Supporting Arts, Culture and Heritage
Government of Canada provides funding in support of arts, culture and heritage sector
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 07/03/15 -- Department of Canadian Heritage
The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament (Eglinton-Lawrence), on behalf of the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today announced that the arts, culture and heritage sector is getting a boost of more than $95 million, benefiting 63 different projects in Montreal and in Toronto and the surrounding area, which will have an impact across the country.
Quick Facts
-- The Canada Music Fund gives Canadians and the rest of the world better access to Canadian music. In an average year, the Fund helps support over 400 album production projects and 1,100 marketing, touring and showcasing initiatives. -- Through the Canada Music Fund, FACTOR and Musicaction receive financing to support the English and French music industries respectively, across the entire country. The Canada Arts Presentation Fund supports approximately 600 projects in more than 250 communities across Canada. -- Since 2006-07, the Canada Cultural Investment Fund's Endowment Incentives component has provided more than $151 million in matching grants, leveraging private-sector donations of $204 million, for a total of over $355 million invested in public charitable foundations and benefiting the long-term financial health of 189 arts organizations across Canada. -- Every year, the Canada Arts Training Fund supports almost 40 high- calibre training institutions that prepare Canadian artists with strong potential for professional national and international artistic careers. -- Over the past five years, the Museums Assistance Program has supported the creation and circulation of around 100 travelling exhibitions, and has funded close to 300 institutions to host travelling exhibitions across the country.
Quotes
"Today's announcement demonstrates that we are serious about supporting Canadian arts, culture and heritage, which represent close to $50 billion in the Canadian economy and over 642,000 jobs."
- The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
"Our Government recognizes that arts and culture are important generators of economic growth, jobs and wealth in our communities. Canada has a rich history, and we are proud to create opportunities for Canadians to learn about it."
- The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament (Eglinton-Lawrence)
"The renewal of this funding is great news for Canadian musical artists and entrepreneurs, and we thank the Government of Canada for taking this important step. These funds, combined with those from private broadcasters, will create a stable and predictable funding environment for the next five years. We look forward to hearing the new and innovative Canadian musical works that this support makes possible."
- Duncan McKie, President, FACTOR
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Backgrounder
Today's announcement includes the following projects:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada Music Fund (CMF) The Canada Music Fund aims to increase creation and access to a diversity of Canadian music for audiences everywhere. CMF's third party administrators FACTOR and Musicaction assist new and emerging Canadian music artists, independent record labels and other music entrepreneurs in the English and French Canadian market respectively, by giving them the opportunity to create and promote Canadian recordings and to develop their craft. They also provides financial assistance for the undertaking of a variety of Collective initiatives. In an average year, the CMF helps support over 400 album production projects and 1,100 marketing, touring and showcasing initiatives. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- City Organization Project Year Funding ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto FACTOR New Musical Over five years Up to Works Component (2015-16 through $31,340,920 2019-20) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto FACTOR Collective Over five years Up to Initiatives (2015-16 through $11,162,085 Component 2019-20) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Montreal Musicaction New Musical Over five years Up to Works Component (2015-16 through $20,893,950 2019-20) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Montreal Musicaction Collective Over five years Up to Initiatives (2015-16 through $8,498,715 Component 2019-20) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL: $71,895,670 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) The CAPF is designed to give Canadians increased access to the variety and richness of Canada's culture through professional arts festivals and performances, and other arts events. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- City Organization Project Year Funding ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto International International Over two-years $130,000 Reading at Festival of (2015-16) Harbourfront Authors (2016-17) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Africa New Music Festival Bana (2015-16) $18,000 v'Afrique 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Aluna Theatre panamerica Over two-years $70,000 ROUTES / (2015-16) RUTAS (2016-17) panamericanas ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Ashkenaz Ashkenaz Over two-years $80,000 Foundation Festival and (2015-16) Series (2016-17) Presentations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto CanAsian Dance 2015 CanAsian Over two-years $70,000 Festival International (2015-16) Dance Festival / (2016-17) 2016 KickStart Festival ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Centre francophone Saison Over two-years $20,000 de Toronto culturelle 2015- (2015-16) 16 et 2016-17 (2016-17) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Corporation of the Indigenous Arts (2015-16) $40,000 City of Toronto Festival ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Dance Immersion 2015-16 (2015-16) $28,000 Ontario Presenting Activities ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Dusk Dances Inc. Dusk Dances Over two-years $90,000 (2015-16) (2016-17) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Harbourfront Annual Festival Over two-years $600,000 Corporation (1990) and Performing (2015-16) Arts (2016-17) Presentation and Performing ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Hot Docs Hot Docs (2015-16) $10,000 Canadian International Documentary Festival ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Hummingbird Centre Centre Dance! (2015-16) $25,000 for the Performing Arts ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Inside Out Lesbian Toronto LGBT Over two-years $45,000 & Gay Film Film Festival (2015-16) Festival (2016-17) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Lula Music and Lula 2015 (2015-16) $18,000 Arts Centre (supplement for PanAm activities) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Macbeck Studios Dance Works Over two-years $146,000 Inc. 2015/16 and (2015-16) 2016/17 (2016-17) Mainstage Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Native Earth Weesageechak (2015-16) $30,000 Performing Arts Begins to Dance Incorporated 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto New Music Concerts New Music (2015-16) $15,000 Concerts 2015-16 Presentation Activities ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Nia Centre for the South-North (2015-16) $15,000 Arts Incorporated Griots