MARKHAM, ON, April 11, 2012 /CNW/ - Arts and culture organizations in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) will continue to create jobs and growth, boost tourism, and attract visitors from around the world, thanks to investments from the Government of Canada. The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, alongside representatives from the cultural community, announced today support for 111 arts, culture, heritage, and official-language projects across the GTA.
"Our Government received a strong mandate from Canadians to invest in projects that are important to Canada's cultural identity and integral to its heritage," said Minister Moore. "By supporting arts and cultural projects in the Greater Toronto Area, our Government is delivering on its commitment to strengthen our economy and provide better access to the arts."
Supporting Canadian culture means supporting Canada's economy, as arts and culture represents $46 billion in the Canadian economy and over 630,000 jobs. Arts, culture and official language organizations contribute to the cultural vitality of communities and enrich the quality of life of all Canadians. The funding announced today supports a wide range of organizations across the GTA, including Le Théâtre français de Toronto, the Toronto Dance Foundation, the Markham Jazz Festival, Soundstreams Canada, and the Canadian Opera Company.
"As Soundstreams enters its 30th season, we are keenly aware that the ongoing support of the Government of Canada—who was with us from the beginning—has contributed significantly to our growth and success," said Chris Lorway, Executive Director of Soundstreams Canada.
The Government of Canada has provided total funding of $20,209,843 through 10 programs of the Department of Canadian Heritage: the Canada Arts Presentation Fund, the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program, the Museums Assistance Program, the Canada Arts Training Fund, the Canada Music Fund, the Canada Interactive Fund, the Canada Book Fund, the Canadian Studies Program, and the Enhancement of Official Languages Program. For more information about the projects, see the attached backgrounder.
BACKGROUNDER
| Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program provides Canadians with more opportunities to take part in activities that present local arts and culture and celebrate local history and heritage. |
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| City | Organization and Project | Amount (Fiscal Year) |
| Toronto | Arts For Children and Youth - BIG BAM BOOM: AFCY Youth Arts Festival | $4,500 (2012-2013) |
| Burlington | Burlington's Sound of Music Festival Inc. - Burlington's Sound of Music Festival | $78,400 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture (Central Ontario) Inc. - Asian Heritage Month Festival | $12,500 (2012-2013) |
| Mississauga | Carassauga Festival Inc. - Carassauga Multi Cultural Festival | $41,200 (2012-2013) |
| Oakville | Carousel of Nations Multicultural Association - Carousel of Nations Multicultural Festival | $4,100 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Dance T.O. - International Dance Day - Toronto Festival 2012 | $9,000 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | East Danforth Creative Collective - Art of the Danforth | $4,800 (2012-2013) |
| Rexdale | Expect Theatre Inc. - urbanNOISE Festival | $17,000 (2012-2013) |
| Markham | Federation of Chinese Canadians in Markham - Taste of Asia Festival 2012 | $19,700 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Friends of Humewood House - Humewood House Centennial Celebration | $5,700 (2011-2012) $3,030 (2012-2013) |
| Markham | Markham Jazz Festival - Markham Jazz Festival | $10,100 (2012-2013) |
| Markham | Markham Village Festival Corporation - The 34th Annual Markham Village Music Festival | $10,100 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Muhtadi International Drumming - 2012 Muhtadi International Drumming Festival | $9,500 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | St. Christopher House - Celebrating 100 Years | $5,050 (2011-2012) $12,380 (2012-2013) |
| Mississauga | Streetsville Founders' Bread and Honey Festival Incorporated (The) - Streetsville Founders' Bread and Honey Festival | $20,800 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival (The) - Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival | $10,900 (2012-2013) |
| TOTAL: $278,760 | ||
| Canada Arts Presentation Fund The Canada Arts Presentation Fund gives Canadians increased access to the variety and richness of Canada's culture through professional arts festivals, presentations of live professional performances, and other artistic experiences. |
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| City | Organization and Project | Amount (Fiscal Year) |
| Toronto | Ashkenaz Foundation - Ashkenaz Foundation/Ashkenaz Festival | $60,000 (2012-2013) $20,000 (2013-2014) |
