Canada Council for the Arts

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The Canada Council for the Arts is a national, arm’s-length public arts funding agency that supports and promotes the arts across Canada through grants, prizes, and programs for artists and arts organizations.

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instanceOf arts council
crown corporation
public arts funding agency
boardAppointedBy Governor in Council of Canada
chairperson Jesse Wente
coreActivity awarding prizes and fellowships
grant funding for artists
grant funding for arts organizations
supporting international arts exchanges
supporting research and innovation in the arts
country Canada
director Simon Brault
directorTitle Director and CEO
fieldOfWork Indigenous arts
contemporary arts
inter-arts
literature
media arts
performing arts
visual arts
foundedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
fundingSource federal government appropriations
governanceStructure arm’s-length from government
hasAbbreviation CCA
Canada Council for the Arts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canada Council
hasBoard Canada Council for the Arts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canada Council for the Arts Board of Directors
headquartersLocation Ottawa
surface form: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
inception 1957
industry arts funding
cultural policy
jurisdiction federal
legalBasis Act of the Parliament of Canada
surface form: Canada Council for the Arts Act
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Ontario
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mission to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts
nativeLabel Canada Council for the Arts self-link
Canada Council for the Arts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Conseil des arts du Canada
officialLanguage English
French
operatesIn Canada
parentOrganization Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
program Canada Council Medal
surface form: Canada Council for the Arts Prizes

Killam Research Fellowship
surface form: Killam Research Fellowships (historical)

Public Lending Right payments to authors
regionServed all provinces and territories of Canada
scope national
subOrganization Canada Council for the Arts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Art Bank of the Canada Council for the Arts

UNESCO National Commissions
surface form: Canadian Commission for UNESCO

Public Lending Right Program
website https://canadacouncil.ca

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Killam Prize administeredBy Canada Council for the Arts
Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction administeredBy Canada Council for the Arts
Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction organizer Canada Council for the Arts
Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction establishedBy Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Council for the Arts subOrganization Canada Council for the Arts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Art Bank of the Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Council for the Arts hasBoard Canada Council for the Arts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Canada Council for the Arts Board of Directors
Canada Council for the Arts hasAbbreviation Canada Council for the Arts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Canada Council
Canada Council for the Arts nativeLabel Canada Council for the Arts self-link
Canada Council for the Arts nativeLabel Canada Council for the Arts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Conseil des arts du Canada
Dorothy J. Killam hasBeneficiary Canada Council for the Arts
Canadian Heritage Portfolio includesAgency Canada Council for the Arts
Canadian cinema hasInstitution Canada Council for the Arts
Governor General's Performing Arts Award sponsor Canada Council for the Arts
Minister of Canadian Heritage oversees Canada Council for the Arts
this entity surface form: Canada Council for the Arts (policy oversight)
Killam Research Fellowship sponsor Canada Council for the Arts