Canadian Heritage Department

Canadian Heritage Department: Many of the 22 publishers and editors polled for the Canadian Heritage Department said their budgets are so tiny that even a small amount of red ink can be "catastrophic.", according to Times Colonist. "Financial challenges were without question the No. 1 concern of virtually all publishers and editors interviewed.... Their main suggestion for alleviating financial and human resource pressure is more government support, through grants, and-or advertising buys." OTTAWA - Canada's ethnic newspapers and magazines are struggling financially in the digital age and need federal cash just to survive, says a new survey. "Many respondents indicated a passion for government involvement in the sector, identifying government finding as critical to the current and future existence of their publication," says the report, completed in May. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.