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

Save the date: 2025 Annual Public Meeting (APM)

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

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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.

The front covers of the seven English-language 2024 GGBooks winners shown against a dark blue background.

GGBooks 2024 winners announced

The 2024 Governor General’s Literary Awards winners have been announced. Discover them at ggbooks.ca!

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Arts Community Pulse Survey – final report

The report on the Council’s national survey provides insights on the state of the arts sector – with its challenges and opportunities.

The words Like a Wave, Madweyàshkà, Comme une vague on an image of crashing waves.

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.