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Blue Ribbon Panel on Grants and Contributions

UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions

Federal Procurement Policy

FISCAL MATTERS

BILL C-2: The Federal Accountability Act

Federal Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for culture and heritage

Foreign Ownership of Cultural Industries

Canada/EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

Canadian Periodical Fund

Parliament's Prorogation

Canada Media Fund

Arts and Culture in the Recession

Musical Diversity Funding

Bill C-10:

Regulations Dealing with Offensive Content in Publicly Funded Film and Television Productions

• CCA Bulletin 21/08 - Bill C-10 – Could the Liberal Senator’s Amendments trigger an election? (June 23, 2008)
• CCA Bulletin 12/08 - Bill C-10: The CCA warns the Senate Banking Committee about the serious dangers to freedom of expression  (April 10, 2008)
• CCA Bulletin 9/08 - Is the C-10 Controversy Necessary? (March 11, 2008)
• Letter to Minister Josée Verner   (February 29, 2008)
• Press Release   (February 29, 2008)

CRTC:

Review of Television Policy Framework

• CCA Bulletin 12/10 - CCA to CRTC: Put Communities Back in Community Television (May 4, 2010)

• Presentation to CRTC 2009-661 (May 4, 2010)

Broadcasting Regulatory Policy

• CCA Bulletin 10/10 - Is the CRTC "dreaming in Technicolor"? (March 26, 2010)

Fee for Carriage

• CCA Bulletin 27/09 - CCA urges CRTC to regulate cable and satellite rates (November 3, 2009)

New Media Hearing

• CCA Bulletin 5/09 - CCA Urges the CRTC to Create a Fund for New Media Productions (February 19, 2009)

CRTC Report on the Canadian Television Fund

• Letter to Minister Josée Verner (July 23, 2008)

Review of the Regulatory Frameworks for Broadcasting Distribution Undertakings and Discretionary Programming Services

• Press Release   (April 8, 2008)
• CCA Intervention at BDU Hearings at the CRTC   (April 8, 2008)

Public Broadcasting

• CRTC, Diversity of Voices Proceeding, Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2007-5
• The Role of the CBC/SRC as a Public Broadcaster in the 21st Century (February 23, 2007)

CTVGlobeMedia's Buyout of CHUM Ltd.

• Response from Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage (June 12, 2007)
• Letter to Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage (March 15, 2007)
• Response from Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage (April 23, 2007)
• Letter to Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage (March 5, 2007)

Canadian Television Fund

• CCA Bulletin 26/08 - Canadian Television Fund: the CCA opposes the CRTCs main recommendations (July 31, 2008)
• Comments on the CRTC Task Force Report on the Canadian Television Fund (June 29, 2007)
• CCA Bulletin 14/07 - Update on the Canadian Television Fund (CTF) (April 2, 2007)

• Response from Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage (April 23, 2007)

• Letter to Michel Arpin, Vice-Chairperson, Broadcasting at the CRTC (February 27, 2007) (Available in French only)

• Letter to Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage (February 26, 2007)

• Irregular Regulation & Canadian Television Program Funding (February 23, 2007)
• CCA Bulletin 07/07 - From the desk of Alain Pineau: Why should you care about the Canadian Television Fund Crisis? (February 21,2007)
• CCA Bulletin 03/07 - Dispute Erupts over the Canadian Television Fund (CTF) (January 30, 2007)

Review of Certain Aspects of the Regulatory Framework for over-the-air Television

(CRTC 2006-5)

• Letter to CRTC Vice-Chairman, Michel Aprin (December 18, 2006)
• CCA Presentation to the CRTC (December 1, 2006)
• CCA Brief to the CRTC (September 27, 2006)
• Executive Summary of the CCA Brief to the CRTC (September 27, 2006)

Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-72

• The Future Environment of Canada’s Broadcasting System: Empty Pipes? (September 1, 2006)

Policy Direction to the CRTC Regarding Telecommunications, Proposed by the Minister of Industry Canada

• Letter to the Acting Director General of Industry Canada's Telecommunications Policy Branch opposing the proposed policy direction (August 15, 2006)

CRTC Applications to Distribute Satellite Radio

• CCA request for a public hearing on satellite radio applications
• CCA Brief to the CRTC (re: Bell)
• CCA Brief to the CRTC (re: Rogers)
• CCA Bulletin 32/06 - Satellite radio rides again - CCA files CRTC intervention against Bell Video Group (August 10, 2006)
• CCA Bulletin 27/06 - Canadian music threatened once again by last year's CRTC Satellite Radio decision! (June 13, 2006)

