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Telefilm Canada: The Impacts Remain Difficult to Evaluate
In 2011–2012 Telefilm received $105.7 million from the Heritage Department. For 2012–2013, their budget will be cut $10.6 million over 3 years, a reduction of 10%. Since last summer, the government has been telling agencies that they will need to cut 5–10% from their budgets. If observers weren’t surprised by the cuts to CBC – they were announced and expected from many members of government – the cuts to Telefilm and NFB caused a bit more surprise. Some have wondered if the other audio-visual...
read moreSpecial Budget Edition: A First Look at the Federal Budget
We are very proud to present this special federal budget edition. Our in depth budget analysis will be published in a few weeks when the Heritage Minister publishes the estimates and report on plans and priorities. Normally the government announces the plans and priorities before the federal budget drops, but not this year. Specific impacts are beginning to emerge as to which programs are being maintained, but there is no guarantee that priorities will remain the same. Several...
read moreCCA President’s Blog – All together now!
April 23, 2012 After months of silence, we finally know where we stand: the federal government has confirmed officially it will put an end to 46 years of funding to the Canadian Conference of the Arts by March 31, 2013. The good news is: we can count on some transition funding. We trust that Minister Moore’s decision to grant final funding to the CCA is an acknowledgment of the pertinence of our business plan and of our serious intent to transform the organisation. I won’t deny however...
read moreNational Arts Center
Of the eight organizations that were cut in the recent federal budget, the reductions to the National Arts Centre have received very little reaction. The cutbacks to the organization may have been overshadowed by the much larger cuts to the CBC and the Heritage Department and the fact that funding was maintained for the Canada Council for the Arts. However the cuts of $1.9 million over 3 years add up to just over 5% of the NAC’s budget — and this does not include having to cover inflation on...
read moreThe National Film Board
One of the 2012–13 Budget’s main disappointments for the cultural sector were the cuts imposed on the audiovisual sector. “Efficiencies” or not, the repercussions from the cuts to CBC, Telefilm and the National Film Board will have important consequences for the production food chain of this important sector of cultural expression. Let’s look at the case of the National Film Board which will lose 10% of its budget ($6.7 million) on top of having to absorb inflation on goods,...
read moreCBC: The Cuts Expected by All
If the federal budget contained some surprises, the cuts to the CBC weren’t one of them. It has been a number of months that we have been expecting these cuts to the crown corporation. Minister James Moore has continued to reaffirm that the CBC needs to make cuts between 5–10% like all the other agencies. You didn’t need to be psychic to predict the cuts of approximately $115 million. You also have to add to this the obligation to absorb the increased costs of doing business, just like at the...
read moreNational Museums Saved
In the heritage sector, museums were certainly privileged by Minister Flaherty’s budget. Not only did we see the budget for national museums renewed without any cuts, but the government has reserved a beautiful tribute to all Canadian museums. “Canadians are proud of their museums. Taken together, national and local museums in communities all across Canada are some of the best in the world.” The government responded to the majority of the expectations of the national...
read moreCanada Council for the Arts
The great news for the cultural sector in the new federal budget is definitely that the Canada Council’s budget was kept intact at $181 million. The news was met with delight by the cultural sector. We had prepared for significant cuts in all sectors and the cultural milieu was on the alert, despite reassurances from the Heritage Minister. We would like to point out that Canada Council’s budget accounts for 0.08% of the total federal budget. [1] Despite having their budget maintained,...
read moreArt + Law Conference
Those of you who follow us on Twitter and/or Facebook may have already heard of the upcoming Art + Law conference organized by CARFAC National that will be held in Ottawa from June 8–10. From reading our bulletins and Magazine, you would also know that we have been particularly active on the copyright file during the last few years in Canada and internationally, avidly watching, reporting and analysing the developments of C-11. It seemed natural then that we would partner with CARFAC and...
read moreThe Federal Budget 2012–13 and Culture
CCA Bulletin 06/12
Budget day has finally arrived. The verdict has been handed down. Much of the economic news was eclipsed by the abolition of the penny. However there was good news and bad news. Read on to find out how the new budget will affect the arts, culture and heritage.
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