NEWSPAPERS CANADA Community Newspaper Snapshot Report 2016 Circulation by Province/Territory - All Community Newspapers Total % of Total Average Median Total Total Province/ Circulation Circulation Circulation Circulation Circulation of Circulation of Territory Total Titles Total Editions Paid Controlled (all editions) (all editions) (per edition) (per edition) Smallest Edition Largest Edition BC 127 169 53,539 3,009,227 3,062,766 15.7% 18,123 10,400 352 117,700 AB 127 132 91,084 916,909 1,007,993 5.2% 7,636 3,877 184 119,825 SK 80 81 64,726 405,261 469,987 2.4% 5,802 1,432 273 90,312 MB 55 58 44,947 392,558 437,505 2.2% 7,543 3,582 515 43,749 ON 390 432 265,864 8,203,356 8,469,220 43.5% 19,605 10,000 201 197,547 QC 184 187 96,142 4,941,210 5,037,352 25.9% 26,938 20,015 200 145,815 NB 27 28 35,013 215,744 250,757 1.3% 8,956 4,307 1,521 37,109 NL 14 15 21,767 27,623 49,390 0.3% 3,293 2,009 731 17,600 NS 40 40 44,068 555,525 599,593 3.1% 14,990 6,723 823 55,000 PE 4 4 5,647 8,771 14,418 0.1% 3,605 3,586 1,405 5,841 YT 2 3 4,873 5,690 10,563 0.1% 3,521 4,066 958 5,539 NT 7 8 18,115 11,289 29,404 0.2% 3,676 3,731 875 7,059 NU 3 3 4,423 10,744 15,167 0.1% 5,056 5,942 2,857 6,368 Canada 1,060 1,160 750,208 18,703,907 19,454,115 100.0% 16,771 9,594 184 197,547 Owner Type Publishing Frequency Province/ Independent Independent Province/ 1 Edition per 2 Editions per 3 Editions per Territory Titles Groups* Corporate Total Titles Territory Week Week Week Total Titles BC 14 3 110 127 BC 91 30 6 127 AB 31 24 72 127 AB 123 3 1 127 SK 26 14 40 80 SK 79 1 0 80 MB 15 13 27 55 MB 53 1 1 55 ON 97 37 256 390 ON 358 22 10 390 QC 50 16 118 184 QC 181 3 0 184 NB 1 1 25 27 NB 26 1 0 27 NL 2 0 12 14 NL 13 1 0 14 NS 6 0 34 40 NS 40 0 0 40 PE 1 3 0 4 PE 4 0 0 4 YT 1 0 1 2 YT 1 1 0 2 NT 2 0 5 7 NT 6 1 0 7 NU 1 0 2 3 NU 3 0 0 3 Total 247 111 702 1,060 Total 978 64 18 1,060 23% 10% 66% 100% 92% 6% 2% 100% * with 2 or more titles Source: Newspapers Canada database, June 30, 2016 1 NEWSPAPERS CANADA Community Newspaper Snapshot Report 2016 Ownership of Community Newspapers All Community Newspapers Average Circulation Owner # Titles # Editions Paid Controlled Total Circulation Per Edition Aberdeen Publishing L.P. 7 7 3,594 37,926 41,520 5,931 Advocate Printing & Publishing Co. 10 10 16,359 56,156 72,515 7,252 Black Press Group Ltd. 88 119 41,655 2,016,060 2,057,715 17,292 Brunswick News Inc. 20 21 25,080 179,446 204,526 9,739 Compagnie d'Edition André Paquette 8 8 13,418 127,482 140,900 17,613 Continental Newspapers Canada Ltd. 1 2 0 24,496 24,496 12,248 Department of National Defence 16 16 0 90,295 90,295 5,643 FP Newspapers Inc. 8 8 5,830 200,418 206,248 25,781 Glacier Media Group 59 69 47,717 964,650 1,012,367 14,672 Great West Newspapers, LP. 18 19 17,571 139,595 157,166 8,272 Groupe Capitales Médias 1 1 26,591 2,726 29,317 29,317 London Publishing Corporation 11 11 7,698 99,819 107,517 9,774 Metroland Media Group Ltd. 112 148 