MEDIA ADVISORY - Leaders' Debates Commission opens media accreditation for the 45th General Election

OTTAWA, ON, March 24, 2025 /CNW/ - The Leaders' Debates Commission is inviting media representatives to apply for accreditation for the next leaders' debates.

The two debates will take place at the Maison de Radio-Canada in Montréal, Québec on Wednesday, April 16 at 8 p.m. EDT (in French) and Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. EDT (in English).

All media representatives wishing to have access to one or both of the debates must apply via the online portal to be accredited by the Commission.

The application deadline is Friday, April 11 at 23:59 EDT.

Process

Media representatives seeking accreditation for the leaders' debates may only apply using the online portal.

For the purpose of accreditation, a "media organization" is an organization that either produces original news content related to coverage of Canadian or international political news, or covers political, social and policy issues.

Media representatives will be accredited based on the following criteria as evidenced by appropriate documentation to be provided in the application form:

• All applicants (including foreign and freelance media representatives/photographers) must include a letter of assignment on official letterhead of their media organization, as defined above, identifying that the applicant(s) is/are assigned to the leaders' debates that is signed and dated by their assignment editor/authorized editor/publisher.
  
  This letter should include:
  • Name(s) of the applicant(s);
  • Role of the applicant(s);
  • An explanation of how the organization meets the definition of a "media organization", set out above; and
  • Contact information (email & telephone) of the assignment editor/authorized editor/publisher signing and dating this letter.
    
    
• A recent passport size colour photo with a white background (JPEG format). The photo should only show head-and-shoulders.

To view all the information related to media accreditation for the 45^th General Election, click here.

Applications

The Commission will make every effort to respond as soon as possible to media accreditation applications. All communications, including the decisions on accreditation, will be conducted in writing via email.

For questions related to media accreditation only, contact Media Accreditation / Accreditation medias ([email protected]).

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