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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Featured

Ciel (Cindy Li) performing live at MUTEK Montréal with DJ equipment and green-and-red LED visuals in the background.

Ciel explores diasporic identity in Homesick

JUNO winner Ciel talks about the impact of Council funding on her journey from blueprint to breakthrough.

Headshot of Canada Council Director and CEO Michelle Chawla in a pattern-printed top on a pink background with swirls.

A Letter to the Arts Community

Director and CEO Michelle Chawla describes how the arts can do what no other sector can to shape the future of Canada.

A mosaic of pictures of various artists.

Art, to the Power Of

Dancer Peggy Baker and mentor Guy Maddin discuss the impact of public funding on their illustrious careers.

A human hand rests on the fingernail of a giant puppet’s index finger.

Boca del Lupo’s Intercultural Connections

Giant puppets, bold ideas—Boca del Lupo bridges Canada and Korea through powerful intercultural performance.

Uniquely shaped structures of picoplankton stand in a sunlit wood and glass building.

2025 Venice Architecture Biennale

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

A blue, green and black banner showing the Canada Council for the Arts tree logo and “APM 2025 APA” written in white.

2025 Annual Public Meeting (APM)

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

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.

Research
Stats and Stories 2023-24
The Impact of the Arts

Affiliated Sites

Art Bank
Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Public Lending Right