Harper Government Invests in the Sectors of Arts, Heritage, Culture and Official Languages in Greater Montréal and Surrounding Areas
MONTRÉAL, July 24, 2012 - New investments in the sectors of arts, culture, heritage and official languages will promote economic growth in Greater Montréal and surrounding areas. Funding for 87 projects was announced today by the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture), on behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.
The funding will assist a wide range of organizations and projects that share the objective of supporting official languages, heritage, and arts and culture in Canada. Among the recipients are the Festival International de Percussions, the Musée pour Enfants de Laval, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the Girls Action Foundation, the Endowment Fund of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Foundation.
“This year marks the start of the five-year countdown to the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation in 2017,” said Minister Moore. “Our Government is proud to invest in projects that contribute to our collective identity and define who we are as Canadians. On the road to 2017, let us continue to celebrate all that makes Canada the united, prosperous and free country we are today.”
“Our Government recognizes the importance of supporting these organizations. By putting the spotlight on our culture, heritage and official languages, they contribute to the economic vitality of the area,” added Minister Paradis. “We are pleased to contribute to the success of these renowned organizations.”
“The Endowment Incentives component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund is an invaluable tool for our Foundation,” said Mrs. Madeleine Careau, Chief Executive Officer of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. “The mission of the Foundation is to support the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal in achieving its artistic goals and to ensure the long-term viability of this Canadian treasure we are all so proud of.”
The Government of Canada has provided a total of $12,867,720 under the following programs of the Department of Canadian Heritage: the Development of Official-Language Communities Program, the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program, the Museums Assistance Program, the Canada Book Fund, the Canada Cultural Investment Fund, the Canada Arts Presentation Fund and the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, the Canada Music Fund, Aboriginal Women’s Programming, the Exchanges Canada Program, and the Youth Take Charge Program.
To learn more about the funded projects, please see the attached backgrounder.
For more information (media only), please contact:
Sébastien Gariépy
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage
and Official Languages
819-997-7788
Media Relations
Canadian Heritage
819-994-9101
1-866-569-6155
media@pch.gc.ca
BACKGROUNDER
| Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (Local Festivals and Community Anniversaries components) This program provides Canadians with more opportunities to take part in activities that present local arts and culture and celebrate the history and heritage of a region. Through this component, the program offers financial assistance to local groups for recurring festivals that present the work of local artists or artisans, or interpreters of local historic heritage. It also offers financial assistance to local groups for non-recurring events that commemorate anniversaries of 100 years or greater in increments of 25 years. | |||
| City | Organization | Project | Amount (fiscal year) |
| Montréal | National Congress of Italian-Canadians, Quebec Region | Montréal’s Italian Week | $10,200 (2012–2013) |
| Repentigny | C’Jeune | Mon Festival culturel pour les familles et les ados | $6,600 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Cité des arts du cirque | LA FALLA 2012 | $8,900 (2012–2013) |
| Longueuil | F.I.P. Le Festival international de percussions | Festival international de percussions | $49,000 (2012–2013) |
| Berthierville | Berthierville en musique | Tout pour la musique | $6,100 (2012–2013) |
| Sutton | Le Bocal | Le Labohem Frelighsburg | $4,900 (2012–2013) |
| Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson | Farandole des arts visuels de Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson | Farandole des arts visuels de Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson | $5,700 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Festival Mode & Design Montréal | Festival Mode et Design de Montréal | $29,100 (2012–2013) |
| Laval | Corporation Rose-Art | Symposium de Ste-Rose 2012 | $6,900 (2012–2013) |
| Bromont | Société Bromont en art | Bromont en art | $9,400 (2012–2013) |
| Laval | Le Musée des Enfants de Laval | Ste-Rose en Bleu | $19,400 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Festival international de tango de Montréal | Festival international de tango de Montréal | $3,400 (2012–2013) |
| Sorel-Tracy | Le Festival de la gibelotte de la région de Sorel | Festival de la gibelotte de Sorel-Tracy | $14,500 (2012–2013) |
| Saint-Côme | Festival Ma Rivière en Chanson | Ma Rivière en Chanson | $12,200 (2012–2013) |
| Saint-Liguori | Festival Acadien de la Nouvelle-Acadie | Festival Acadien de la Nouvelle-Acadie | $9,200 (2012–2013) |
| Saint-Césaire | Festival du Triangle Noir | Festival du Triangle Noir | $5,900 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Vues d’Afrique | Ciné-spectacles Vues d’Afrique | $8,100 (2012–2013) |
| Acton Vale | Show de la Rentrée Desjardins d’Acton Vale | Show de la Rentrée Desjardins d’Acton Vale | $8,100 (2012–2013) |
| Lachute | Festival de la Famille d’Argenteuil | Festival de la Famille d’Argenteuil | $13,000 (2012–2013) |
