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The rules of the new Canada Periodical Fund: The impact on arts and culture magazines
CCA Bulletin 4/10 January 28, 2010 Just the Facts On Wednesday January 20, 2010, the Hon. James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage announced that the criteria for receiving funding from the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) will differ from the previous Canadian Magazine Fund (CMF) and the Publications Assistance Program (PAP. also known as the “postal subsidy”), which it is replacing as of April 1, 2010. The CPF provides financial assistance to the Canadian...
read moreParliament’s Prorogation: What does it mean for the arts and culture sector?
CCA Bulletin 1/10 January 6, 2010 Just the facts On December 30, 2009, the Governor General of Canada approved a prorogation which put an end to the second session of Canada’s 40th Parliament. The Parliament of Canada will be suspended until its return on March 3, 2010 when the Speech from the Throne will be given, followed the next day by the presentation of the 2010 federal budget. This is the second such prorogation under the 40th Parliament: just a year ago, the...
read moreMusical Diversity Funding: a pre-Holiday Discordant Report
CCA Bulletin 30/09 December 14, 2009 Just the facts On December 9, the Standing Committee on Heritage presented its report on the three hearings on the abolition of the Musical Diversity Programs ($ 1.3m) administered by the Canada Council of the Arts on behalf of the Department of Canadian Heritage. The programs abolished targeted the recording and distribution of so-called “specialized” music, i.e. “music whose intent or content is not shaped by the desire for...
read more2010 Pre-budget Consultations Report: Arts and Culture pushed to the back burner once again!
CCA Bulletin 29/09 December 11, 2009 Just the Facts On December 9, the Standing Committee on Finance presented to the House of Commons its Report on the 2010 pre-budget consultations titled A prosperous and sustainable future for Canada: needed federal actions. Over 400 organizations appeared in front of the Committee in hearings held across the country over the past three months, at a cost of “half a million dollars to taxpayers”, according to the Liberals....
read moreFROM THE DESK of Alain Pineau: Update on CCA Activities
CCA Bulletin 28/09 December 1, 2009 The past several weeks have been quite busy here at the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) and it is about time I bring you up to date on what has been going on, particularly on the advocacy front. In this bulletin, I will discuss the following: CCA’s presentation to the newly formed all-party Arts Caucus; CCA‘s quest for reliable and timely cultural statistics; CCA’s call on the CRTC to ensure Canadians have access to quality Canadian...
read moreCCA urges CRTC to regulate cable and satellite rates
CCA Bulletin 27/09 November 3, 2009 Just the Facts The federal government has recently instructed the CRTC to hold a public hearing to ask the assess the impact on consumers of compensating over-the-air television broadcasters – such as CTV, Global and CBC – for the distribution of their signals by the cable and satellite industry. This is an important issue indeed because, as the Order in Council (OIC) points out, the vast majority of Canadians receive their...
read morePrivatized Culture in Bad Times: Evaluating the American System of Cultural Patronage
CCA Bulletin 26/09 October 29, 2009 Just the Facts On Tuesday, October 20, the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA), in partnership with the University of Ottawa, presented a lecture by Professeur Kevin Mulcahy, Sheldon Beychok Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science at Louisiana State University, who discussed the evolving model of American cultural policy within the context of the economic downturn. Tell me more The...
read moreThe CCA urges the government to keep investing in musical development and diversity
CCA Bulletin 25/09 October 28, 2009 Just the facts Last week, the CCA appeared in front of the Standing Committee on Heritage which is currently studying the impacts of losing two programs abolished by the federal government: investing in the recording and marketing of “specialized” Canadian music. These programs gave grants to musicians producing works which, while not currently commercially viable, are deemed artistically innovative and capable of...
read moreThe CCA in front of the Finance Committee: First priority, market development!
CCA Bulletin 23/09 September 21, 2009 Just the facts Last Thursday, the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) appeared in front of the Standing Committee on Finance to present and defend its 2010 pre-budget submission. The rules guiding the submissions to this annual consultation are quite restrictive, with each brief limited to five pages, comprising no more than three recommendations. Given the unique breadth of the CCA mandate, in our written submission, we...
read moreThe CCA’s 2009 Federal Budget Analysis: Finding Solid Ground?
CCA Bulletin 22/09 September 10, 2009 Today the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) publishes its 2009 Budget Analysis which examines federal funding for arts, culture and heritage from 2008/09 — 2009/10. This analysis looks at organizational and funding changes within the Department of Canadian Heritage (DCH); federal funding of key programs across the arts, heritage and cultural agencies and industries as well as crown agencies. It also covers other...
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