(Ottawa) Google announced Friday that it has chosen an organization to distribute the $100 million the tech giant promised to Canadian media.

The Canadian Journalism Collective will ensure that eligible news organizations receive their share of the money.

This collective is a federal non-profit organization created for this purpose and founded by a group of independent publishers and broadcasters.

The steering committee is made up of 12 independent media outlets that represent French-language, community and Indigenous news, as well as publications that specifically represent Blacks and minorities.

Some of these organizations include Pivot, The Resolve, IndigiNews, Village Media and the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations.

Google has agreed to pay Canadian news publishers $100 million a year, indexed for inflation, to be exempt from the Online News Act, which requires tech companies to enter into agreements with news publishers. news.

It is unclear when the media companies will get their share of the pie.

The payment is conditional on Google officially receiving an exemption from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

Earlier this year, Google put out a call for news organizations interested in receiving compensation under the Online News Act, and around 1,500 of them raised their hands.

The collective will review all news publishers who responded to the call and distribute funds to those who meet the criteria.

The money will be paid in proportion to the number of full-time journalists employed by the companies.

To be eligible, they must have at least two full-time employees and meet other criteria under the Online Information Act.

Small print and digital media outlets can expect to receive around $17,000 per journalist they employ, according to a Canadian Heritage Department official.

The Liberal government has already capped the amount of money the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and other broadcasters can receive.

CBC/Radio-Canada will get no more than 7 million and a maximum amount of 30 million will be reserved for other broadcasters.

The remaining $63 million will be shared among other eligible media, such as newspapers and digital platforms.