federal Centennial Commission
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The federal Centennial Commission was a Canadian government body established to plan, fund, and coordinate nationwide celebrations and legacy projects marking the 100th anniversary of Confederation in 1967.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian federal government commission ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
community organizations across Canada
ⓘ
municipal governments in Canada ⓘ provincial governments of Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 1960s ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural policy
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heritage and commemoration ⓘ public celebrations ⓘ public funding of cultural projects ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expansion of cultural infrastructure in Canada during the 1960s
ⓘ
increased public engagement with the 1967 centennial celebrations ⓘ |
| hasScope | nationwide ⓘ |
| hasTask |
coordinating centennial activities among provinces, territories, and municipalities
ⓘ
funding centennial projects ⓘ planning centennial celebrations for 1967 ⓘ promoting national unity through centennial events ⓘ supporting the creation of lasting centennial legacy projects ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| legalForm | temporary federal commission ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ottawa ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Centennial of Canadian Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in organizing Canada’s 1967 centennial celebrations
ⓘ
supporting centennial legacy projects across Canada ⓘ |
| operatedInYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to coordinate centennial celebrations and legacy projects
ⓘ
to fund centennial projects across Canada ⓘ to plan nationwide celebrations of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation in 1967 ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | completion of its centennial mandate ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Canadian Centennial of Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor |
legacy infrastructure projects for the 1967 centennial
ⓘ
local centennial projects ⓘ national centennial celebrations ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | period leading up to and including 1967 ⓘ |
| use |
coordination of national centennial programming
ⓘ
distribution of federal centennial grants ⓘ |
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