Unlike the BBC and other national public broadcasters in most other western democracies, the CBC's governance and senior management structure suffer from an accountability deficit that is built into section 36 of the Broadcasting Act. The Governor in Council appoints CBC's president, chair, and 10 other members of the corporation's board of directors.
Contrairement à la BBC et aux sociétés nationales de radiodiffusion publique de la plupart des autres démocraties occidentales, la SRC a, dans sa structure de gouvernance et de haute direction, une lacune qui est intégrée à l'article 36 de la Loi sur la radiodiffusion.