OTTAWA — The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. paid $18.4 million in bonuses this year after hundreds of jobs at the public broadcaster were eliminated.
Documents obtained through access-to-information laws show CBC/Radio-Canada paid out bonuses to 1,194 employees for the 2023-24 fiscal year.That means those executives got an average bonus of over $73,000, which is more than the median family income after taxes in 2022, according to Statistics Canada.
This year's amount is an increase from the $14.9 million paid out to 1,143 employees in the 2022-23 fiscal year. Ultimately, 141 employees were laid off and 205 vacant positions were eliminated at CBC/Radio-Canada. "While the term 'bonuses' has been used to describe performance pay, it is in fact a contractual obligation owing to eligible employees," said spokesman Leon Mar.
Tait was called twice to the House of Commons heritage committee in the last year to answer for cuts at CBC/Radio-Canada, and was interrogated by MPs over whether she would accept a bonus for the fiscal year that ended March 31.It's up to the Liberal government, not the board of directors, to approve any bonus for the CEO, unlike other CBC employees. Canadian Heritage did not immediately respond to questions about that on Monday.
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