Register to attend CMF focus group—registration now live
Toronto, August 17, 2015— As announced on June 30, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) will embark on a cross-country consultation starting on September 9 in Toronto as part of a comprehensive consultation process. The consultation includes focus groups in 18 cities, in all provinces and territories. The following calendar was updated to reflect times and locations for each focus group.
During the focus groups, all CMF stakeholders will have an opportunity to consider how significant shifts in content consumption habits, rapidly evolving market conditions and regulatory changes as a result of the CRTC’s Let’s Talk TV proceeding will impact the CMF’s funding programs.
Feedback received from stakeholders will contribute to shaping CMF policy and programs for 2016-2017 and beyond.
The CMF’s focus groups will be led by Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, Stéphane Cardin, Vice President, Industry and Public Affairs or Nathalie Clermont, Director of Program Management.
If you would like to attend one of the consultation sessions, please register by clicking here. Each focus group will last between two to three hours.
For more information about the consultation tour, click here.
| City | Date | Time | Location |
| Toronto, Ontario | September 9, 2015 | 9:30 a.m. | Metro Toronto Convention Centre 255 Front Street West Toronto Room: 203 AB |
| Montréal, Québec | September 10, 2015 | English focus group 10 a.m. French focus group 2 p.m. |
Palais des congrès de Montréal 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Montréal Room: 524C |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | September 17, 2015 | 10 a.m. | Halifax Marriott Harbourfront 1919 Upper Water Street Halifax Room: Acadia A |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | September 23, 2015 | 2 p.m. | Fort Garry Hotel 222 Broadway Winnipeg Room: Salon A |
| Victoria, British Columbia | September 24, 2015 | 9:30 a.m. | Hotel Grand Pacific 463 Belleville Street Victoria Room: Saltspring |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | September 24, 2015 | 2:30 p.m. | Hyatt Regency 655 Burrard Street Vancouver Room: English Bay room |
| Whitehorse, Yukon | September 25, 2015 | 10 a.m. | Westmark Whitehorse Hotel & Conference Center 201 Wood Street Whitehorse Room: Conference room #5 |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | September 28, 2015 | 9 a.m. | Radisson Hotel 405 Twentieth Street East Saskatoon Room: Giotto Room |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | September 28, 2015 | 2:30 p.m. | Radisson Plaza Hotel 2125 Victoria Avenue Regina Room: Victoria |
| Calgary, Alberta | September 29, 2015 | 10 a.m. | Calgary Telus Convention Centre 120 9 Ave SE Calgary Room : Telus 107 |
| Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | September 30, 2015 | 1 p.m. |
NFS Conference Services |
| Edmonton, Alberta | October 1, 2015 | 10 a.m. | The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald 10065 - 100 Street Edmonton Room: Jasper |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | October 6, 2015 | French focus group 1 p.m. |
Crowne Plaza Hotel 1005 Main Street Moncton Room: Executive Room |
| Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | October 7, 2015 | 10 a.m. | Delta Prince Edward Hotel 18 Queen Street Charlottetown Room: McDougall |
| Québec City, Québec | October 9, 2015 | 1 p.m. | Québec City Marriott Downtown 850 Place d'Youville Québec City Room: Salon Kent |
| Ottawa, Ontario | October 27, 2015 | French focus group 10 a.m. English focus group 2:30 p.m. |
The Westin Ottawa 11 Colonel By Drive Ottawa Room: Nova Scotia |
| Iqaluit, Nunavut | October 28, 2015 | 2:30 p.m. | The Frobisher Inn Astro Hill Iqaluit Room: Kitikmeot Room |
| St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador | October 30, 2015 | 10 a.m. | Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland 115 Cavendish Square St. John’s Room: Viking Suite |
All documents presented and discussed during the consultation process will be posted to the CMF website. Please note that the CMF publishes correspondence it receives as part of its industry consultation process on its website, unless otherwise specified by the author.
CMF stakeholders are invited to share comments and questions via the CMF website’s Feedback section or through our social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook by using the hashtag #CMFConsults.
For information on the CMF’s programs, please visit www.cmf-fmc.ca.
About the Canada Media Fund
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, develops, finances and promotes the production of Canadian content and applications for all audiovisual media platforms. The CMF guides Canadian content towards a competitive global environment by fostering industry innovation, rewarding success, enabling a diversity of voice and promoting access to content through public and private sector partnerships. The CMF receives financial contributions from the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite and IPTV distributors. Please visit www.cmf-fmc.ca.
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For more information, please contact:
Consultation information
Myriam Cadet
[email protected]
(514) 496-5995
Media contact
Pierre Campeau
[email protected]
(416) 554-2768