| Toronto | b Current Performing Arts Corp. - rock.paper.sistahz Festival | $15,000 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | CCMC Music Gallery - Concert Season and Festival 2012/2014 | $52,000 (2012-2013) $52,000 (2013-2014) |
| Oshawa | Conseil des organismes francophones de la région de Durham (COFRD) - Saison culturelle 2012-2013/2013-2014 | $15,000 (2012-2013) $15,000 (2013-2014) |
| Markham | Corporation of the Town of Markham - Programming support | $50,000 (2012-2013) $50,000 (2013-2014) |
| Oakville | Corporation of the Town of Oakville - The Big Ticket Series featuring the Family Series, Drama & Dance, Learning with the Arts | $65,000 (2012-2013) $65,000 (2013-2014) |
| Toronto | Dance Matters Dance Productions - Dance Matters | $9,000 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Diaspora Dialogues Charitable Society -2012-2013 Multidisciplinary Performance Series | $20,000 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Dusk Dances Inc. - Dusk Dances | $28,000 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Moonhorse Dance Theatre - Older and Reckless | $14,000 (2012-2013) $18,000 (2013-2014) |
| Toronto | Music Toronto - 2012-2013-2014 Concert Seasons | $80,000 (2012-2013) $80,000 (2013-2014) |
| Toronto | New Adventures in Sound Art - 2012-2014 New Adventures in Sound Art Presentation Programming | $30,000 (2012-2013) $30,000 (2013-2014) |
| Toronto | New Music Concerts - New Music Concerts 2012-2013 Presentation Activities | $18,000 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Northern Visions Independent Film and Video Association - Images Festival 2012 and Images Festival 2013 | $65,000 (2012-2013) $65,000 (2013-2014) |
| Toronto | Soundstreams Canada Concerts - Soundstreams | $120,000 (2012-2013) $120,000 (2013-2014) |
| Toronto | Théâtre français de Toronto - 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 seasons | $80,000 (2012-2013) $80,000 (2013-2014) |
| TOTAL: $1,316,000 | ||
| Canada Cultural Spaces Fund The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund program seeks to improve physical conditions for artistic creativity and arts presentation or exhibition. It is also designed to increase access for Canadians to performing, visual, and media arts, and to museum collections and heritage displays. |
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| City | Organization and Project | Amount (Fiscal Year) |
| Toronto | B.A.A.N.N. Theatre Centre - Carnegie Library Renovation | $1,200,000(2012-2013) $600,000 (2013-2014) |
| Toronto | Theatre Museum Corporation - Feasibility Study for Theatre Museum Canada at 355 King Street West | $28,500 (2011-2012) . |
| Toronto | Toronto Dance Foundation - Capital Improvements to 80 Winchester Street: Phase 1 | $248,000 (2012-2013) |
| TOTAL: $2,076,500 | ||
| Canada Arts Training Fund The Canada Arts Training Fund contributes to the development of Canadian creators and future cultural leaders of the Canadian arts sector by supporting the training of artists with high potential through institutions that offer training of the highest calibre. |
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| City | Organization and Project | Amount (Fiscal Year) |
| Toronto | Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio - Professional arts training | $300,000 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Collective of Black Artists (COBA) - Professional arts training | $55,000 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Kaha:Wi Dance Theatre - Professional arts training | $40,000 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Native Earth Performing Arts - Professional arts training | $50,000 (2012-2013) |
| Thornhill | Nrtyakala: Indian Classical Dance - Professional arts training | $140,000 (2012-2013) $140,000 (2013-2014) |
| TOTAL: $725,000 | ||
| Canada Interactive Fund The Canada Interactive Fund supports the creation of online, interactive Canadian cultural content and applications that are developed by official-language minority, Aboriginal, ethnocultural, and other not-for-profit cultural organizations. |
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| City | Organization and Project | Amount (Fiscal Year) |
| Toronto | Centre for Aboriginal Media - imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Online and Mobile Interactive Initiative | $46,200 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Ontario Museum Association - The Insider's Look at Ontario Museums (ILOM) and the Mobile Insiders Look at Ontario Museums (MiLOM) | $55,100 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Soundstreams Canada Concerts - The Soundstreams SoundMakers Project | $253,635 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Théâtre français de Toronto - Creation of an interactive platform for artists and productions by Théâtre français de Toronto | $58,000 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Toronto International Film Festival Inc. - Body Mind Change: The Worlds of David Cronenberg | $43,573 (2011-2012) $362,636 (2012-2013) |