CRTC Commerical Radio Review

• CCA Bulletin 25/06 - Will the CRTC increase Canadian content rules for commercial radio? (May 24, 2006)
• CCA Presentation to the CRTC
• CCA Brief to the CRTC
• CCA Bulletin 15/06 - The CCA Defends Canadian Content Regulations and Supports Canadian music Talent Development in its Brief to the CRTC (March 23, 2006)

Canada Council for the Arts

• CCA Bulletin 27/07 - CCA Participates in Canada Council Strategic Planning Process (July 26, 2007)
• Submission by the CCA to the Canada Council for the Arts strategic plan consultation (July 5, 2007)

Cultural Infrastructure

• CCA Bulletin 14/09 - Focus on Arts Funding: a report from the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and another one on cultural infrastructure (April 29, 2009)
• Lettter to the Honorable John Baird, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (April 29, 2009)

Status of the Artist

• The Status of Status by Neil Craig Associates (April 12, 2007)
• CCA Bulletin 17/07 - Ontario Inches Towards Status of the Artist Policies as the CCA publishes a national “Status of Status” review (April 12, 2007)
• Response from Caroline Di Cocco, Ontario's Minister of Culture (March 30, 2007)
• Letter to Caroline Di Cocco, Ontario's Minister of Culture (March 12, 2007)
• Response from Glen Hagel, Saskatchewan's Minister of Culture, Youth and Recreation (December 21, 2006)
• Letter to Glen Hagel, Saskatchewan's Minister of Culture, Youth and Recreation (November 23, 2006)

Copyright

• CCA Bulletin 8/10 - Copyright: Opposition Parties First on the Ice! (March 18, 2010)
• CCA Bulletin 25/08 - Copyright Reform: from balancing competing interest to establishing a market-place approach to rights? (July 22, 2008)
• CCA Bulletin 20/08 - Bill C-61 - The Devil is in the Details: Revisions to the Copyright Act Finally Unveiled (June 20, 2008)
• Copyright Reform Strategy (October 20, 2006)

Federal Budgets

2010 Federal Budget

• CCA Bulletin 7/10 - 2010 Federal Budget: The Action Plan Winding Down, but Administrative Reform Ramping Up (March 4, 2010)
• CCA Bulletin 6/10 - Speech from the Throne: A Stronger Canada. A Stronger Economy. How it Affects Arts & Culture (March 3, 2010)

Fall 2009 Pre-Budget Consultation

• CCA Bulletin 29/09 - 2010 Pre-budget Consultations Report: Arts and Culture pushed to the back burner once again! (December 11, 2009)
• CCA Bulletin 21/09 - Pre-Budget Submission : The CCA urges Ottawa to make strategic investments in the creative economy (August 17, 2009)
• CCA Bulletin 20/09 - Review of Summer 2009 Consultations (July 16, 2009)

2009 Federal Budget

• The CCA's 2009 Federal Budget Analysis: Finding Solid Ground? (September 10, 2009)
• CCA Bulletin 4/09 - More Budget Details: Where is the $335 million going? (February 9, 2009)
• CCA Bulletin 3/09 - The 2009-2010 Federal Stimulus Budget and Culture: More Status Quo than Economic Stimulus (January 27, 2009)
• CCA Bulletin 2/09 - Speech From The Thone - Prelude to the Federal Stimulus Budget (January 26, 2009)

2009 Pre-Budget Consultation

• CCA Bulletin 23/08 - Summer Means… 2009-10 Federal Budget Consultations! (July 10, 2008)

2008 Federal Budget

• CCA Bulletin 24/08 - The CCA Publishes its Annual Analysis of the Federal Budget (July 17, 2008)
• CCA Bulletin 5/08 - The 2008-09 Federal Budget: Much Ado about Nothing (February 27, 2008)

2008 Pre-Budget Consultation

• 2008 Pre-Budget Consultation:A creative Canadian Economy: Taxation and Beyond (August 16, 2007)

2007 Pre-Budget Consultation

• Letter to Brian Pallister requesting a correction in the pre-budget report, "Canada: Competing to Win" (December 18, 2006)
• Letter to Finance Minister, Hon. Jim Flaherty regarding the release of the pre-budget report, "Canada: Competing to Win”  (December 12, 2006)
• CCA Bulletin 51/06 - House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Releases Report on Pre-Budget 2007 Recommendations (December 11, 2006)
• CCA Bulletin 37/06 - CCA Encourages Pre-Budget Finance Committee to Adopt "A Creative New Way of Thinking" (Executive Summary) (September 7, 2006)
• Cover letter to the Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance
• A Creative New Way of Thinking - Submission by the Canadian Conference of the Arts (September 5, 2006)