Summit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Salon du livre de Festival des (2015-16) $7,000 Toronto auteurs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Small World Music Small World Over two-years $180,000 Society 2015-16 and (2015-16) 2016-17 Season (2016-17) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Soulpepper Theatre Soulpepper (2015-16) $30,000 Company Presents... / Soulpepper Cabaret Series / Soulpepper Family ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Soundstreams Soundstreams Over two-years $240,000 Canada Concerts (2015-16) (2016-17) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Storytellers 2016 (2015-16) $12,000 School of Toronto Storytelling Festival ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Tangled Art + Tangled Arts (2015-16) $8,500 Disability Festival 2015 - Strange Beauty ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Tiger Princess Dance: Made in Over two-years $23,000 Dance Projects Canada / Fait au (2015-16) Canada (2016-17) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Toronto Blues Blues for All Over two-years $40,000 Society (2015-16) (2016-17) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Toronto Downtown TD Toronto Jazz (2015-16) $80,000 Jazz Society Festival ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Toronto Reel Asian Toronto Reel Over two-years $50,000 International Film Asian (2015-16) Festival International (2016-17) Film Festival ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Toronto Summer Toronto Summer Over two-years $40,000 Music Foundation Music Festival (2015-16) (2016-17) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Wavelength Music Wavelength Music (2015-16) $7,500 Arts Projects Series and Festivals 2015- 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Why Not Theatre Why Not Theatre (2015-16) $50,000 2015-16 Presentation Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL: $2,218,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada Cultural Investment Fund (CCIF) - Endowment incentives The CCIF encourages private sector investment, partnership and sound business practices to help arts and heritage organizations be better rooted and recognized in their communities. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- City Organization Project Year Funding ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Canada's National Canada's National(2014-15) $617,960 Ballet School Ballet School / L'Ecole de ballet du Canada ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Canadian Opera Canadian Opera (2014-15) $1,403,524 Foundation Company ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto National Ballet National Ballet (2014-15) $970,057 of Canada of Canada Endowment Foundation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Ontario Arts Company Theatre (2014-15) $14,551 Foundation for Cultural Exchange and Education ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Ontario Arts Elmer Iseler (2014-15 $3,880 Foundation Singers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Ontario Arts Tafelmusik (2014-15) $89,299 Foundation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Ontario Arts Toronto (2014-15) $6,364 Foundation International Film Festival Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Royal Royal (2014-15) $310,908 Conservatory of Conservatory of Music Foundation Music ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL: $3,416,543 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada Arts Training Fund (CATF) The CATF is designed to contribute to the development of Canadian creators and future cultural leaders by supporting the training of artists with high potential through organizations that offer training of the highest calibre. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- City Organization Project Year Funding ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto b current Training in the (2015-16) Performing Arts arts Corporation $45,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Canada's Training in the Over two years National Ballet arts (2015-16) School (2016-17) $12,000,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Canadian Opera Training in the Over two years Company arts (2015-16) (2016-17) $600,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Centre for Training in the Over two years Indigenous arts (2015-16) Theatre (2016-17) $1,030,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Dancer Training in the (2015-16) Transition arts Resource Centre $600,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Harbourfront Training in the Over two years Corporation arts (2015-16) (2016-17) $140,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Kaha:Wi Dance Training in the (2015-16) Theatre arts $36,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Obsidian Training in the (2015-16) Theatre Company arts $60,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamilton National Training in the Over two years Academy arts (2015-16) Orchestra (2016-17) $1,050,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto National Youth Training in the Over two years Orchestra arts (2015-16) Association of (2016-17) Canada $1,600,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Soulpepper Training in the (2015-16) Theatre Company arts $110,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL: $17,271,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Museums Assistance Program (MAP) The MAP supports heritage institutions and workers in the preservation and presentation of heritage collections in Canada. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- City Organization Project Year Funding ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Art Gallery of AGO TMS Upgrade (2015-16) $15,000 Ontario and Digital Asset Integration ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Canadian Museum of Textile Museum (2015-16) $46,900 Carpets and of Canada: Textiles Headwear/Hat Storage Upgrade ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Canadian Museum of Collections (2015-16) $4,270 Inuit Art Management Information System Upgrade at MIA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto George R. Gardiner True Nordic: Over three- $165,500 Museum of Ceramic How years Art Scandinavian (2015-18) Design Made Canada Modern ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Hart House - A Story of Over three- $311,540 University of Canada years Toronto (2015-18) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Hart House - JMB/UTAC (2015-16) $39,000 University of Rationalization Toronto and Optimization of Flat and Small 3D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Ontario Association 205-16 (2015-16) $28,980 of Art Galleries Professional Development Program ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Royal Ontario Collection (2015-16) $49,900 Museum Management Database System (CMS) Project ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Toronto and Region Black Creek (2015-16) $36,000 Conservation Pioneer Village Authority Database Conversion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL: $697,090 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- GRAND TOTAL: $95,498,303 -----------------------------------
Contacts: Marisa Monnin Director of Communications Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages 819-997-7788 Media Relations Canadian Heritage 819-994-9101 1-866-569-6155 [email protected]
Source: Department of Canadian Heritage
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