Supporting Arts, Culture and Heritage
Government of Canada provides funding in support of arts, culture and heritage sector
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E-mailTORONTO, 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:
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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.
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City Organization Project Year Funding
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Toronto FACTOR New Musical Over five years Up to
Works Component (2015-16 through $31,340,920
2019-20)
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Toronto FACTOR Collective Over five years Up to
Initiatives (2015-16 through $11,162,085
Component 2019-20)
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Montreal Musicaction New Musical Over five years Up to
Works Component (2015-16 through $20,893,950
2019-20)
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Montreal Musicaction Collective Over five years Up to
Initiatives (2015-16 through $8,498,715
Component 2019-20)
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TOTAL: $71,895,670
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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.
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City Organization Project Year Funding
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Toronto International International Over two-years $130,000
Reading at Festival of (2015-16)
Harbourfront Authors (2016-17)
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Toronto Africa New Music Festival Bana (2015-16) $18,000
v'Afrique 2015
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Toronto Aluna Theatre panamerica Over two-years $70,000
ROUTES / (2015-16)
RUTAS (2016-17)
panamericanas
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Toronto Ashkenaz Ashkenaz Over two-years $80,000
Foundation Festival and (2015-16)
Series (2016-17)
Presentations
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Toronto CanAsian Dance 2015 CanAsian Over two-years $70,000
Festival International (2015-16)
Dance Festival / (2016-17)
2016 KickStart
Festival
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Toronto Centre francophone Saison Over two-years $20,000
de Toronto culturelle 2015- (2015-16)
16 et 2016-17 (2016-17)
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Toronto Corporation of the Indigenous Arts (2015-16) $40,000
City of Toronto Festival
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Toronto Dance Immersion 2015-16 (2015-16) $28,000
Ontario Presenting
Activities
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Toronto Dusk Dances Inc. Dusk Dances Over two-years $90,000
(2015-16)
(2016-17)
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Toronto Harbourfront Annual Festival Over two-years $600,000
Corporation (1990) and Performing (2015-16)
Arts (2016-17)
Presentation and
Performing
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Toronto Hot Docs Hot Docs (2015-16) $10,000
Canadian
International
Documentary
Festival
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Toronto Hummingbird Centre Centre Dance! (2015-16) $25,000
for the Performing
Arts
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Toronto Inside Out Lesbian Toronto LGBT Over two-years $45,000
& Gay Film Film Festival (2015-16)
Festival (2016-17)
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Toronto Lula Music and Lula 2015 (2015-16) $18,000
Arts Centre (supplement for
PanAm
activities)
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Toronto Macbeck Studios Dance Works Over two-years $146,000
Inc. 2015/16 and (2015-16)
2016/17 (2016-17)
Mainstage Series
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Toronto Native Earth Weesageechak (2015-16) $30,000
Performing Arts Begins to Dance
Incorporated 28
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Toronto New Music Concerts New Music (2015-16) $15,000
Concerts 2015-16
Presentation
Activities
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Toronto Nia Centre for the South-North (2015-16) $15,000
Arts Incorporated Griots Summit
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Toronto Salon du livre de Festival des (2015-16) $7,000
Toronto auteurs
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Toronto Small World Music Small World Over two-years $180,000
Society 2015-16 and (2015-16)
2016-17 Season (2016-17)
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Toronto Soulpepper Theatre Soulpepper (2015-16) $30,000
Company Presents... /
Soulpepper
Cabaret Series /
Soulpepper
Family
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Toronto Soundstreams Soundstreams Over two-years $240,000
Canada Concerts (2015-16)
(2016-17)
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Toronto Storytellers 2016 (2015-16) $12,000
School of Toronto Storytelling
Festival
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Toronto Tangled Art + Tangled Arts (2015-16) $8,500
Disability Festival 2015 -
Strange Beauty
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Toronto Tiger Princess Dance: Made in Over two-years $23,000
Dance Projects Canada / Fait au (2015-16)
Canada (2016-17)
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Toronto Toronto Blues Blues for All Over two-years $40,000
Society (2015-16)
(2016-17)
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Toronto Toronto Downtown TD Toronto Jazz (2015-16) $80,000
Jazz Society Festival
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Toronto Toronto Reel Asian Toronto Reel Over two-years $50,000
International Film Asian (2015-16)
Festival International (2016-17)
Film Festival
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Toronto Toronto Summer Toronto Summer Over two-years $40,000
Music Foundation Music Festival (2015-16)
(2016-17)
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Toronto Wavelength Music Wavelength Music (2015-16) $7,500
Arts Projects Series and
Festivals 2015-
16
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Toronto Why Not Theatre Why Not Theatre (2015-16) $50,000
2015-16
Presentation
Series
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TOTAL: $2,218,000
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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.
