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CBC Ends Performance Bonuses for Managers Following Public Criticism

The broadcaster will adjust salaries to maintain competitive compensation as it shifts away from metric-based incentives.

People walk by the CBC building in Toronto on April 4, 2012. The public broadcaster is ending the controversial policy of 'performance pay' for its managers and executives.
The CBC logo is projected onto a screen in Toronto on May 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

Overview

  • CBC/Radio-Canada’s board has officially discontinued its performance pay program for non-unionized managers and executives.
  • The decision follows widespread criticism of $18.4 million in bonuses paid during the 2023-24 fiscal year, despite job cuts at the broadcaster.
  • An independent Mercer review found CBC’s executive compensation to be conservative but recommended maintaining market-aligned pay after ending bonuses.
  • Salaries will be adjusted to preserve current median compensation levels, ensuring competitiveness in the labor market.
  • Performance objectives will still be set and measured, but they will no longer directly influence individual compensation.