Parliamentary Secretary Arif Virani Highlights $6.7 million in Arts and Culture Funding in Waterloo Region – Backgrounder
Backgrounder
The Government of Canada is providing more than $6.7 million in funding to 43 organizations
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program provides Canadians with opportunities to take part in activities that present local arts and culture and celebrate local history and heritage.
| City | Organization | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | Mill Race Folk Society | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$4,000 $3,300 $3,400 |
| Kitchener | Kitchener Blues Community | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$50,200 $52,500 $51,900 |
| Kitchener | K-W Oktoberfest | 2016–17 2017–18 |
$91,500 $91,500 |
| Kitchener | Night\Shift Placehacking Festival | 2017–18 | $5,900 |
| Kitchener | Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound | 2017–18 | $4,500 |
| Cambridge | Cambridge Highland Games | 2016–17 2017–18 |
$5,900 $13,900 |
| Waterloo | Link Network - Picnic Festival | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$11,500 $9,200 $10,300 |
| Waterloo | Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival | 2016–17 2017–18 2018-19 |
$11,300 $10,600 $8,000 |
| TOTAL: $439,400 |
Canada Arts Presentation Fund
The Canada Arts Presentation Fund gives Canadians increased access to the variety and richness of Canada’s culture through professional arts festivals, presentations of live professional performances and other artistic experiences.
| City | Organization | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchener | Centre in the Square Inc. | 2017–18 2018–19 |
$45,000 $45,000 |
| Waterloo | Grand River Jazz Society Corp. | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 |
$20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 |
| Kitchener | J. M. Drama Alumni | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 |
$40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 |
| Kitchener | Multicultural Theatre Space Inc. | 2018–19 2019–20 |
$35,000 $80,000 |
| Kitchener | Numus Inc. - Contemporary Music | 2017–18 2018–19 |
$15,000 $15,000 |
| Kitchener | Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound | 2018–19 | $25,000 |
| Waterloo | Neruda Productions for Arts, Culture and Community | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 |
$22,000 $22,000 $22,000 $22,000 $22,000 |
| TOTAL: $690,000 |
Canada Book Fund
The Canada Book Fund ensures access to a diverse range of Canadian-authored books nationally and internationally, by fostering a strong book industry that publishes and markets Canadian-authored books.
| City | Organization | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | Wilfrid Laurier University Press | 2016–17 2017–18 |
$103,486 $95,064 |
| TOTAL: $198,550 |
Canada Cultural Investment Fund
The Canada Cultural Investment Fund encourages private sector investment, partnership and sound business practices to help arts and heritage organizations be better rooted and recognized in their communities.
| City | Organization | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drayton | Ontario Arts Foundation – Drayton Theatre Inc. | 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 |
$38,535 $4,489 $31,015 |
| Kitchener | Artsbuild Ontario Charitable Organization | 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2018–19 2019–20 |
$101,000 $171,218 $75,518 $5,482 $84,000 $85,000 |
| TOTAL: $596,257 |
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund supports the improvement of physical conditions for arts, heritage, culture and creative innovation. It supports renovation and construction projects, the acquisition of specialized equipment and feasibility studies related to cultural spaces, including cultural hubs.
| City | Organization | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | Cambridge Art Galleries | 2017–18 | $48,400 |
| Cambridge | Drayton Theatres Inc. | 2016–17 | $210,000 |
| Kitchener | Centre in the Square Inc. | 2016–17 2017–18 |
$235,062 $690,798 |
| Kitchener | Regional Municipality of Waterloo - Waterloo Region Museum | 2019–20 | $1,000,000 |
| Waterloo | Corporation of the City of Waterloo - Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery | 2016–17 2017–18 |
$50,000 $445,863 |
| TOTAL: $2,680,123 |
Canada Periodical Fund
The Canada Periodical Fund provides financial assistance to Canadian print magazines, non-daily newspapers and digital periodicals, to enable them to overcome market disadvantages and continue to provide Canadian readers with the content they choose to read.
| City | Organization | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | Ayr News Limited | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$52,156 $57,211 $57,690 |
| New Hamburg | Metroland Media Group - New Hamburg Independent | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$36,894 $38,313 $35,263 |
| Kitchener | Alternatives Inc. | 2015–16 2017–18 2018–19 |
$51,363 $29,502 $49,620 |
| Kitchener | Canadian Money Saver Inc. | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$79,012 $88,561 $90,382 |
| Waterloo | Canadian Mennonite Publishing Service | 2016–17 2017–18 2018-19 |
$228,821 $253,218 $255,792 |
| Waterloo | Project Ploughshares - The Ploughshares Monitor | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$15,087 $17,010 $17,221 |
| Waterloo | Postmedia Network Inc. - The Tilbury Times | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$18,047 $17,675 $17,827 |
| New Hamburg | Inroads Journal Publishing Inc. | 2016–17 2017–18 |
$33,874 $1,783 |
| Waterloo | New Quarterly Literary Society | 2016–17 | $22,500 |
| TOTAL: $1,511,273 |
Celebrate Canada
Celebrate Canada provides funding for activities organized on National Indigenous Peoples Day, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Canadian Multiculturalism Day and Canada Day.
| City | Organization | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmira | Corporation of the Township of Woolwich | 2016–17 2018–19 |
$1,500 $1,200 |
| Cambridge | Cambridge Celebrates Canada Day | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$20,000 $20,000 $20,000 |
| Cambridge | The Islamic Centre of Cambridge | 2018–19 | $1,600 |
| Kitchener | Corporation of the City of Kitchener | 2017–18 |
$20,000 |
| Kitchener | Downtown Kitchener Business Improvement Area | 2016–17 |
$20,000 |
| Waterloo | University of Waterloo | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$18,500 $18,500 $23,000 |
| Waterloo | Association des Francophones de Kitchener-Waterloo | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$1,500 $1,600 $1,600 |
| TOTAL: $169,000 |
Multiculturalism Program
The Inter-Action: Multiculturalism Funding Program supports the socio-economic integration of individuals and communities and helps them contribute to building an integrated, socially cohesive society.
| City | Organization | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | Armenian Community Center of Cambridge | 2017–18 | $14,377 |
| Kitchener | Kitchener - Waterloo Multicultural Centre | 2017–18 2018–19 |
$11,250 $15,000 |
| Kitchener | Spiritual Heritage Education Network | 2016–17 2017–18 |
$13,708 $10,000 |
| Kitchener | THEMUSEUM of Ideas Transcending Objects | 2016–17 | $20,460 |
| Cambridge | YMCA of Cambridge - Cambridge International Festival | 2016–17 2017–18 |
$5,000 $7,670 |
| Waterloo | Neruda Productions for Arts, Culture and Community | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 |
$22,000 $25,000 $15,000 |
| TOTAL: $159,467 |
Museums Assistance Program
The Museums Assistance Program supports heritage institutions and workers in the preservation and presentation of heritage collections.
| City | Organization | Year | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchener | Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery | 2016-17 | $18,096 |
| Kitchener | Regional Municipality of Waterloo - Waterloo Region Museum | 2016–17 2017–18 2017–18 |
$49,100 $15,000 $149,500 |
| Kitchener | THEMUSEUM of Ideas Transcending Objects | 2015–16 2016–17 2018–19 |
$15,000 $10,000 $15,000 |
| Waterloo | Corporation of the City of Waterloo | 2017–18 | $15,000 |
| TOTAL: $286,696 |