In 2005-06, the Canada Council for the Arts (CAC), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007, awarded 5 780 grants, with a total value of CAD 120.5 million, to some 2 100 professional Canadian artists out of a total of 131 000 professional artists in Canada and 2 000 arts organisations, as well as CAD 2.6 million in endowed prizes in 2005-06. The recipients reside in over 825 Canadian communities in dance, media arts, music, theatre, writing and publishing, interdisciplinary work and performance art, and the visual arts (Annual Report 2005-06). Grants are provided through programmes divided according to the following disciplines: visual arts,... read more →
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If you are not happy with the results below please do another searchThe Department of Canadian Heritage has developed an arts policy framework that is being implemented through the following programmes: Arts Presentation Canada: seeks to give Canadians more access to diverse, high quality artistic expression through the support of presenters, performing arts series, and other artistic experiences (replaces the festivals and special arts events component of the former Cultural Initiatives Programme). It funds more than 500 organisations in over 200 communities each year;Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Programme: supports professional not-for-profit arts or heritage organisations, national professional not-for-profit arts or heritage service organisations, provincial professional not-for-profit heritage service organisations, municipal or... read more →
The government of Canada has been closely involved with the arts, primarily the performing and visual arts and crafts, since the establishment of the arm's length but fully government-funded Canada Council in 1957 pursuant to the publication six years earlier of the Report of the Royal Commission on the Arts and Letters (Massey-Lévesque). The emphasis of federal policy in the arts has always been on the contribution of financial support to not-for-profit arts organisations and individual artists. The private or commercial side of the performing arts, such as commercial theatre, pop music, clubs and amateur participation, rarely receive federal art... read more →
Many federal cultural institutions are moving away from their sole focus on narrowly defined client groups to a form of broader social inclusion as Canadians, from a dependency on government to higher self-sufficiency, from activity-based relationships to results-based interaction and from direct project support to a sustainable supportive environment. Comparable change is evident in moving from sector policies to a policy framework or vision. The Department of Canadian Heritage has developed and continues to review a multi-year strategic framework and vision (see also chapter 2.1) as part of its inputs to the annual Reports on Plans and Priorities and Departmental... read more →
The last major change in federal public sector responsibilities occurred in 1993 when the Department of Canadian Heritage was established, with multiculturalism, identity, citizenship, parks and cultural policy responsibilities. The Department of Canadian Heritage Act came into force with Royal Assent in 1995. The only federal cultural re-allocation since then has been the removal of Parks Canada from Canadian Heritage, making Parks Canada independent and subsequently, part of the Environment Portfolio (see chapter 1.2.2).
Table 6: Federal expenditures on culture by type and sector in CAD million, 2004-05 - 2005-06 Type and sector of cultural spending 2004-05 2005-06 Type Operating expenditures (wages and salaries, purchases of goods and services) 2 573.9 2 600.8 Capital expenditures 300.4 243.4 Operating and capital grants, contributions and transfers 723.7 702.8 Total 3 598.0 3 547.1 Sector Broadcasting 1 685.8 1 677.4 Heritage 929.3 910.3 Film and video 350.2 344.5 Performing arts 200.4 188.2 Literary arts 135.8 133.6 Other 296.5 293.1 Total 3598.0 3547.1 Source: Canadian Heritage: Government expenditures on culture, 2004-05 - 2005-06. Table 7: Transfer payments programmes by the Department of Canadian Heritage,... read more →
In 2008, the Conference Board estimated that spending on culture in Canada in 2007 by all levels of government combined, including federal, provincial and local levels, reached CAD 7.9 billion. Table 5: Public cultural expenditure: by level of government in CAD million, 2003-04 - 2005-06 Level of government 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Total % share of total* Total % share of total* Total % share of total* Federal 3 217 45.3 3 600 47.4 3 550 45.3 Provincial / territorial 2 069 29.1 2 270 29.9 2 430 31.0 Municipal(1) 1 814 25.5 1 730 22.8 2 310 29.5 Total (2) 6 708 100.0 7 600 100.0 7 840 100.0 Source: Statistics Canada,... read more →
Table 4: Per capita expenditure on culture by level of government in CAD, 1998-99 - 2005-06 Level of government 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-4 04-05 05-06 Federal 94 93 97 104 110 111 112 109 Provincial / territorial 63 65 68 67 68 69 70 75 Municipal 48 51 54 59 60 63 54 71 Source: Statistics Canada, Government Expenditures on Culture, 1998-99 - 2005-06.