20,355 5,348,362 5,368,717 36,275 Northern News Services Ltd. 7 8 22,004 10,284 32,288 4,036 Postmedia Network Inc. 9 9 3,579 225,484 229,063 25,451 Snap Newspaper Group Inc. 72 72 0 733,000 733,000 10,181 Star News Inc. 11 11 3,509 55,913 59,422 5,402 Sun Media Corporation 95 104 54,802 1,194,352 1,249,154 12,011 TC.Transcontinental 142 146 63,121 4,203,061 4,266,182 29,220 The Halifax Herald Ltd. 7 7 3,355 256,072 259,427 37,061 Independent Groups* 111 115 131,857 1,020,904 1,152,761 10,024 Independent Titles 247 249 242,113 1,717,406 1,959,519 7,870 Total 1,060 1,160 750,208 18,703,907 19,454,115 16,771 Owner Type Titles % of Total Corporate 702 66% Independent - Single or Groups* 358 34% Total 1,060 100% * with 2 or more titles Source: Newspapers Canada database, June 30, 2016 2 NEWSPAPERS CANADA Community Newspaper Snapshot Report 2016 Circulation and Ownership by Province/Territory All Community Newspapers Owner BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NL NS PE YT NT NU Total Circ. Aberdeen Publishing L.P. 37,907 3,613 41,520 Advocate Printing & Publishing Co. 4,018 68,497 72,515 Black Press Group Ltd. 1,951,184 96,926 9,605 2,057,715 Brunswick News Inc. 204,526 204,526 Compagnie d'Edition André Paquette 112,300 28,600 140,900 Continental Newspapers Canada Ltd. 24,496 24,496 Dept. of National Defence 6,600 11,995 6,000 28,800 10,000 26,900 90,295 FP Newspapers Inc. 206,248 206,248 Glacier Media Group 828,010 40,931 102,969 28,337 12,120 1,012,367 Great West Newspapers, LP. 157,166 157,166 Groupe Capitales Médias 29,317 29,317 London Publishing Corporation 107,517 107,517 Metroland Media Group Ltd. 5,368,717 5,368,717 Northern News Services Ltd. 23,063 9,225 32,288 Postmedia Network Inc. 1,510 167,401 40,051 20,101 229,063 Snap Newspaper Group Inc. 68,000 10,000 615,000 10,000 10,000 20,000 733,000 Star News Inc. 6,494 52,928 59,422 Sun Media Corporation 426,616 24,249 72,374 725,915 1,249,154 TC.Transcontinental 124,682 3,925,362 5,713 21,059 189,366 4,266,182 The Halifax Herald Ltd. 259,427 259,427 Independent Groups* 111,582 91,029 32,372 75,932 451,109 357,019 21,500 12,218 1,152,761 Independent Titles 34,987 161,713 90,068 48,614 895,129 654,833 5,000 26,668 27,066 2,200 958 6,341 5,942 1,959,519 Total Circulation 3,062,766 1,007,993 469,987 437,505 8,469,220 5,037,352 250,757 57,727 591,256 14,418 10,563 29,404 15,167 19,454,115 Source: Newspapers Canada database, June 30, 2016 3 NEWSPAPERS CANADA Community Newspaper Snapshot Report 2016 Number of Titles and Ownership by Province/Territory All Community Newspapers Owner BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NL NS PE YT NT NU # Titles Aberdeen Publishing L.P. 6 1 7 Advocate Printing & Publishing Co. 2 8 10 Black Press Group Ltd. 76 11 1 88 Brunswick News Inc. 20 20 Compagnie d'Edition André Paquette 6 2 8 Continental Newspapers Canada Ltd. 1 1 Dept. of National Defence 2 2 2 5 3 2 16 FP Newspapers Inc. 8 8 Glacier