
Community Radio Fund of Canada Inc
Department of Canadian Heritage
$2,000,000.00
Community Radio Fund of Canada inc
Department of Canadian Heritage
$2,000,000.00
Association de La Presse francophone
Department of Canadian Heritage
$1,500,944.00
Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations
Department of Canadian Heritage
$1,500,000.00
National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada
Department of Canadian Heritage
$1,500,000.00
Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations
Department of Canadian Heritage
$1,500,000.00
National Ethnic Press And Media Council of Canada
Department of Canadian Heritage
$1,500,000.00
Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations
Department of Canadian Heritage
$1,500,000.00
Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations
Department of Canadian Heritage
$1,316,987.00
Réseau.Presse
Department of Canadian Heritage
$1,264,341.00
Québec Community Newspapers Association (Qcna)
Department of Canadian Heritage
$1,080,000.00
Community Radio Fund of Canada inc
Department of Canadian Heritage
$1,000,000.00

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