Canada Council funding for work in an international context
The Canada Council for the Arts has provided support for many years to artists, arts organizations, agents, arts managers, presenters and buyers for travel, touring, exhibitions and promotion in international markets.
The Council’s support for work in an international context has two components:
- dedicated programs for which only international work is eligible and
- non-dedicated programs, for which international activity may be a component.
Dedicated programs represent approximately 1/3 of such funding; non-dedicated programs represent approximately 2/3. Overall Council support for international activity can change from year to year depending on the nature of applications to non-dedicated Council programs.
Over the past four fiscal years, funding for work in an international context through dedicated programs has increased. Funding allocated through non-dedicated programs fluctuates, depending on the nature of applications.
For 2009-10, the budgets for dedicated programs will remain stable.
Canada Council Funding for Activities in an International Context 2005-06 to 2008-09
| Fiscal year |
Programs where only international activity is eligible - dedicated programs |
Programs where international activity is one of the eligible activities -
non-dedicated programs |
Total |
| 2005-06 |
$2,838,389 |
$7,561,764 |
$10,400,153 |
| 2006-07 |
$3,749,903 |
$8,598,417 |
$12,348,320 |
| 2007-08 |
$4,678,818 |
$8,143,841 |
$12,822,659 |
| 2008-09 |
$5,214,844 |
$6,783,785 |
$11,998,629 |
For information, the Canada Council’s base Parliamentary appropriation (rounded to the nearest $10M) over the past few years has increased as follows:
|
2005-06 |
$150 million |
|
2006-07 |
$170 million |
|
2007-08 |
$180 million |
|
2008-09 |
$180 million |
|
2009-10 |
$180 million |