Media Group 18 7 25 8 1 59 Great West Newspapers, LP. 18 18 Groupe Capitales Médias 1 1 London Publishing Corporation 11 11 Metroland Media Group Ltd. 112 112 Northern News Services Ltd. 5 2 7 Postmedia Network Inc. 1 2 5 1 9 Snap Newspaper Group Inc. 7 1 60 1 1 2 72 Star News Inc. 1 10 11 Sun Media Corporation 30 3 9 53 95 TC.Transcontinental 4 110 2 11 15 142 The Halifax Herald Ltd. 7 7 Independent Groups* 3 24 14 13 37 16 1 3 111 Independent Titles 14 31 26 15 97 50 1 2 6 1 1 2 1 247 Total Number of Titles 127 127 80 55 390 184 27 14 40 4 2 7 3 1,060 * # Groups with 2 or more titles 2 9 5 4 15 7 1 1 44 Source: Newspapers Canada database, June 30, 2016 4 NEWSPAPERS CANADA Community Newspaper Snapshot Report 2016 Paid and Controlled Circulation Editions All Community Newspapers Total Average Total Circulation Paid/Controlled # of Editions Paid Controlled Circulation Per Edition Controlled (Free) 820 99,303 18,667,761 18,767,064 22,887 Paid 340 650,905 36,146 687,051 2,021 Total 1,160 750,208 18,703,907 19,454,115 16,771 Edition Format All Community Newspapers Format # of Editions % Total Broadsheet 136 12% Tabloid 1,024 88% Total 1,160 100.0% Language of Publication All Community Newspapers Format # of Titles % Total English 852 80.4% English/French 21 2.0% English/Other 3 0.3% French 184 17.4% Total 1,060 100.0% Source: Newspapers Canada database, June 30, 2016 5 NEWSPAPERS CANADA Community Newspaper Snapshot Report 2016 Website by Province/Territory All Community Newspapers Websites as % of Province/Territory Total Titles Total Editions # Websites Total Titles BC 127 169 127 100% AB 127 132 118 93% SK 80 81 49 61% MB 55 58 48 87% ON 390 432 368 94% QC 184 187 182 99% NB 27 28 26 96% NL 14 15 14 100% NS 40 40 39 98% PE 4 4 4 100% YT 2 3 2 100% NT 7 8 7 100% NU 3 3 3 100% Total 1,060 1,160 987 93% Source: Newspapers Canada database, June 30, 2016 6 NEWSPAPERS CANADA Community Newspaper Snapshot Report 2016 Annual Circulation Change All Community Newspapers Total Paid Controlled TOTAL Total Circulation Circulation % Year Titles Editions Circulation Circulation Circulation Net Change Change 2008 20,686,166 2010 1,064 1,180 1,209,596 18,431,674 19,641,270 (1,044,896) -5.1% 2011 1,042 1,157 1,207,448 18,105,394 19,312,842 (328,428) -1.7% 2012 1,029 1,142 1,066,385 18,669,783 19,736,168 423,326 2.2% 2013 1,019 1,130 1,027,609 18,585,321 19,612,930 (123,238) -0.6% 2014 1,040 1,145 885,346 19,692,648 20,577,994 965,064 4.9% 2015 1,083 1,186 816,022 20,157,330 20,973,352 395,358 1.9% 2016 1,060 1,160 750,208 18,703,907 19,454,115 (1,519,237) -7.2% Note: 2008 circulation data available for CCNA members only (not total industry) Source: Newspapers Canada database, June 30, 2016 7 NEWSPAPERS CANADA Community Newspaper Snapshot Report 2016 Format Paid Controlled Total Newspaper Prov Market Owner (T/B) Edition Circulation Circulation Circulation Language Airdrie City View AB Airdrie Great West Newspapers, LP.