From Economy to Ecology: A Policy Framework for Creative Labour
Creativity functions as an important leitmotif in thinking about the creative economy. However, economic arguments about the specificity of cultural value and its difference from economic value (Caves, 2000; Hesmondhalgh, 2007; Throsby, 2001) or about the role of the arts, artists and the economic activities of the professional arts are not well grounded in theories of innovation or creative industry policy formulations. This article accepts that the most important postulate in the creative economy is that it is...
read moreThe place of arts and culture in Canadian foreign policy
Rachael Maxwell September 2007 In 2007 Rachael Maxwell completed a three month internship with the CCA as part of her research for her MA in Cultural Policy and Arts Management at the University College of Dublin. Ms. Maxwell’s research was used in preparation for a November 2007 symposium on the topic of cultural diplomacy. Titled: The Place of Arts and Culture in Canadian Foreign Policy, this paper presents a broad perspective on the evolution of public diplomacy around the world and in Canada. The paper takes into account...
read moreBroadcasting Policy: The Perfect Storm — A Review of Broadcasting Policies in Selected Countries
Susan Deer in collaboration with Garry Neil August 2007 Around the world, new technologies are changing broadcasting and telecommunications. As consumers integrate these technologies into their lives, some governments have begun to adapttheir Broadcasting and Telecommunications regulations; others recognize the current legislative framework is outdated, but have not yet developed a new regulatory structure. Thus, regulatoryregimes for the Broadcasting and the Telecommunications sectors...
read moreThe Status of Status
Garry Neil February 2007 Status of the Artist is a term describing a category of legislation and programs intended to improve the circumstances of professional artists. Since the approval of the 1980 UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist, there have been efforts in several Canadian jurisdictions to implement such policies. While Canadian studies in the 1980s recommended government actions on a range of policy issues, including income tax, health and safety, copyright, insurance, pensions,...
read moreFROM OF THE DESK of Alain Pineau: Update on CCA’s 2006 Federal Election Advocacy">FROM OF THE DESK of Alain Pineau: Update on CCA’s 2006 Federal Election Advocacy
CCA Bulletin 03/06 December 8, 2005 The federal election campaign is now in full swing and the CCA is on the case. If you are interested in the promotion and protection of the arts and cultural sector in Canada,keep an eye on your email and take action!! In the course of the next several weeks, this is what you can expect to see from the CCA election desk: · a profile of how each federal party fared in the last Parliament, what was achieved, what wasn’t and what is promised for the future, · key issues for the cultural sector from the...
read moreThe Canadian Conference of the Arts announces its national arts awards winners for 2006
Ottawa, ON (August 23, 2006) — The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) is pleased to announce that its Diplôme d’honneur will be presented to philanthropist and theatre producer, Bluma Appel, while the Keith Kelly Award for Cultural Leadership will be given to one of Canada’s long time arts advocates, Pat Durr. The 2006 CCA National Arts Awards ceremony will be hosted by the Lieutenant Governor of...
read moreCCA Releases its Analysis of the 2006 Federal Budget — How would culture fare under a majority Conservative government?">The CCA Releases its Analysis of the 2006 Federal Budget — How would culture fare under a majority Conservative government?
Ottawa, ON (August 3, 2006) — The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) has released its annual in-depth Annual Federal Budget Analysis. The document examines federal funding to the Department of Canadian Heritage (DCH), cultural agencies and crown corporations in Canadian Heritage’s portfolio and other noteworthy developments. It also addresses other fiscal policies that were included in the 2006 ...
read moreSome good news for Canada’s arts and culture sector announced in 2006 Federal Budget
Ottawa, ON (May 2, 2006) — The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) is encouraged by the announcement of new monies for the Canada Council for the Arts contained in the 2006 Federal Budget unveiled today by the Hon. Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance. This announcement comes on the heels of months of sustained advocacy by members of the country’s arts and cultural sector, who were seeking a doubling of the Canada Council’s ...
read moreCCA conference provides opportunity to influence new government’s cultural priorities">CCA conference provides opportunity to influence new government’s cultural priorities
Ottawa, ON (February 10, 2006) — Representatives of Canada’s arts and cultural sector from all disciplines and regions of Canada will gather in Ottawa March 2 to 4, 2006 to discuss key sectoral priorities and establish strategies to influence the cultural policy of the new Government of Canada. “Mapping Canada’s Cultural Policy: Where do we go from here?” will provide a three-day forum for delegates from across Canada to collectively identify policy issues that must be on the government’s agenda in order to...
read more“MANAGING CHANGE”, THE CATCHPHRASE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY?">“MANAGING CHANGE”, THE CATCHPHRASE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY?
CC Bulletin 08/06 February 1, 2006 Musician, writer and hi-tech wizard Paul Hoffertwill kick off CCA’s March 2006 National Policy Conference, Mapping Canada’sCultural Policy: Where Do We Go From Here?, with a provocative breakfastpresentation that will scramble your eggs! In an interview with National Director, Alain Pineau, Hoffert outlined anumber of fundamental trends which he sees challenging the cultural sector.Here are some highlights from this interview: “Globalization is a threat to local culture but it...
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