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Government of Canada provides funding in support of arts, culture and heritage sector

July 3, 2015 – Toronto – Department of Canadian Heritage

Today’s announcement includes the following projects:

Canada Music Fund (CMF) The Canada Music Fund aims to increase creation and access to a diversity of Canadian music for audiences everywhere. CMF's third party administrators FACTOR and Musicaction assist new and emerging Canadian music artists, independent record labels and other music entrepreneurs in the English and French Canadian market respectively, by giving them the opportunity to create and promote Canadian recordings and to develop their craft. They also provides financial assistance for the undertaking of a variety of Collective initiatives. In an average year, the CMF helps support over 400 album production projects and 1,100 marketing, touring and showcasing initiatives.
City	Organization	Project	Year	Funding
Toronto	FACTOR	New Musical Works Component	Over five years (2015–16 through 2019–20)	Up to $31,340,920
Toronto	FACTOR	Collective Initiatives Component	Over five years (2015–16 through 2019–20)	Up to $11,162,085
Montréal	Musicaction	New Musical Works Component	Over five years (2015–16 through 2019–20)	Up to $20,893,950
Montréal	Musicaction	Collective Initiatives Component	Over five years (2015–16 through 2019–20)	Up to $8,498,715
			TOTAL: $71,895,670

Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) The CAPF is designed to give Canadians increased access to the variety and richness of Canada’s culture through professional arts festivals and performances, and other arts events.
City	Organization	Project	Year	Funding
Toronto	International Reading at Harbourfront	International Festival of Authors	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$130,000
Toronto	Africa New Music	Festival Bana v’Afrique 2015	(2015–16)		$18,000
Toronto	Aluna Theatre	panamerica ROUTES / RUTAS panamericanas	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$70,000
Toronto	Ashkenaz Foundation	Ashkenaz Festival and Series Presentations	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$80,000
Toronto	CanAsian Dance Festival	2015 CanAsian International Dance Festival / 2016 KickStart Festival	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$70,000
Toronto	Centre francophone de Toronto	Saison culturelle 2015–16 et 2016–17	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$20,000
Toronto	Corporation of the City of Toronto	Indigenous Arts Festival	(2015–16)		$40,000
Toronto	Dance Immersion Ontario	2015-16 Presenting Activities	(2015–16)		$28,000
Toronto	Dusk Dances Inc.	Dusk Dances	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$90,000
Toronto	Harbourfront Corporation (1990)	Annual Festival and Performing Arts Presentation and Performing	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$600,000
Toronto	Hot Docs	Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival	(2015–16)		$10,000
Toronto	Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts	Centre Dance!	(2015–16)		$25,000
Toronto	Inside Out Lesbian & Gay Film Festival	Toronto LGBT Film Festival	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$45,000
Toronto	Lula Music and Arts Centre	Lula 2015 (supplement for PanAm activities)	(2015–16)		$18,000
Toronto	Macbeck Studios Inc.	Dance Works 2015/16 and 2016/17 Mainstage Series	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$146,000
Toronto	Native Earth Performing Arts Incorporated	Weesageechak Begins to Dance 28	(2015–16)		$30,000
Toronto	New Music Concerts	New Music Concerts 2015–16 Presentation Activities	(2015–16)		$15,000
Toronto	Nia Centre for the Arts Incorporated	South-North Griots Summit	(2015–16)		$15,000
Toronto	Salon du livre de Toronto	Festival des auteurs	(2015–16)		$7,000
Toronto	Small World Music Society	Small World 2015–16 and 2016–17 Season	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$180,000
Toronto	Soulpepper Theatre Company	Soulpepper Presents… / Soulpepper Cabaret Series / Soulpepper Family	(2015–16)		$30,000
Toronto	Soundstreams Canada Concerts	Soundstreams	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$240,000
Toronto	Storytellers School of Toronto	2016 Storytelling Festival	(2015–16)		$12,000
Toronto	Tangled Art + Disability	Tangled Arts Festival 2015 – Strange Beauty	(2015–16)		$8,500
Toronto	Tiger Princess Dance Projects	Dance: Made in Canada / Fait au Canada	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$23,000
Toronto	Toronto Blues Society	Blues for All	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$40,000
Toronto	Toronto Downtown Jazz Society	TD Toronto Jazz Festival	(2015–16)		$80,000
Toronto	Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival	Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$50,000
Toronto	Toronto Summer Music Foundation	Toronto Summer Music Festival	Over two-years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$40,000
Toronto	Wavelength Music Arts Projects	Wavelength Music Series and Festivals 2015–16	(2015–16)		$7,500
Toronto	Why Not Theatre	Why Not Theatre 2015–16 Presentation Series	(2015–16)		$50,000
			TOTAL: $2,218,000

