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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2025 Venice Architecture Biennale

Canada Council presents Picoplanktonics by Living Room Collective at the Canada Pavilion.

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2025 Annual Public Meeting (APM)

The Canada Council for the Arts’ APM took place on March 19, 2025.

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How Canada’s Arts Sector Can Meet the Moment

Canada Council Director and CEO Michelle Chawla explores how the arts sector can meet this moment.

A collage of photos of all the 2025 GGArts winners.

Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts

The 2025 GGArts winners have been revealed.

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Webinars and information sessions

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

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Peer Assessment Process Research

Discover the peer assessment improvements that are planned based on the research findings.

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.