Join the National Letter Campaign organized by the Canadian Arts Coalition

The Canada Council for the Arts and the Canadian Heritage budgets are at risk, so make sure to sign the letter and share with your colleagues, your board members, audience and friends.

The Liberal government has asked all departments to come up with options for a 15% cut to their spending over the next two years.

A potential $54 million cut to the Canada Council for the Arts would be devastating. With 90% of its budget allocated to granting programs, such a reduction would directly impact dance organizations and individual artists across the country. Further cuts to the Department of Canadian Heritage would compound the damage, potentially affecting essential support for training programs or presentation opportunities for example.

These reductions would undermine the very ecosystem that supports Canada’s dance community.

Were asking for an investment in the arts!
On the campaign trail, the Liberal party made promises about reinvesting in ways that grow our economy and our nation, including specific promises about the Canada Council for the Arts.
Investment is essential now and invites you to ask for:
- An increase of $140 million to the Canada Council for the Arts; and
- An increase of $190 million to the Department of Canadian Heritage

In this fiscal year, as part of a plan for the Government of Canada to permanently allocate at least 1% of its overall spending towards arts, culture, and heritage.

Please join our collective effort, sign and share. Karla Etienne and Victor Tran Van thank you!