The 150th Anniversary of Confederation in 2017: Communities at the Heart of the Celebrations!
Backgrounder
Pan-Canadian Signature projects
Throughout 2017, several major Signature projects will mobilize Canadians across the country through activities that will highlight their cultural, linguistic and ethnic heritage.
This is a list of projects that have received Government of Canada funding through the Canada 150 Fund.
Community-driven projects
The Government of Canada will continue to invest in major regional and local projects in order to make 2017 a year to remember for all Canadians.
This is a list of community projects that have received Government of Canada funding through the Canada 150 Fund so far. More community projects will be announced in the weeks ahead.
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| Alberta |
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| Banff Centre | ILLUMINATION 150 Festival |
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| Centre communautaire d’Edmonton | Des Courses du Flying Canoë Volant Races |
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| City of Fort Saskatchewan | Legacy Park Bronze Statue - Acres of Dreams |
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| CKUA Radio Foundation | A History of Radio in Alberta and Canada |
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| Sustainable Red Deer Society | Canada 150 Edible Forest Garden |
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| The Works International Visual Arts Society | Capital Boulevard Legacy Public Art Project - Canada 150 |
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| British Columbia |
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| Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce | Tri-Conic Challenge |
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| Association des francophones des Kootenays Ouest | Théâtre bilingue de marionnettes de pionniers francophones de la C.-B. (In French only) |
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| Centre for Indo Canadian Studies (University Of Fraser Valley) | (Dis) Enfranchisement: 1907–1947 The Forty-Year Struggle |
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| City of Fort St. John | Canada 150 Mural Mosaic |
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| Corporation of the City of White Rock | The Journey: Celebrating 150 Years |
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| District of Port Hardy | Local First Nations History Murals |
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| Inclusion BC Foundation Society | BC Disability Pride Celebration and Parade |
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| Le Cercle des Canadiens Français de Prince George | Construction d’un canot d’écorce dans le cadre du 150e du Canada (In French only) |
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| Pacific Salmon Foundation | UNINTERRUPTED |
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| Peace-Liard Regional Arts Council | Alaska Highway Punk Art Project |
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| SCBC Stewardship Centre for BC Society | Celebrating Stewardship, Creating Stewardship Legacies |
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| The Corporation of the City of Duncan | Carving a Connection in Cowichan – A Commemorative Totem for Canada’s 150th |
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| Vancouver Native Housing Society | The Kanata Project |
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| Manitoba |
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| City of Selkirk |
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| City of Steinbach |
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| Cranberry Portage Heritage Museum | Historical Mural of the Cranberry “Portage” |
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| Winnipeg Arts Council | Winnipeg Major Contemporary Aboriginal Public Artwork |
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| New Brunswick |
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| The Aberdeen Cultural Centre | Nouvelle mythologie pour un nouveau Canada (In French only) |
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| Fundy Biosphere Reserve | Canada 150: The Amazing Places Challenge |
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| Grand Manan Museum | Engaging Youth in Celebrating Canada 150 |
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| Mount Allison University-Owens Art Gallery | The Colville Project |
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| New Brunswick Youth Orchestra | Oh Canada! A Young 150! |
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| St.John River Society | Eau Canada - Celebrating 150 Years of Canadian River Heritage |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| Gros Morne Co-Operating Association | Art and Nature Celebration in Gros Morne, Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| Gros Morne Summer Music Inc. | Origination |
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| Town of Torbay | Torbay Canada 150 Celebration |
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| 0Nova Scotia |
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| Coastarts Association | A Congress of Women - A musical drama that recounts the women’s suffrage movement in Canada between 1916 and 1919 |
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| Conseil acadien de Par-en-Bas | Monument de l’odyssée acadienne Par‑en‑Bas (In French only) |
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| ULNOOWEG | Grand Pre 2017 - A Peace and Unity Gathering of the Mi’kmaq and Acadian Nations |
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| Nunavut |
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| Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association | Nunavummiut Celebrates Canada’s 150th Anniversary |