Canada Cultural Investment Fund (CCIF) - Endowment incentives The CCIF 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		Project		Year		Funding
Toronto		Canada’s National Ballet School		Canada’s National Ballet School / L’École de ballet du Canada		(2014–15)		$617,960
Toronto		Canadian Opera Foundation		Canadian Opera Company		(2014–15)		$1,403,524
Toronto		National Ballet of Canada Endowment Foundation		National Ballet of Canada		(2014–15)		$970,057
Toronto		Ontario Arts Foundation		Company Theatre for Cultural Exchange and Education		(2014–15)		$14,551
Toronto		Ontario Arts Foundation		Elmer Iseler Singers		(2014–15		$3,880
Toronto		Ontario Arts Foundation		Tafelmusik		(2014–15)		$89,299
Toronto		Ontario Arts Foundation		Toronto International Film Festival Inc.		(2014–15)		$6,364
Toronto		Royal Conservatory of Music Foundation		Royal Conservatory of Music		(2014–15)		$310,908
						TOTAL: $3,416,543

Canada Arts Training Fund (CATF) The CATF is designed to contribute to the development of Canadian creators and future cultural leaders by supporting the training of artists with high potential through organizations that offer training of the highest calibre.
City	Organization	Project	Year	Funding
Toronto	b current Performing Arts Corporation	Training in the arts	(2015–16)		$45,000
Toronto	Canada’s National Ballet School	Training in the arts	Over two years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$12,000,000
Toronto	Canadian Opera Company	Training in the arts	Over two years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$600,000
Toronto	Centre for Indigenous Theatre	Training in the arts	Over two years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$1,030,000
Toronto	Dancer Transition Resource Centre	Training in the arts	(2015–16)		$600,000
Toronto	Harbourfront Corporation	Training in the arts	Over two years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$140,000
Toronto	Kaha:Wi Dance Theatre	Training in the arts	(2015–16)		$36,000
Toronto	Obsidian Theatre Company	Training in the arts	(2015–16)		$60,000
Hamilton	National Academy Orchestra	Training in the arts	Over two years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$1,050,000
Toronto	National Youth Orchestra Association of Canada	Training in the arts	Over two years (2015–16) (2016–17)		$1,600,000
Toronto	Soulpepper Theatre Company	Training in the arts	(2015–16)		$110,000
			TOTAL: $17,271,000

Museums Assistance Program (MAP) The MAP supports heritage institutions and workers in the preservation and presentation of heritage collections in Canada.
City	Organization	Project	Year	Funding
Toronto	Art Gallery of Ontario	AGO TMS Upgrade and Digital Asset Integration	(2015–16)	$15,000
Toronto	Canadian Museum of Carpets and Textiles	Textile Museum of Canada: Headwear/Hat Storage Upgrade	(2015–16)	$46,900
Toronto	Canadian Museum of Inuit Art	Collections Management Information System Upgrade at MIA	(2015–16)	$4,270
Toronto	George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art	True Nordic: How Scandinavian Design Made Canada Modern	Over three-years (2015–18)	$165,500
Toronto	Hart House – University of Toronto	A Story of Canada	Over three-years (2015–18)	$311,540
Toronto	Hart House – University of Toronto	JMB/UTAC Rationalization and Optimization of Flat and Small 3D	(2015–16)	$39,000
Toronto	Ontario Association of Art Galleries	205–16 Professional Development Program	(2015–16)	$28,980
Toronto	Royal Ontario Museum	Collection Management Database System (CMS) Project	(2015–16)	$49,900
Toronto	Toronto and Region Conservation Authority	Black Creek Pioneer Village Database Conversion	(2015–16)	$36,000
			TOTAL: $697,090

GRAND TOTAL: $95,498,303

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