Statement by Karen Kain, Chair, Canada Council for the Arts, regarding the May 2 federal budget

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In the May 2 federal budget, the Canada Council was awarded a $20 million increase in its parliamentary appropriation for the current fiscal year, rising to $30 million in 2007-2008. This would increase the Council's parliamentary appropriation to approximately $170 million this year and to $180 million next year.
The Canada Council is pleased with the government's budget announcement of increased funds for the arts through the Council. This is recognition of the value and importance of the arts to the quality of the lives of Canadians and their communities. We are grateful to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and to the government for their support. This is an important step in the right direction; we will be working with the Minister and the Department of Canadian Heritage to ensure that the needs of Canadian artists and the benefits the arts bring to Canadians continue to be recognized in the future.
The Canada Council is also pleased with the government's efforts to support private sector philanthropy by exempting donations of publicly listed securities to public charities from capital gains tax. We believe this will be particularly helpful to major arts organizations across Canada, which receive significant revenue from private donations.

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2016-12-15

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Statement by Karen Kain, Chair, Canada Council for the Arts, regarding the May 2 federal budget

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