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The Canadian Arts Coalition Makes Recommendations to the Standing Committee on Finance
The Canadian Arts Coalition offers three recommendations for the development of the 2018 federal budget: the implementation of the Artist’s Resale Right, a review of the Copyright Act, and investments in arts programs at the Department of Canadian Heritage. The submission addresses the two themes – productivity and competitiveness – referenced in the submission solicitation. […]
The Arts Sector and the Renegotiation of NAFTA
Since June, the Canadian Arts Coalition is representing the arts sector on the Ad hoc Cultural Sector Advisory Committee on International Trade, a joint initiative of Global Affairs Canada and Canadian Heritage. This committee was created to inform Government of Canada’s positions on cultural matters in current and future international trade negotiations. This includes, of […]
Understanding Canada’s Cultural Spaces Fund – Webinar Content Now Available
In our previous post, the Canadian Arts Coalition thanked the government for their recent investment in Budget 2017 – $300 million over 10 years to the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (CCSF). On May 24th and 25th, Canadian Arts Coalition, in partnership with the Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA) and Global Public Affairs, hosted a webinar […]
The Canadian Arts Coalition Thanks the Government for Investment in Infrastructure
The Canadian Arts Coalition (CAC) is pleased to see an investment of $300 million over 10 years for the Cultural Spaces Fund. This is part of a larger $1.6 billion investment for cultural and recreational infrastructure in the 2017 federal budget which bear the potential to yield significant societal benefits, in addition to economic impact. […]