The recent official exemption of Google from the Online News Act will see Canadian news publishers get $100 million a year from the company for the next five years, indexed to inflation. CBC/Radio-Canada’s portion of this fund is capped at seven per cent, split equally between the French- and English-language service. As we announced in this press release, CBC will dedicate the new funding to the hiring of local journalists in underserved communities, with a focus on Western Canada.