| TOTAL: $819,144 | ||
| Canada Book Fund - Support for Organizations and Support for Publishers streams The principal objective of the Canada Book Fund is to ensure access to a diverse range of Canadian-authored books in Canada and abroad. The Fund seeks to achieve this objective by fostering a strong Canadian book industry that publishes and markets Canadian-authored books. |
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| City | Organization and Project | Amount (Fiscal Year) |
| Toronto | 1097488 Ontario Ltd. o/a Master Point Press - Publishing support | $85,950 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Annick Press Ltd. - Publishing support | $282,308 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Association of Canadian Publishers - PD Seminars & Subsidy Program | $132,888 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Association of Canadian Publishers - Strategic Planning | $50,000 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Between the Lines Incorporated - Publishing support | $39,018 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Book and Periodical Council - Internship | $7,125 (2011-2012) $2,625 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Canadian Children's Book Centre - Canadian Children's Book News (two editions) 20000+ | $50,000 (2011-2012) $50,000 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Canadian Scholars' Press Inc. - Publishing support | $110,104 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | CCNM Press Inc. - Publishing support | $21,676 (2011-2012) |
| Burlington | C.G. Publishing Inc. - Publishing support | $65,704 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Chestnut Publishing Group Limited Partnership - Publishing support | $45,516 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Coach House Books Inc. - Publishing support | $49,783 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Coach House Books Inc. - Publishing internship | $8,880 (2011-2012) $3,600 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Curriculum Plus-Bailey Press Ltd. - Publishing support | $32,931 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Diaspora Dialogues - Diaspora Dialogues Literary Festival | $15,000 (2011-2012) $30,000 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Dundurn Press Limited - Publishing support | $214,471 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | ECW Press Ltd. - Publishing support | $224,000 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Emond Montgomery Publications Limited - Publishing support | $347,036 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Emond Montgomery Publications Limited - Business planning | $50,000 (2011-2012) |
| Markham | Fifth House Ltd. - Publishing support | $64,849 (2011-2012) |
| Richmond Hill | Firefly Books Ltd. - Publishing support | $449,035 (2011-2012) |
| Markham | Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited - Publishing support | $179,889 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Groundwood Books Limited - Publishing support | $225,294 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | House of Anansi Press Inc. - Publishing support | $192,777 (2011-2012) |
| Oakville | Howard Aster and Assoc. Corp. Ltd. o/a Mosaic Press - Publishing support | $22,531 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning - Book Summit 2012 | $15,000 (2011-2012) $20,000 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | International Readings at Harbourfront - 2011 International Visitors Programme at the International Festival of Authors | $20,000 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Irwin Law Inc. - Publishing support | $119,162 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | James Lorimer & Company Limited - Publishing support | $123,809 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Kids Can Press Ltd. - Publishing support | $524,076 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | League of Canadian Poets - Marketing and Promotion of Canadian Poetry 2011-2012 | $28,250 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Lingo Learning Inc. - Publishing support | $159,333 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | LitDistCo - LitDistCo Technology Project | $39,100 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Literary Press Group of Canada - Sales and Marketing Project | $221,663 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | McArthur & Company Publishing Limited - Publishing support | $100,610 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario - Open Book | $70,000 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Owlkids Books Inc. - Publishing support | $117,077 (2011-2012) |
| Markham | Pembroke Publishers Limited - Publishing support | $130,017 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Playwrights Canada Press Ltd. - Publishing support | $47,906 (2011-2012) |