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City Organization Project Year Funding
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Toronto Canada's National Canada's National(2014-15) $617,960
Ballet School Ballet School /
L'Ecole de ballet
du Canada
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Toronto Canadian Opera Canadian Opera (2014-15) $1,403,524
Foundation Company
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Toronto National Ballet National Ballet (2014-15) $970,057
of Canada of Canada
Endowment
Foundation
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Toronto Ontario Arts Company Theatre (2014-15) $14,551
Foundation for Cultural
Exchange and
Education
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Toronto Ontario Arts Elmer Iseler (2014-15 $3,880
Foundation Singers
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Toronto Ontario Arts Tafelmusik (2014-15) $89,299
Foundation
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Toronto Ontario Arts Toronto (2014-15) $6,364
Foundation International
Film Festival
Inc.
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Toronto Royal Royal (2014-15) $310,908
Conservatory of Conservatory of
Music Foundation Music
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TOTAL: $3,416,543
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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.
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City Organization Project Year Funding
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Toronto b current Training in the (2015-16)
Performing Arts arts
Corporation $45,000
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Toronto Canada's Training in the Over two years
National Ballet arts (2015-16)
School (2016-17) $12,000,000
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Toronto Canadian Opera Training in the Over two years
Company arts (2015-16)
(2016-17) $600,000
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Toronto Centre for Training in the Over two years
Indigenous arts (2015-16)
Theatre (2016-17) $1,030,000
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Toronto Dancer Training in the (2015-16)
Transition arts
Resource Centre $600,000
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Toronto Harbourfront Training in the Over two years
Corporation arts (2015-16)
(2016-17) $140,000
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Toronto Kaha:Wi Dance Training in the (2015-16)
Theatre arts $36,000
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Toronto Obsidian Training in the (2015-16)
Theatre Company arts $60,000
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Hamilton National Training in the Over two years
Academy arts (2015-16)
Orchestra (2016-17) $1,050,000
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Toronto National Youth Training in the Over two years
Orchestra arts (2015-16)
Association of (2016-17)
Canada $1,600,000
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Toronto Soulpepper Training in the (2015-16)
Theatre Company arts $110,000
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TOTAL: $17,271,000
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Museums Assistance Program (MAP)
The MAP supports heritage institutions and workers in the preservation and
presentation of heritage collections in Canada.
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City Organization Project Year Funding
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Toronto Art Gallery of AGO TMS Upgrade (2015-16) $15,000
Ontario and Digital
Asset
Integration
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Toronto Canadian Museum of Textile Museum (2015-16) $46,900
Carpets and of Canada:
Textiles Headwear/Hat
Storage Upgrade
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Toronto Canadian Museum of Collections (2015-16) $4,270
Inuit Art Management
Information
System Upgrade
at MIA
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Toronto George R. Gardiner True Nordic: Over three- $165,500
Museum of Ceramic How years
Art Scandinavian (2015-18)
Design Made
Canada Modern
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Toronto Hart House - A Story of Over three- $311,540
University of Canada years
Toronto (2015-18)
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Toronto Hart House - JMB/UTAC (2015-16) $39,000
University of Rationalization
Toronto and
Optimization of
Flat and Small
3D
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Toronto Ontario Association 205-16 (2015-16) $28,980
of Art Galleries Professional
Development
Program
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Toronto Royal Ontario Collection (2015-16) $49,900
Museum Management
Database System
(CMS) Project
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Toronto Toronto and Region Black Creek (2015-16) $36,000
Conservation Pioneer Village
Authority Database
Conversion
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TOTAL: $697,090
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GRAND TOTAL: $95,498,303
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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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