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FALL EDITION 2026
QCNA NEWS
Journalistic Ethics and Standards Training
Have you ever hesitated to cover a story because it could create tension for your media outlet? Have you ever covered a partner and wondered whether you had enough distance? Have you ever interviewed someone you knew a little too well?
Useful for your newsroom staff? Register here right away.
NEWS FOR MEMBERS
Settlement Year 2025 - Portal Opening October 13
Beginning on October 13, the CJC-CCJ will open the claims portal for Settlement Year 2025 for the $500M in funds from Google’s exemption under the Online News Act.
The CJC is offering for publishers a detailed walk-through of how to understand whether a newsroom employee can be counted towards their total FTEs, how to fill out the required Excel spreadsheet that details all of their claimed employees, and an explanation of the updated guidelines and required documents.
- When: October 2, 2026
- Time: 2:00pm – 2:45pm ET
Remembering Greg Duncan
Former QCNA Executive Director Greg Duncan passed away on July 27th at the age of 65. Greg will be remembered for his love of music, his talent as a writer and communicator, his involvement in the community, and the many friendships he made throughout his life.
ON THE CALENDAR
réseau.presse Celebrates 50 Years
For half a century, Réseau.Presse (f.k.a. l’Association de Presse Francophone) has been bringing together, supporting and representing French-language newspapers in minority communities across Canada.
The association and its 25 member publications will gather for two days of conference, AGM and awards gala in the nation’s capital on October 13 & 14.
Better Newspaper Contest:
Let us help you cross the finish line!
Join us for our Great Ideas Exchange at 11 am on Thursday, October 8th for an opportunity to let us excite you about the 2027 Better Newspaper Contest.
LET QCNA INSPIRE YOU WITH :
* thought-provoking questions tailored for you
* concise tour of the BNC portal to refresh and inform
* tips and tricks on how to compile your assets ahead of time
Look out for the invitation!
GET INVOLVED
Renewed: Committees!
QCNA’s committees have been very active in 2025-2026 and the work directly impacts and enriches the QCNA membership experience. We encourage your participation! For more on committee descriptions and time commitments, please email administration@qcna.qc.ca.
NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
THE 2026 CROSS-CANADA OFFICIAL LANGUAGES CONSULTATIONS
Canadian Heritage has launched the 2026 Cross-Canada Official Languages Consultations to develop its next federal official languages strategy. Organizations serving English-speaking Quebec have an important opportunity to influence the priorities and investments that will shape federal support over the next five years.
TALQ can support organizations by providing information on consultation opportunities and deadlines; offering guidance on the preparation of submissions; facilitating information-sharing among interested organizations; and helping identify common concerns where they exist info@talq.ca • 514.868.9044
FROM QUEBEC PRESS COUNCIL
The Quebec Press Council announced a second mandate for President Pierre-Paul Noreau. The four year term will terminate in May 2030.
Mr. Noreau and Secretary General Caroline Locher formed a highly dynamic partnership during their four years of collaboration at the helm of the CPQ. While maintaining optimal conditions for rigorously handling public complaints, they jointly implemented new initiatives: one focused on ethics training for journalists and journalism students, and the other aimed at raising public awareness of the characteristics of professional journalism.
If you are interested in exploring some of the council’s decisions, you can read about them here.
Ministry Confirms Subsidy for Community Newspapers
The Ministry of Culture and Communications delivered letters to printed newspapers in the past weeks. The Ministry will continue to exempt smaller publications that reported less than 15 tonnes of newsprint production in 2025. But the large provincial dailies will not be exempt. So although this provides QCNA members some reprieve, the trend continues to penalize the printed format. If your publication has not received a letter from the Ministry, we remind you that all printed newspapers must report tonnage with EcoEntreprisesQuebec (EEQ).
