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.

More than $3.3 million of that was paid to 45 executives.

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.

More than $3.3 million of that went to 45 executives.{ai:summary}<p>In a twist of irony, the CBC, a public broadcaster, shelled out $18.4 million in bonuses while axing hundreds of jobs. A thousand employees pocketed shares of the pie, but 45 executives walked away with the lion's share, averaging over $73,000 each.</p><p>Amidst tightening budgets, the rich get richer while the workers are left out in the cold. #society</p>

CBC paid out $18.4M in bonuses after cutting hundreds of jobs

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