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