Canadian government backtracks on using media subsidy criteria as accreditation

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada initially refused to respond to my request for information because I don't match the official qualified Canadian journalism organization criteria.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is back pedalling on its policy of using the same criteria the government uses to subsidize media to determine whose inquiries receive a response. (Immigration News Canada)

A couple weeks ago, I reached out to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to inquire about the Canadian government’s new p…