[8] In Canada, Tait was president and COO of Salter Street Films from 1997 to 2001, producing such shows as the long-running CBC comedy This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

[10] In a speech to the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, Tait described how taking Canada to the world was the “spearhead”[11] of CBC/Radio-Canada’s strategic plan, in order to counter the competitive threat of the digital giants.

[17][18] As part of the public broadcaster’s ongoing digital transformation, in September 2018, Tait announced a new streaming service, CBC Gem, at Content Canada, an industry event in collaboration with the Toronto International Film Festival.

At the international Kidscreen Summit in February 2019, Tait committed to expanding the public broadcaster’s kids content offering, especially on CBC Gem.

[25] This strategic priority has resulted in CBC stepping up its pop-up bureau approach at locations such as Stanley Mission, Saskatchewan;[26] Winkler and Morden, Manitoba;[27] northeast Calgary; and the Tsuut’ina First Nation in Alberta.

[28] CBC has also increased production outside Toronto, with the national radio show Cost of Living[29] and the podcast West of Centre[30] both being produced out of Calgary.

The public broadcaster’s French-language network, Radio-Canada, has added new videojournalists in Yellowknife and Iqaluit to cover the North, as well as a more mobile workforce at its Abitibi-Témiscamingue station.

[34] In December 2023, Tait announced a CA$125 million budget shortfall for the 2024-2025 fiscal year,[35] and notified the public that 10% of CBC staff would likely lose their jobs due to cut backs.