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| Northwest Territories |
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| Dechinta Initiatives | Rivers of Reconciliation, |
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| Ontario | ||
| St.Joseph Media | Passport 2017: Discover Your Canada |
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| 4elements Living Arts | Kagawong Art and Heritage Trail |
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| Arts Ottawa East | Neighbourhood Arts 150 – Celebrating Ottawa’s Communities |
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| Celebrations Ottawa Inc. |
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| City of Toronto | Toronto/Canada: 150 Years/150 Stories |
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| City of Toronto (Waterfront Secretariat) | Celebrate Canada 150 at Project: Under Gardiner |
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| Community Foundations of Canada |
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| Corporation of Haldimand County (Haldimand County Museums) | Haldimand 150th - Haldimand County Connections |
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| City of Burlington | Canada 150 Celebrations in the City of Burlington |
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| City of Mississauga | Brilliance Together |
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| Corporation of the Town of Carleton Place | Roy Brown Park Signage |
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| Fédération nationale des Conseils scolaires francophones | Life as a bilingual! |
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| Hot Docs | Canada 150 Collection |
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| Love This River | “Ties that Bind” Canada’s Lake Superior Railway Route - Last Spike Interactive |
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| Muskoka Chautauqua (Muskoka Lakes Music Festival) | Sing Canada Together, Where Pines and Maples Grow |
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| Parkdale Canada 150 Song Project | The Parkdale Canada 150 Song Project |
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| Petawawa Heritage Society | Discovering the Dominion of Canada - 1867 through re-enactment and trade skills |
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| STEPS Initiative | Our Stories: A Celebration of New Canadians |
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| The Art of Time Ensemble | Northern Songs: A Festival of Canadian Music |
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| The Great Canadian Flag Project | The Great Canadian Flag Project |
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| Tree Canada | Tree to our Nature a Canada 150 Legacy Program |
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| University of Ottawa – Faculty of Arts | Re Storying Canada: Reconsidering Religion and Public Memory in 2017 |
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| White Pine Pictures Inc. | Ken Dryden’s We Are Canada - Future Shapers |
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| Prince Edward Island | ||
| Atlantic Presenters Association | APA Canada 150 Performance Series |
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| Prince Edward Island Symphony Society | PEI Symphony Orchestra Canada 150 Celebratory Cantata |
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| Quebec | ||
| Association des bénévoles du CHSLD Vigi Brossard | Nous sommes fiers d’être Canadiens (In French only) |
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| Centre des Arts Contemporains du Québec à Montréal | Coast to Coast |
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| Conseil de la Nation Huronne-Wendat | Projet d’aménagement artistique Onywahtehretsih (In French only) |
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| Conseil des Abénakis de Wôlinak | Place d’accueil et lieu de mémoire de la mission de Bécancour/Wôlinak |
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| Corporation Philippe Aubert de Gaspé | Philippe Aubert de Gaspé et ses contemporains |
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| Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal | MOSAICANADA 150/2017 |
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| Musée du Bronze d’Inverness | Exposition de bronzes : contes et légendes des provinces et territoires (In French only) |
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| Société d’art et d’histoire de Beauport | L’esprit du Lieu: Origines et Métamorphoses (In French only) |
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| Saskatchewan | ||
| Association des parents fransaskois | Le Canada, c’est moi! (In French only) |
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| Mackenzie Art Gallery | Canadian Indigenous Monument |
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| Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan | #Home: Creating Welcoming and Inclusive Communities |
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| Prairie Spirit Connections | Spirit Walk - Commemorative and cultural interpretation project |
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| Sum Theatre | Theatre in the Pool: The Story of Water |
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| The Board of Education of The Prairie Spirit School Division | Delisle School - Mural Mosaic – Canada 150 |
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| Whitecap Dakota First Nation | Learning Reconciliation: A Joint WDFN-SPS Canada 150 Education Project |
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| Yukon | ||
| Open Pit Performance League |
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| Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association | Traditional Watercraft of Canada’s North |
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