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Cover: Watching the Waves at English Bay (detail), 2001, by
Alex Abdilla, colour photographs, acrylic case covers (hockey cards),metal rings, 115 x 114 cm. Canada Council Art Bank
(Photo: Kate Macintosh)

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Canada Council for the Arts

Role. The Canada Council for the Arts is a national arm's-length agency created by an Act of Parliament in 1957. According to the Canada Council Act, the role of the Council is “to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts.” To fulfill this mandate, the Council offers a broad range of grants and services to professional Canadian artists and arts organizations in dance, interdisciplinary and performance art, media arts, music, theatre, visual arts, and writing and publishing. The Council administers the Killam Program of scholarly awards, the Governor General's Literary Awards and the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. The Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the Public Lending Right Commission operate under its aegis.

Structure. The Canada Council is overseen by an 11-
member Board, chaired by Jean-Louis Roux. The Director
is Shirley L. Thomson. The Chairman and Director are appointed by the government. The Council and its staff rely heavily on the advice of artists and arts professionals from all parts of Canada. The Council also works in close co-operation with federal and provincial cultural agencies and departments.

Funding. The Canada Council for the Arts reports to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. Its annual appropriation from Parliament is supplemented by endowment income, donations and bequests. The Canada Council is called from time to time to appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Its accounts are audited by the Auditor General of Canada and included in an Annual Report to Parliament.

In 2001-2002, the Council awarded 6,300 grants to artists and arts organizations and made payments to 13,269 authors through the Public Lending Right Commission. Grants, payments and awards totalled $137 million.

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