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.

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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
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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Government of Canada Centennial projects administeredBy federal Centennial Commission