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World 25 Jun 2026

Canada can now enter Eurovision, but CBC won't say whether it will

CBC/Radio-Canada became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union on Thursday, which means Canada is now eligible to enter the Eurovision Song Contest, but the country’s public broadcaster won’t say whether it will participate in the popular competition.

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CBC/Radio-Canada became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union on Thursday, which means Canada is now eligible to enter the Eurovision Song Contest, but the countrys public broadcaster wont say whether it will participate in the popular competition. Canada is now eligible to enter the Eurovision Song Contest, but the countrys public broadcaster wont say whether it will participate in the popular competition. CBC/Radio-Canada became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) on Thursday, following a vote at the EBUs general assembly in Prague. The Canadian public broadcaster had been an associate member of the EBU since 1950. The new membership means Canada is now eligible to submit an entry to Eurovision, but the CBC wont say whether it willfor now. “Well have more to say about the Eurovision Song Contest later,” Leon Mar, a spokesperson for CBC/Radio-Canada, said in an email. In the 2025 budget, the Carney government said it was working with the CBCto explore Canadas participation in Eurovision.” Two government sources told CBC News at the time that the prime minister was personally involved in pushing the initiative, The federal government has not yet responded to a request for comment. Australia competed starting in 2015, even though its participating broadcaster, the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), is not a full member of the EBU.

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