Federal Election 2025 Call to Action
📣 It’s Federal Election Time 📣
CDA is joining national efforts to advocate and raise awareness on the importance of voting for the arts!
Until election day on April 28, 2025, you can get involved to make your voice heard.
🎯 In this federal election, CDA continues to advocate for all parties to commit to investing at least 1% of the federal budget on Arts and Culture annually (only a 0.06% increase) including a $140 million increase for the Canada Council for the Arts and $130 million for Canadian Heritage.
What you can do starting today:
1- Use the Canadian Art Coalition’s ArtsVote ElectionToolkit here. You will find a poster to put in your front window and some information, data and key messages.
2- Make sure to engage with candidates when they knock at your door. You can use the facts sheet here to help you start the conversation.
3- Show your support on social media by framing your picture. Find the frames like this one below here in few different colors.
We suggest the caption : In this federal election I am asking all parties to commit to investing at least 1% on Arts and Culture annually (only a 0.06% increase). I vote for an increase to the Canada Council for the Arts and Canadian Heritage. Voting with arts in mind supports our communities’ health and well being.
Tag your candidates in your riding. You can find them here.
Tag if you want @liberalca, @cpc_hq, @ndpcanada, @blocquebecois, @thegreenparty_canada.
Use hashtags #artsvotecanada, #onepercentforthearts #artmatters.
Tag @cdaacd @artscoalitionca so we can amplify your post!
4- Attend local debates. To find a debate in your community, you can search “chamber of commerce, election debate 2025 Canada” and the name of your riding. Local Chambers of Commerce often organise them but not only. You may be able to submit a question in advance to the host organization (usually a chamber of commerce), and if so, please consider using this question.
5- Attend arts and culture debates live or online.
In English, in Toronto, the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (CDCE) and OCAD University host a 90-minute electoral townhall bringing together representatives from Canada’s main political parties.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at noon Eastern Time, at OCAD University and online.
Confirmed candidates:
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Karim Bardeesy, Liberal Party of Canada
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Sandy Crawley, Green Party of Canada
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Norman Di Pasquale, New Democratic Party
Register here for in-person.
In French, in Montreal, the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (CDEC), RĂ©seau Culture 360°, Culture MontrĂ©al and HEC MontrĂ©al’s Carmelle and RĂ©mi-Marcoux Chair in Arts Management is organizing a 90-minute debate between the main political parties on Monday, April 14, 2025, 3:30 pm Eastern Time, at HEC MontrĂ©al.
This exchange will also be broadcast live on the CPAC channel. Moderated by journalist-host Johane Despins, this enlightening event for the future of the cultural sector will enable the candidates to present their commitments.
Confirmed candidates :
Martin Champoux – Bloc QuĂ©bĂ©cois
Marwan El-Attar – New Democratic Party
Steven Guilbeault – Liberal Party of Canada
Register here for in-person or livestream
6- Contribute a few words about what dance means to you and share it herewith the Coalition for the arts. It will build our common case.
 💞Let’s all participate in a collective effort for the future government to engage themselves for dance and the arts!