Year three of the IJF: Building the most innovative media company in Canada

2025 brought more awards, more readers and more impact

16 Jan 2026 • 4 min read

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The IJF's third year has brought more awards, funding and especially challenges to power and influence in Canada. (Sydney Dawson/The Investigative Journalism Foundation)

Zane Schwartz

Zane is an award-winning investigative journalist and the founder of the IJF. He is the National Chair of the Canadian Association of Journalists and an alumnus of the National Post and Maclean’s.

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