Media Centre
Welcome to the CCA’s Media Centre. This is your one stop shop to find our latest press releases, useful statistics and other information.
Canadian content regulations
The loss of Pierre Juneau, father of Canadian content regulations served as the pretext for a good debate on the regulations in the National Post last month. Marni Soupcoff, Lorne Gunter and Matt Gurney of the National Post agreed in large part that government generally should not get involved in the arts. They then argue that the absence of quotas in the broadcast and music industries in the U.S. and the United Kingdom is somewhat healthy. They also claim that “CanCon requirements look most...
read moreAlberta: business and culture, two preoccupations of the Redford conservative government
by Tom McFall, Executive Director of the Alberta Craft Council and CCA Board member The weekend of February 26 may prove to be a turning point for Alberta’s culture sector. That weekend Alberta’s new Premier Alison Redford and Culture and Community Services Minister Heather Klimchuk hosted almost 400 of Alberta’s culture and business leaders at Red Deer College for an important discussion about the future of culture in Alberta. Culture Forum 2012 gathered a cross-section of...
read moreC-11 Legislative Committee on copyright: week one
CCA Bulletin 04/12
The first week of consultations on Bill C-11 saw the first 24 witnesses invited to present their views. The process is moving quickly and will continue at this pace as the government fast tracks the Bill.
read moreThe National Director’s Tour
Alain Pineau is back in the office after his cross-country tour. Along his route he visited Victoria, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Fredricton, Saint John, Moncton, Charlottetown, Québec, Halifax and St. John’s. Details on his travels and consultations with CCA members and arts supporters are shared in his blog. The Canadian Conference of the Arts would like to thank its supporters who hosted and assisted in the organization of the...
read moreThe Impact of Digital Media on the Performing Arts
A new report entitled Beyond the Curtain: How Digital Media is Reshaping Theatre was recently released by Ballinran Entertainment Ltd. in partnership with Digital Wizards Inc., Canadian Actors Equity Association, and Stratford Shakespeare Festival. It contains a study of the challenges facing the performing arts in the sector’s attempt to embrace and achieve the right balance with new media and digital technologies. The research involved interviews with leading theatre...
read moreEurope and gender equality
During a plenary session held in Brussels on October 27, 2011, the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the audio-visual field formally adopted a framework of action on gender equality, representing a successful outcome to two years of negotiation between social partners. The agreement aims to improve the situation in the sector in the following areas: - Gender representation; – Gender role at work; – Wage equality; – Decision-making equality;...
read moreMunicipal Cultural Investment
Montréal and Vancouver Lead the Way in Culture Funding On January 10th, Hill Strategies Research released a study called Municipal Cultural Investment in Five Large Canadian Cities. The study compares cities with the largest number of cultural workers and artists in Canada – Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal. This report written in partnership with the cultural staff of the five cities covered, the Creative City Network and the Canadian Urban Libraries Council aims to...
read moreUpdate on Canada/EU negotiations: the culture angle
CCA Bulletin 03/12 February 21, 2012 Just the facts Some encouraging news concerning the status of culture in the on-going trade negotiations between Canada and the European Union! The CCA learned during the briefing session held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) that: • It is more than likely that, with the support of some European countries, Canada will be able to include a direct reference to the UNESCO Declaration on Cultural Diversity at...
read moreCopyright reform: the government fast-tracks the process
CCA Bulletin 02/12 February 15, 2012 Just the facts Bill C-11, known as the Copyright Modernization Act, was adopted at second reading yesterday after the government imposed a limit to the debate last week. All opposition parties voted against, but the bill was adopted thanks to the government majority. Barely hours after the vote, the special Legislative Committee met to establish its work plan and once again, the government majority could overcome opposition parties’...
read moreWhat to expect with the return of the House in Ottawa?
CCA Bulletin 01/12 January 27, 2012 highlights federal legislation on the horizon: Bill C-11, new CRA guidelines for arts organizations and potential changes at the CRTC.
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