文章标题：Canada invited to join Eurovision as contest opens door to expansion
Eurovision总监Martin Green表示，如果加拿大选择申请，将欢迎其加入欧洲歌唱大赛。加拿大尚未提交正式申请，但已在其联邦预算中表示正在考虑探索参与该国际歌曲比赛的可能性。
传统上，欧洲歌唱大赛仅限于欧洲广播联盟成员及部分准成员广播机构。Green指出，加拿大的国家广播公司CBC目前是欧洲广播联盟的准成员，这可能在特定条件下使参与在技术上成为可能。
目前，只有澳大利亚作为准成员获准参加欧洲歌唱大赛，于2015年加入，原因是该比赛在澳大利亚非常受欢迎。
加拿大总理Mark Carney此前曾表达过加强加拿大与欧洲关系的兴趣，官员们将参与欧洲歌唱大赛描述为更广泛的文化和外交拓展战略的一部分。
专家表示，加拿大需要证明其参与能为比赛带来价值，需遵循类似澳大利亚在加入前与欧洲广播联盟长期接触的流程。
加拿大此前曾考虑加入欧洲歌唱大赛，但因成本问题于2022年放弃。尽管如此，加拿大艺术家曾代表其他国家出现在比赛中，包括Céline Dion，她于1988年代表瑞士赢得欧洲歌唱大赛冠军。
Canada has been told it would be welcome to join the Eurovision Song Contest if it chooses to apply, according to the competition’s director, following growing interest from Ottawa in exploring participation.
Eurovision director Martin Green said Canada had not yet submitted an application but would be welcome in the contest, which is traditionally limited to European Broadcasting Union members and select associate broadcasters, News.Az reports, citing The Guardian.
His comments come after Canada indicated in its federal budget that it was considering exploring participation in the international song competition.
Green noted that Canada’s national broadcaster, the CBC, is currently an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union, which could make participation technically possible under certain conditions.
Only one associate member, Australia, has ever been granted entry to Eurovision, joining in 2015 due to the contest’s strong popularity there.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has previously expressed interest in strengthening ties with Europe, with officials describing Eurovision participation as part of a broader cultural and diplomatic outreach strategy.
Experts say Canada would need to demonstrate that its participation would bring value to the competition, following a process similar to Australia’s long-term engagement with the European Broadcasting Union before joining.
Canada has previously considered joining Eurovision but ruled it out in 2022 over concerns about cost. Despite this, Canadian artists have occasionally appeared in the contest representing other countries, including Céline Dion, who famously won Eurovision in 1988 for Switzerland.
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