Summer Arts Advocacy Guide
This summer, artists and allies who care about culture in Canada need to spend time with both Member…
Canadian Arts Coalition: What comes after Budget 2024 and Leading into Next Year’s Election?
Monday, June 10th 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST Please join us for a one-hour webinar, discussion and Q&a…
Pre-Budget 2024 Recommendations from the Canadian Arts Coalition
The Canadian Arts Coalition is pleased to release its Pre-budget 2024 recommendations. We would like…
Federal Government Releases 2022 Budget
Last week the federal government unveiled their 2022 Budget, entitled A Plan to Grow Our Economy and…
Cultural Insights on Canada’s 2021 Federal Election Results from Global Public Affairs
Global Public Affairs recently presented via Business / Arts an analysis about the new Canadian Parl…
Election 2021: Federal Parties Release Arts & Culture Platforms
The following is a summary of commitments from the leading federal political parties relev…
CAC Recommendations
CAC Recommendations for Pre-Budget Consultations In Advance of Upcoming Federal Budget Recommendatio…
Canada Council looking for Vice-Chair and 3 Board positions, links to details
The Canada Council for the Arts has just launched a process looking to fill a Vice-Chair position an…
Canadian Arts Coalition response to Federal Budget 2021, with Highlights for the Arts
It was heartening to see in Budget 2021, released yesterday, the Government responding to the needs …
Hardest Hit Coalition Urges Federal Government Support for Arts & Culture in Upcoming April Budget
Canada’s #HardestHit businesses are primarily Canadian-owned small or medium sized businesses provid…
Update on Federal Funding: Arts and Live Events Workers in Response to COVID-19
From: Canadian Heritage On March 2, 2021, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadia…
Canada Council launches Digital Now: Grants for digital artistic content
The CAC is glad that this program has been created, as 87% of Coalition Survey respondents cited the…
Rollout of Funding Announced in the 2020 Fall Economic Statement Supporting Arts and Live Events Workers in Response to COVID-19
The CAC would like to thank The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage for this…
Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses Welcomes Launch of Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program
January 26, 2021 (OTTAWA) – The Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses has released the fol…
The Canadian Arts Coalition Pleased to see its Recommendations reflected in the Throne Speech
September 24, 2020 – The Canadian Arts Coalition (CAC) is pleased to see, in the Speech from the Thr…
Register for a panel discussion on the State of the Arts this Friday September 25
Kicking off Culture Days 2020, the panel features leaders in the arts sector, including National Bal…
CAC submits recommendations to the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2021 Budget
On Friday, August 7 the CAC submitted their submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in advance o…
Emergency Relief Fund announcement details – Parliamentary Secretary Dabrusin
The Canadian Arts Coalition would like to extend their thanks and appreciation to Parliamentary Secr…
Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy Program extended
The Canadian Arts Coalition congratulates the Federal Government for their extension of the Canadian…
Canadian Arts Coalition Survey points to Slow Recovery
Emphasizing the precarious state of artists and arts organizations in Canada, 85% of those recently …
CAC advocates to extend the CERB program for arts workers
On learning that the government was introducing a bill to introduce changes to the Canadian Emergenc…
Updates from the Steering Committee
Canadian Arts Coalition – Renewal The Coalition Steering Committee has been renewed and strengthene…
Details of the $500 million Covid 19 Emergency Support
When the Minister of Heritage of Canadian Heritage announced a $500 million emergency aid for the se…
Our letter to Minister Guilbeault
We have seen great responsiveness to the concerns of the arts and culture sector at the federal leve…
Canada Announces Emergency Support for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations
Canadian cultural, heritage and sport organizations are facing significant financial losses due to C…
Thank you Kate Cornell!
The Canadian Arts Coalition extends its deepest gratitude to Kate Cornell for eight years of incredi…
Pre-budget submission
The Canadian Arts Coalition participated in the 2020 pre-budget consultations by providing a written…
Senate Report Puts Cultural Diplomacy at the Front Stage
The Canadian Arts Coalition welcomes the conclusion of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affa…
Canadian Arts Coalition’s Federal Election Platform 2019
Arts and culture are integral to the well-being and daily life of all Canadians. The Government of C…
Budget 2019 Will Deliver More Arts Events in Canadian Communities
The Canadian Arts Coalition (CAC) is pleased to see the government commit to a $16 million increase …
Open Letter: Performing Arts Presenters Need Better Support
The letter was published in La Presse Plus, on January 17, 2019. Ah, winter! For many Canadians, the…