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Quebec TV executive to be named new CBC/Radio-Canada president: sources
Marie-Philippe Bouchard takes over from Catherine Tait, whose term ends in January
A veteran Quebec television executive has been chosen as the new president of CBC/Radio-Canada, sources tell Radio-Canada.
Marie-Philippe Bouchard will soon be named to the top job at Canada's public broadcaster, the sources said. Le Devoir first reported the news on Tuesday.
Bouchard has been the president and CEO of TV5 Québec Canada since 2016. Before that, she had held several roles at CBC/Radio-Canada since 1987, including a stint as Radio-Canada's executive director of digital services and music until 2016.
Marie-Philippe
Bouchard will be named the new President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada,
sources told Radio-Canada. Bouchard has been the president and CEO of
TV5 Québec Canada since 2016. Before that, she held various roles at
CBC/Radio-Canada beginning in 1987. (Courtesy Public Broadcasters International)
Bouchard will replace Catherine Tait, who was appointed to a five-year term in 2018. Tait is the first woman president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada. In 2023, her mandate was renewed until Jan. 3, 2025.
Bouchard will take over the job at a time of eroding trust in the broadcaster among some Canadians.
Tait told CBC News last week that the company has work to do to rebuild trust among people who have become leery of the public broadcaster and its programming.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has vowed to defund the public broadcaster if elected. Polls suggest Conservative voters are among those most likely to support scrapping the CBC.
"If I could rewind the clock, I would have started the conversation around trust earlier," Tait said in an interview last week on the sidelines of the Public Broadcasters International (PBI) conference in Ottawa.
"We need Canadians to feel ownership of their public media service. People have become dissociated from us and that's the work that lies ahead."
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Independent Advisory Committee launches open call for candidates to be the next President of CBC/Radio-Canada
News release
GATINEAU, March 1, 2024
Today, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced the launch of the application process for the position of President of CBC/Radio-Canada. This call for applications is being led by the newly reconstituted Independent Advisory Committee for Appointments to CBC/Radio-Canada.
The Independent Advisory Committee is guided by published, merit-based criteria to recommend Canadians who can lead CBC/Radio-Canada into its next chapter. The Committee has been given the mandate to provide a list of high-quality, recommended candidates to the Minister of Canadian Heritage that both reflect Canada’s diversity and can lead at a critical time of modernization.
The members of the Independent Advisory Committee are:
- Charles Décarie, Quebec (Chairperson)
- Cameron Bailey, Ontario
- Jocelyn Formsma, Ontario
- Prem Gill, British Columbia
- Michael Goldbloom, Quebec
- Louise Imbeault, New Brunswick
- The Honourable Lisa Raitt, P.C., Ontario
- Monique Simard, Quebec
- Jeremy Torrie, Manitoba
The appointment opportunity for the role of President of CBC/Radio-Canada is currently available. Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications by April 12, 2024.
Under the Broadcasting Act, members of CBC/Radio‑Canada’s Board of Directors, which is composed of 12 directors including a Chairperson and the President, are appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office for a term not exceeding five years.
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“CBC/Radio-Canada has unified Canadians from coast to coast to coast for almost 90 years, sharing our stories, news and shared moments. It is one of Canada’s most important cultural institutions. I have every confidence that the Independent Advisory Committee has the knowledge and scope of expertise to recommend excellent candidates for potential appointment as the next President of CBC/Radio-Canada.”
—The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage
Quick facts
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In 2017, to ensure the process was arms-length, the Minister of Canadian Heritage convened an Independent Advisory Committee for Appointments to the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors who recommended selected candidates for the Board of Directors, Chairperson and then President in advance of a Governor-in-Council appointment. In 2022, the reconstituted Independent Advisory Committee conducted a process and recommended candidates to the Board of Directors.
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CBC/Radio-Canada’s mandate is to inform, enlighten and entertain; to contribute to the sharing of national consciousness and identity; to reflect Canada’s regional and cultural diversity; to provide local, national and international information and analysis from a Canadian perspective; and to contribute to the development of talent and culture in Canada. To carry out this mandate, CBC/Radio-Canada produces, acquires and distributes Canadian programming in English, French and eight Indigenous languages, and distributes a selection of programs around the world.
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As they become available, all appointment opportunities within the 16 organizations in the Canadian Heritage Portfolio are posted on the Governor in Council Appointments website. Those interested can apply online.
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As a Crown corporation in the Canadian Heritage Portfolio, CBC/Radio‑Canada is independent from the government and is responsible for its own day-to-day operations.
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Ariane Joazard-Bélizaire
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage
ariane.joazard-belizaire@pch.gc.ca
Media Relations
Canadian Heritage
1-819-994-9101
1-866-569-6155
media@pch.gc.ca
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Minister St-Onge announces the appointment of Marie-Philippe Bouchard as President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada
GATINEAU, QC, Oct. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - Since its inception in 1936, CBC/Radio-Canada has been and continues to be a vital institution for Canadians. From sharing local and diverse stories to providing accessible and reliable information, Canada's public broadcaster plays a central role in strengthening Canadian culture and democracy.