| Markham | Red Deer Press Inc. - Publishing support | $86,396 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Robert Rose Inc. - Publishing support | $422,987 (2011-2012) |
| Oakville | Rubicon Publishing Inc. - Publishing support | $255,401 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Salon du Livre de Toronto | $20,000 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Second Story Feminist Press Inc. - Publishing support | $106,360 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Southern Ontario Library Services - First Nations Communities Read 2012 | $24,707 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | The Toronto South Asian Review - Publishing support | $8,476 (2011-2012) |
| Markham | Thomas Allen & Son Limited - Publishing support | $82,498 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Thompson Educational Publishing Inc. - Publishing support | $177,558 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Thompson Educational Publishing Inc. - Technology internship | $12,733 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | University of Toronto Press - Publishing support | $459,102 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Word on the Street Canada Inc. (The) - The Word on the Street Canada Inc. | $100,000 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Writers' Trust of Canada - Writers' Trust Awards | $20,000 (2011-2012) $20,000 (2012-2013) |
| Toronto | Writers' Union of Canada (The)- PD Project ("How to Be Your Own Publicist", "OnWords" Conference panels, Write magazine articles) | $46,757 (2011-2012) $55,917 (2012-2013) |
| TOTAL: $6,687,885 | ||
| Canada Music Fund The Canada Music Fund provides support for established Canadian music entrepreneurs to build a strong, sustainable industry. It enables these entrepreneurs to offer a wide range of choices that enrich the Canadian musical experience in the long term, to become increasingly competitive nationally and internationally and to play a leading role in the global digital economy. |
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| City | Organization | Amount (Fiscal Year 2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Arts & Crafts Productions Inc | $650,000 |
| Toronto | Canadian Independent Music Association | $445,000 |
| Toronto | Canadian Music Centre | $34,000 |
| Toronto | Dine Alone Music Inc. | $413,240 |
| Toronto | Distort Inc. | $281,340 |
| Toronto | Last Gang Records Inc | $408,265 |
| Toronto | Maplecore Ltd. | $618,859 |
| Toronto | 2204253 Ontario Inc. (Casablanca) | $40,000 |
| TOTAL: $2,890,704 | ||
| Canadian Studies Program The Canadian Studies Program encourages Canadians to learn about Canada's history, civic life, and public policy. The Program supports the development and/or enhancement of learning materials, the organization of learning and developmental experiences, and the establishment and maintenance of networks that give Canadians opportunities to enhance their understanding of Canada, thus building an informed and engaged citizenry. |
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| City | Organization and Project | Amount (Fiscal Year) |
| Toronto | Historica Dominion Institute - Canadian Encyclopedia / Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. | $1,250,000 (2011-2012) $1,250,000 (2012-2013) $1,250,000 (2013-2014) |
| TOTAL: $3,750,000 | ||
| Museums Assistance Program The Museums Assistance Program provides funding to Canadian museums and related institutions for projects that foster excellence in museum activities and that facilitate access to the treasures of our collective heritage. |
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| City | Organization and Project | Amount (Fiscal Year) |
| Toronto | Centennial Centre of Science and Technology - Imaginate | $170,600 (2011-2012) $70,800 (2012-2013) |
| TOTAL: $241,400 | ||
| Enhancement of Official Languages Program The Enhancement of Official Languages Program is designed to foster among Canadians a greater understanding and appreciation of the benefits of linguistic duality. |
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| City | Organization and Project | Amount (Fiscal Year) |
| Mississauga | Canadian Parents for French - Ontario Gotta Love That French: I am Bilingual Tour |
$30,000 (2011-2012) |
| Mississauga | Canadian Parents for French - Ontario Core operational funding |
$294,450 (2011-2012) |
| Toronto | Français pour l'avenir/French for the Future Inc. Project French For The Future |
$550,000 (2011-2012) $550,000 (2012-2013) |
| TOTAL: $1,424,450 | ||
(media only), please contact:
Sébastien Gariépy
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
819-997-7788
Jillian Lum
Manager, Communications Ontario Region
Canadian Heritage
416-973-2050
[email protected]
Media Relations
Canadian Heritage
819-994-9101
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(This news release is available on the Internet at www.canadianheritage.gc.ca under Newsroom.)
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