Bringing the arts to life

The Canada Council for the Arts is proud to be Canada’s public arts funder. The Council contributes to the vibrancy of a creative and diverse arts and literary scene through grants, services, prizes and payments to artists and arts organizations from Canada.

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Public Lending Right Program

Registration for the Public Lending Right Program is now open

Authors, illustrators, translators, narrators and photographers: register today!

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Invitation: 2025 Annual Public Meeting (APM)

The Canada Council for the Arts’ next APM will be held at 4 pm on March 19, 2025.

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Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts

The 2025 GGArts winners will be revealed on March 5.

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Where We All Live

In BC’s Comox Valley, art and community come together to shine a light on the experience of those who are often overlooked.

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Madweyàshkà | Like a Wave in Âjagemô

Curated by Olivia Kristoff, Madweyàshkà | Like a Wave highlights artwork by First Nations and Métis artists featured in the Art Bank collection.

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Webinars and information sessions

Join a webinar or information session for guidance from a Program Officer.

Impact by the numbers

$1.5B

Spending by arts organizations in their communities

180,000

Artistic activities created, produced and presented by arts organizations

72M

Attendees at artistic activities

1:6

For every additional dollar the Council invested in organizations receiving core (operating) funding, those organizations spent six dollars in their communities.