2006 Federal Budget

• Annual Analysis of the Federal Budget (Budget 2006)
• 2005-2006 Departmental Performance Reports (external link)
• Post-budget letter to Heritage Minister, Hon. Bev Oda (May 4, 2006)
• Post-budget letter to Finance Minister, Hon. Jim Flaherty (May 4, 2006)
• CCA Bulletin 23/06 - Some Good News for Canada's Arts and Culture Sector Announced in 2006 Federal Budget (May 2, 2006)
• CCA Bulletin 22/06 - The federal budget: where will arts and culture be? (April 28, 2006)
• CCA Bulletin 21/06 - Pre-budget consultation: Finance Minister Flaherty expresses interest in at least two of the CCA's priorities! (April 20, 2006)
• 2006 submission to Finance Minister, Hon. Jim Flaherty (April 19, 2006)
• Pre Budget Submission 2005: Setting the Stage

Federal Elections

• Letter to all five federal political parties offering the opportunity to draw upon the CCA's consultation expertise in the drafting of cultural policies and platforms for the purposes of any future federal election campaign (February 9, 2007)
• Rules of engagement for the next federal election campaign (October 20, 2006)

2008 Federal Election

• CCA Bulletin 44/08 - The Votes are In: CCA Getting Ready for the 40th Parliament! (October 15, 2008)
• CCA Bulletin 38/08 - Federal Election 2008 – What to ask candidates when they solicit your vote?
  (Part Three) (September 17, 2008)
• CCA Bulletin 37/08 - Federal Election 2008: What to ask candidates when they solicit your vote? (Part Two) (September 16, 2008)
• CCA Bulletin 26/08 - Federal Election 2008 – What to ask candidates when they solicit your vote? (Part One)  (September 15, 2008)
• CCA Bulletin 34/08 - CCA’s 2008 Federal Election Action Plan (September 8, 2008)

2006 Federal Election Advocacy

• Comparison of the Five Major Parties' Official Platforms for Arts and Culture Issues
• Comparison of the Five Major Parties' Responses to CCA's 2006 Election Questionnaire
• CCA Bulletin 49/05 - Reality Check: Where business left off in the House of Commons when the election was called
• A collection of election-related Bulletins

Advantage Canada

• Response from Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance (May 24, 2007)
• Advantage Canada: How the Canadian Arts and Culture Sector Is Essential to a Strong Future Economy (December 15, 2006)
• Letter to Finance Minister, Hon. Jim Flaherty (December 15, 2006)
• CCA Bulletin 52/06 - Accountability Act passes into law and the CCA weighs in on "Advantage Canada" (December 14, 2006)
• CCA Bulletin 50/06 - "Advantage Canada" Poised To Stir Up Jurisdictional Issues - What could this mean for arts and culture? (November 30, 2006)

Museums

• CCA Bulletin 4/08 - Minister of Canadian Heritage Introduces Legislation to Create New National Museum (February 14, 2008)
• Response from Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage (January 31, 2007)
• Letter to Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage, expressing appreciation for funding increases to several national cultural institutions (December 12, 2006)
• CCA Bulletin 49/06 - Hope on the museum policy front, a mandate review for the CBC, and a clarification on "cultural rights" (November 28, 2006)

Competition Policy Review Panel

• Letter to Minister James Prentice (January 14, 2008)
• CCA Memoire: Why Canadian Cultural Industries Need Effective Legislation and Enforced Regulation to Maximize Competition (January 11, 2008)

Blue Ribbon Panel on Grants and Contributions

• Response of Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage (October 4, 2007)
• Letter to Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage (April 26, 2007)
• CCA Bulletin 20/07 - The CCA looks for government leadership on the issue of federal grants and contributions (May 11, 2007)
• CCA Bulletin 06/07 - The CCA Applauds the Blue Ribbon Panel’s Report on Grants and Contributions (February 19, 2007)

UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

• Response of the UNESCO Convention to the Cultural Challenges of Economic Globalisation by Garry Neil (chapter reproduced with permission and available in the book UNESCO’s Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: Making it Work)

• CCA Bulletin 02/07 - UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention set to be implemented (January 24 2007)

Federal Procurement Policy

• Response from Michael Fortier, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada (April 4, 2007)
• Letter to Michael Fortier, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada (March 5, 2007)

