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Canada must refuel for cultural creativity

A new strat­egy is needed to con­nect cre­ative tal­ent with busi­ness and technology From the op-ed page of The Globe and Mail/September 4, 2012-Page A17 Cul­ture is lost at Canada’s eco­nomic cross­roads. The Massey Report of 1951 cre­ated our first cul­tural “Road Map” by boldly rec­om­mend­ing the estab­lish­ment of a Canada Coun­cil to sup­port our cre­ative and inter­pre­tive artists. Its rec­om­men­da­tions also strongly encour­aged a National Library and the growth of our core national cul­tural...

The Secret Ingredients for Audience Development: Will Power and Patience

Share your Pas­sion. Develop your Audience. Last month, through a face­book post, The Cul­tural Human Resources Coun­cil announced the Con­fer­ence Board of Canada’s 2010 ser­vice data on Envi­ron­men­tal Trends and Issues for the Cul­tural Sec­tor. The Con­fer­ence Board iden­ti­fied 15 trends or issues. You won’t be sur­prised to learn “Changes to gov­ern­ment spend­ing” and “Changes to gov­ern­ment pol­icy” came at the top of the list. In con­trast, at least five issues are related to arts mar­ket­ing...

Detailed Analysis of the 2012 Federal Budget: The Aftershocks Are More Severe Than the Earthquake

Detailed Analysis of the 2012 Federal Budget: The Aftershocks Are More Severe Than the Earthquake

The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) releases its detailed analysis of the Federal Budget from the perspective of culture and heritage today. The 2012-2013 federal budget is the first real budget from the conservative majority government. Readers may recall that last year, to highlight the consistency of its approach, the government reintroduced its electoral budget...

The Reopening in Ottawa – What’s New?

CCA Bulletin 14/12

September, it’s the reopening. Activity multiplies; the members of parliament prepare for another session; the CRTC is holding public audiences this week on Bell’s acquisition of Astral as well as in November for CBC’s license renewals; the new seasons for theatres, orchestras, and dance begin; parliamentary committees will begin soon; and the universities return to classes.

CCA’s FEDERAL BUDGET ANALYSIS TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

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Federal Budget and Culture: aftershocks worse than the earthquake, the Canadian Conference of the Arts’ federal budget analysis from the perspective of arts, culture and heritage, will be released on September 18, 2012. This report is widely sought after as an authoritative source of information on federal investments in culture and...

Audiovisual: BCE/Astral, a Transaction with Multiple Dimensions

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CCA Bulletin 13/12

In mid-September, the CRTC will be holding hearings to study BCE’s acquisition of Astral’s holdings. Why is this deal important for the cultural sector?

Federal Budget 2013: The CCA Makes its Recommendations to the Finance Committee

CCA Bulletin 12/12

On June 8th, the Standing Committee on Finance initiated its pre-budget consultations by inviting all Canadians to submit their priorities for the 2013 federal budget. The CCA submitted its recommendations today and hopes to have the opportunity to appear before the Committee.

Five Supreme Court Copyright Decisions: Consumers 4.5 — Artists and Creators 0.5

CCA Bulletin 11/12

Last Thursday, the Supreme Court delivered five judgments which have a considerable impact on the interpretation of copyright law in Canada. The Court’s decisions were based on the previous version of the Copyright Act, Bill C-11 not yet having been adopted at the time of the hearing, last December...

Building Bridges: Cultural Industry Leaders Meet Educators and Trainers

The Cul­tural Human Resources Coun­cil (CHRC) will once again be “Build­ing Bridges” between cul­tural lead­ers and educators/trainers at its national HR Forum in Toronto on Sep­tem­ber 27 and 28, 2012. Reg­is­ter Now! The focus of this unique gath­er­ing of cul­tural lead­ers, key edu­ca­tors and pol­icy mak­ers from across the coun­try will be train­ing needs and gaps in the sector. Through pre­sen­ta­tions on best practices, thought­ful dis­course and provoca­tive discussion, the Forum will high­light...

Editor’s Note

“The pur­pose of art is the grad­ual life­long con­struc­tion of a state of won­der and seren­ity.” Glenn Gould, musician Here it is! Our last issue before the fall. Yes, the mag­a­zine takes a break for the sum­mer, but we will be hold­ing up the fort and keep­ing vigil for any news over the sum­mer. We will keep you informed via our Bulletins. Our Fea­tured mem­ber this month and for the sum­mer is the Cul­tural Human Resources Coun­cil (CHRC). The Coun­cil is also in a tran­si­tion phase and is in the process...