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Canada Now Eligible for Eurovision After CBC Gains Full European Broadcasting Union Membership
CBC/Radio-Canada gained full membership in the European Broadcasting Union before Thursday, making Canada eligible to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. The Carney government allocated C$150m to the broadcaster in the 2025 budget and stated in November it was exploring participation.
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CBC/Radio-Canada became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union before Thursday, qualifying Canada to enter the Eurovision Song Contest. The public broadcaster had previously held associate status. Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of Canadian participation in his 2025 budget.
The Carney government allocated C$150m in funding for CBC that year and said in November it was working with the broadcaster to explore entry. Eurovision rules require participants to be represented by EBU member organizations. Israel and Australia compete regularly, and Morocco entered in 1980.
"Canada's voice in this community makes us stronger," Noel Curran, director general of the EBU, said. Canadians have appeared in the contest before. Céline Dion from Quebec won for Switzerland in 1988.
Natasha St-Pier from New Brunswick represented France in 2001, and Montreal singer La Zarra competed for France in 2023.
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