FISCAL MATTERS

Main Estimates of Government Spending

• CCA Bulletin 7/09 - The 2009-2010 Main Estimates Provide an Imperfect Picture of Government Spending (March 2, 2009)
• CCA Bulletin 8/08 - The Federal Government Releases the 2008-09 Main Estimates (March 4, 2008)

Abolition and Cuts to Arts and Cultural Programs

• Letter to Hon. James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage, regarding cultural trade (April 6, 2009)
• Letter to Mr. Gary Schellenberger, Chairman, Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage House of Commons expressing concern over recent cuts to arts and cultural programs (August 21, 2008)
• Letter to Mr. Kevin Sorenson, M.P. ,Chairman, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International DevelopmentHouse of Commons expressing concern over recent cuts to arts and cultural programs (August 19, 2008)
• List of recent cuts by Federal government to arts and cultural programs (August 19, 2008)
• Impact of Federal government cuts survey (August 22, 2008)
• Federal Government funding cuts to arts and cultural programs 2008

$1 billion Federal Government Reallocation Exercise

• Letter to Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on recent clamour responding to budget reductions to the public diplomacy program of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (February 8, 2007)
• Letter to Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, expressing concern over recent budget reductions to the public diplomacy program of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (October 5, 2006)
• CCA Bulletin 40/06 - The First Cuts Are Not Always the Deepest: Federal Government Announces $1 Billion Reallocation of Expenditures (September 26, 2006)
• Post-election letter from Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the CCA (February 28, 2006)

Blue Ribbon Panel on the Children’s Physical Activity Tax Credit

• Letter to Finance Minister, Hon. Jim Flaherty (November 2, 2006)
• CCA Bulletin 38/06 - CCA Advocates for “Establishing an Inclusive Child Fitness Tax Credit” (September 13, 2006)
• Cover letter to Finance Minister, Hon. Jim Flaherty (September 8, 2006)
• Youth and Culture: Establishing an Inclusive Child Fitness Tax Credit (September 8, 2006)

Consultation on Restoring Fiscal Balance in Canada

• Letter to the Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch of the Department of Finance(September 8, 2006)

Bill C-2: The Federal Accountability Act

• Letter to President of the Treasury Board, Hon. Vic Toews, P.C. (April 26 2007)
• Speaking notes to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (October 4, 2006)
• Submission to the Legislative Committee on Bill C-2: The Federal Accountability Act (Prepared by Imagine Canada)
• CCA Bulletin 28/06 -The Federal Accountability Act Passes the House and Heads to the Senate (June 29, 2006)
• Letter asking Senators to exercise due diligence in their review to ensure that no provision within C-2 impair the free flow of ideas necessary for solid public policy development (June 28, 2006)

Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Culture and Heritage

• Letter to Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage, on matters of interest to the cultural sector (August 31, 2006)

Foreign Ownership of Cultural Industries

• CCA Bulletin 11/10 - Telecoms: Is Canada Selling its Cultural Sovereignty Through the Back Door? (April 6, 2010)
• CCA Bulletin 5/10 - Is a Change in Foreign Ownership Rules for Cultural Industries on the Horizon? (February 9, 2010)
• CCA Bulletin 1/08 - CCA to Competition Policy Review Panel:Foreign Ownership Restrictions Vital for Canadian Cultural Expression (January 14, 2008)

Canada/EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

• CCA Bulletin 9/10 -Canada/EU Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement :What are the cultural implications? (March 22, 2010)

Canadian Periodical Fund

• CCA Bulletin 4/10 - The rules of the new Canada Periodical Fund: The impact on arts and culture magazines (January 28, 2010)

Parliament's Prorogation

• CCA Bulletin 1/10 - Parliament's Prorogation: What does it mean for the arts and culture sector? (January 6, 2010)

Canada Media Fund

• CCA Bulletin 8/09 - The New Canada Media Fund: A glass half full, or half empty? (March 12, 2009)

Arts and Culture in the Recession

• CCA Bulletin 26/09 - Privatized Culture in Bad Times: Evaluating the American System of Cultural Patronage (October 29, 2009)

• CCA Bulletin 16/09 - Provincial Initiatives to Help the Arts Weather the Recession - An Overview (May 20, 2009)

• CCA Bulletin 10/09 - American Arts Organizations Hit Hard by Recession (March 24, 2009)

Musical Diversity Funding

• CCA Bulletin 30/09 - Musical Diversity Funding (December 14, 2009)
• CCA Bulletin 25/09 - CCA urges investment in musical diversity and development (October 28, 2009)