| Saint-Ours | Fabrique de la paroisse d’Immaculée-Conception de Saint-Ours | Saint-Ours en fête | $2,700 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Société du musée d’archéologie et d’histoire de Montréal Pointe-à-Callière | Pointe-à-Callière’s 18th-Century Public Market | $18,600 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Jeunesse en Action Communauté Pénuel | 5e Festival Montréalfest | $11,500 (2012–2013) |
| Waterloo | Comité Festival Estival | Festival Estival | $5,200 (2012–2013) |
| Hudson Heights | Hudson Music Festival / Festival de musique de Hudson | Hudson Music Festival / Festival de Musique de Hudson | $15,700 (2012–2013) |
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| Total: $284,300 | ||
| Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (Legacy Fund component) Through this component, the program provides funding for community capital projects that mark a 100th anniversary or greater, in increments of 25 years. | |||
| City | Organization | Project | Amount (fiscal year) |
| Town of Mount Royal | Town of Mount Royal Centennial Celebration Society | Town of Mount Royal Centennial | $70,000 (2012–2013, 2013–2014) |
| Montréal | MU | Cent coups de pinceaux: une murale pour commémorer les cent ans de Saint-Michel | $30,000 (2012–2013) |
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| Total: $100,000 |
| Development of Official-Language Communities Program This program fosters the vitality of Canada’s French- and English-speaking minority communities and enables them to participate fully in all aspects of Canadian life. | |||
| City | Organization | Project | Amount (fiscal year) |
| Montréal | Project 10 | Youth Peer-Support Project | $28,954 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Quebec Drama Federation | Celebrating Forty Years of English Theatre in Quebec | $16,000 (2012–2013) |
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| Total: $44,954 | ||
| Museums Assistance Program This program provides funding to Canadian museums and related institutions for projects that foster excellence in museum activities and that facilitate access to the treasures of our collective heritage. | |||
| City | Organization | Project | Amount (fiscal year) |
| Montréal | Société des musées québécois (SMQ) | Museum collection management: dictionary of skills and ongoing training | $45,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Les Amis de l’Insectarium de Montréal | Nous, les insectes... L’exposition itinérante | $199,978 (2012–2013) |
| Saint-Eustache | Corporation du Moulin Légaré | Rivière, turbines et farine – launch of touring exhibition | $93,101 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | L’Écomusée de la maison du fier monde | L’œuvre des Oblats de Marie Immaculée: un héritage pour la communauté [Works of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate] | $101,520 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal | Relaunch of the Momentum Series – a program of touring works from the Collection of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal | $198,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Le Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec | New system for managing collections and activities in preparation for moving the collection to a new location | $50,000 (2012–2013) |
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| Total: $687,599 | ||
| Canada Book Fund The principal objective of the Fund is to ensure access to a diverse range of Canadian-authored books in Canada and abroad. The Fund seeks to achieve this objective by fostering a strong and viable Canadian book industry that publishes and markets Canadian-authored books. | |||
| City | Organization | Project | Amount (fiscal year) |
| Anjou | FÉDÉRATION QUÉBÉCOISE DES COOPÉRATIVES EN MILIEU SCOLAIRE | Improving cooperative bookstores | $27,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | ASSOCIATION DES LIBRAIRES DU QUÉBEC | Collective digital project | $38,500 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | ASSOCIATION DES LIBRAIRES DU QUÉBEC | Increasing customer traffic in bookstores and on the Web | $52,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | ASSOCIATION DES LIBRAIRES DU QUÉBEC | Prix des libraires du Québec 2012 / Prix Jeunesse des libraires du Québec 2012 | $6,250 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | ASSOCIATION DES LIBRAIRES DU QUÉBEC | Vocational upgrading program for librarians, 2012–2013 | $52,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | LITERARY TRANSLATORS’ ASSOCIATION OF CANADA | Workshops on rights and responsibilities of literary translators | $20,000 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | ASSOCIATION NATIONALE DES ÉDITEURS DE LIVRES | 17th World Book and Copyright Day | $70,000 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | ASSOCIATION NATIONALE DES ÉDITEURS DE LIVRES | Vocational upgrading program | $46,500 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | ASSOCIATION NATIONALE DES ÉDITEURS DE LIVRES | L’Entrepôt numérique, le savoir-faire canadien | $69,345 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | BLUE METROPOLIS FOUNDATION / FONDATION METROPOLIS BLEU | 14th Blue Metropolis Montréal International Literary Festival | $70,000 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | MAISON DE LA POÉSIE | Festival de la poésie de Montréal 2012 | $20,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | SOCIÉTÉ DE GESTION DE LA BANQUE DE TITRES DE LANGUE FRANÇAISE | Upgrading bibliographic standards | $83,762 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | SOCIÉTÉ DE GESTION DE LA BANQUE DE TITRES DE LANGUE FRANÇAISE | Maintaining and developing the communications infrastructure of the Gaspard database | $120,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | SOCIÉTÉ DE PROMOTION DU LIVRE (S.P.L.) | Livre d’ici internet /Annuaire de l’édition 2012 | $20,000 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | ÉDITIONS CARDINAL | Publishing training course | $14,560 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | ÉDITIONS ECOSOCIÉTÉ | Publishing training course | $14,333 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | ÉDITIONS HÉLIOTROPE S.A. | Technology training course | $11,466 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LA LITTÉRATURE (FIL) | 18e Festival international de la littérature (FIL) | $30,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | ISABELLE QUENTIN ÉDITEUR | Publishing training course | $15,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | ISABELLE QUENTIN ÉDITEUR | Technology training course | $20,000 (2012–2013) |