The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, today announced the appointment of Marie–Philippe Bouchard as the next President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada for a five-year term, effective January 3, 2025. This appointment is the result of a rigorous, open, transparent and merit-based selection process led by the Independent Advisory Committee for Appointments to the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors convened in March 2024.
Ms. Bouchard has served as President and CEO of TV5 Québec Canada since February 2016. She has been responsible for managing all aspects of the TV5 Unis channels and platforms, a leader in public broadcasting, serving Francophone audiences across the country. She has also presided over TV5 Numérique, TV5MONDE's partner in establishing the international French-language platform TV5MONDEPlus, since September 2019.
Prior to joining TV5 Québec Canada, Ms. Bouchard held key management and senior executive positions at CBC/Radio-Canada in legal services, strategic planning and regulatory affairs, information and digital services, and music. A member of the Québec Bar since 1985, she holds a master's degree in public law from the Université de Montréal. She also sits on a number of boards, including the Festival international de Lanaudière, and chairs the management board of the Université de Montréal's Centre for Research in Public Law.
Ms. Bouchard is fluently bilingual and the first Francophone woman to serve as President and CEO of Canada's national public broadcaster, bringing a deep understanding and experience in the unique value of public service media and public broadcasting in Canada.
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"Marie-Philippe Bouchard is a talented, strong public broadcasting leader with a proven record of transformation. As the next President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, she brings a wealth of experience to this pivotal time for our cultural and information ecosystem, as well as a solid background in organizational culture and change leadership. In a critical time of modernization, I am confident that Ms. Bouchard will provide a steady hand and be a positive guiding force for Canada's national public service media now and into the future. I want to thank the Independent Advisory Committee, which played a crucial role in this process. I would also like to thank Catherine Tait for her work and passion for CBC/Radio-Canada as a vibrant, creative and inclusive force during her tenure as President and CEO."
—The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage
"Public service media all around the world serve as a precious public asset. As society changes at a fast pace, so must our public broadcaster, continuing to build trust in order to remain relevant to all Canadians. With my experience serving audiences both at TV5/Unis TV and CBC/Radio-Canada, I look forward to this challenge and to working together with all Canadians, including the CBC/Radio-Canada team, Canadian content creators and other partners, to chart the path forward. Our national public broadcaster brings us and our understanding of one another closer together despite massive distance. CBC/Radio-Canada is our place for discovering and sharing stories that embody Francophone, Anglophone and Indigenous cultures, on a range of innovative platforms. Our national broadcaster provides us with trustworthy news and information, highlights our creativity and offers us perspectives that enrich our lives, right here in this place we call home."
—Marie-Philippe Bouchard, next President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada
Quick Facts
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada's national public broadcaster and one of the country's largest cultural institutions. In May 2024, the Government of Canada appointed an Advisory Committee on the Future of CBC/Radio-Canada to provide policy advice on how to strengthen and renew the public broadcaster so it can continue to fulfill its important social, cultural and democratic functions.
As a Crown corporation in the Canadian Heritage Portfolio, CBC/Radio-Canada is an independent federal organization responsible for its own day-to-day operations. It is governed by the Broadcasting Act, which became law in 1991. The President and Chief Executive Officer is appointed by the Governor in Council.
All appointment opportunities for the 16 organizations in the Canadian Heritage Portfolio are posted as they become available on the Governor in Council appointments website. Those interested can apply online.
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Contacts: For more information (media only), please contact:Charles Thibault-Béland, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, charles.thibault-beland@pch.gc.ca; Media Relations, Canadian Heritage, media@pch.gc.ca
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Contact the ministers’ offices — Canadian Heritage
The Honourable Pascale St-Onge
- Mailing address:
- The Honourable Pascale St-Onge
Minister of Canadian Heritage
15 Eddy Street
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 4B3 - Telephone:
- 819-997-7788
- Email:
- hon.pascale.st-onge@pch.gc.ca
The Honourable Terry Duguid
- Mailing address:
- The Honourable Terry Duguid
Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada
15 Eddy Street
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 4B3 - Telephone:
- 819-934-1122
- Email:
- hon.terry.duguid@pch.gc.ca
The Honourable Kamal Khera
- Mailing address:
- The Honourable Kamal Khera
Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities
140 Promenade du Portage, Phase IV
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0J9 - Telephone:
- 819-654-5533
- Email:
- mindiversiteinclusion-mindiversityinclusion@pch.gc.ca
The Honourable Rachel Bendayan
- Mailing address:
- The Honourable Rachel Bendayan
Minister of Official Languages and Associate Minister of Public Safety
15 Eddy Street
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 4B3 - Email:
- hon.rachel.bendayan@pch.gc.ca
The Honourable Marci Ien
- Mailing address:
- The Honourable Marci Ien
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth
Postal Box 8097, Station T CSC
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 3H6 - Telephone:
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Toll free: 1-855-969-9922
613-995-7835
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- 819-420-6906
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