| Westmount | ASSOCIATION OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PUBLISHERS OF QUEBEC | Montreal Review of Books | $71,185 (2012–2013) |
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| TOTAL: $871,901 | ||
| Canada Cultural Investment Fund: Endowment Incentives The Endowment Incentives component encourages Canadians to make donations to professional, non-profit arts organizations. This year, the Government of Canada is contributing 81 cents for every dollar given by the private sector. | |||
| City | Organization | Project | Amount (fiscal year) |
| Montréal | ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL FOUNDATION | Orchestre symphonique de Montréal | $1,637,150 (2011–2012)
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| Montréal | FOUNDATION OF GREATER MONTRÉAL | Ensemble contemporain de Montréal | $17,189 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | FOUNDATION OF GREATER MONTRÉAL | Festival des arts de Saint-Sauveur | $102,322 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | FOUNDATION OF GREATER MONTRÉAL | Appassionata instrumental ensemble | $40,929 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | FOUNDATION OF GREATER MONTRÉAL | National Theatre School of Canada / École nationale de théâtre du Canada | $87,704 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | FOUNDATION OF GREATER MONTRÉAL | Segal Centre for Performing Arts | $204,644 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | FONDATION JEAN DUCEPPE | La Compagnie Jean Duceppe | $94,292 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | JEUNESSES MUSICALES OF CANADA FOUNDATION | Jeunesses Musicales of Canada | $60,943 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MONTREAL | Segal Centre for Performing Arts | $1,432,507 (2011–2012) |
| Montréal | ENDOWMENT FUND OF LES GRANDS BALLETS CANADIENS | Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal | $1,637,150 (2011–2012) |
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| TOTAL: $5,314,830 | ||
| Canada Cultural Investment Fund: Strategic Initiatives component The Strategic Initiatives component provides financial assistance for projects involving multiple partners that will help arts and heritage organizations diversify their revenue sources and develop new ones, and also strengthen their management abilities and their business skills. | |||
| City | Organization | Project | Amount (fiscal year) |
| Montréal | THÉÂTRE AUX ÉCURIES | La Ligne Bleue | $90,000 (2012–2013)
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| TOTAL: $90,000 | ||
| Canada Arts Presentation Fund The objective of the Fund is to give Canadians increased access to the variety and richness of Canada’s culture through professional arts festivals, performances and other artistic experiences. | |||
| City | Organization | Project | Amount (fiscal year) |
| Montréal | Alchimies, Créations et Cultures | Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal | $40,000 (2012–2013) |
| Joliette | Centre culturel de Joliette | 2012–2013 programming, Centre culturel de Joliette | $42,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) | Ailleurs Ici – MAI | $60,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | TANGENTE | 2012–2013 and 2013–2014 seasons | $240,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Société de musique contemporaine du Québec | Festival Montréal / Nouvelles Musiques de 2013 | $110,000 (2012–2013) |
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| Total: $492,000 | ||
| Canada Cultural Spaces Fund The Fund helps to improve physical conditions for artistic creativity and innovation. It is also designed to increase access for Canadians to performing arts, visual arts, media arts, museum collections and heritage displays. | |||
| City | Organization | Project | Amount (fiscal year) |
| Montréal | L’Illusion, Théâtre de marionnettes | Studio-théâtre de L’Illusion / Purchase of specialized removable equipment | $24,000 (2012–2013) |
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| Total: $24,000 | ||
| Canada Music Fund The Canada Music Fund is one of the pillars of the federal strategic framework for supporting Canadian music. It seeks to give Canadians increased access to a diverse range of Canadian musical works by strengthening the industry’s ability to compete and excel on the Canadian market and internationally. | |||
| City | Organization | Project | Amount (fiscal year) |
| Montréal | 9038-4074 QUEBEC INC. (Constellation Records) | Music Entrepreneur Component – Aid to Canadian Sound Recording Firms
| $235,456 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | COMPAGNIE LARIVÉE CABOT CHAMPAGNE | Music Entrepreneur Component – Aid to Canadian Sound Recording Firms
| $361,609 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Disques Atma | Music Entrepreneur Component – Aid to Canadian Sound Recording Firms
| $355,050 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Les Disques Audiogramme | Music Entrepreneur Component – Aid to Canadian Sound Recording Firms
| $650,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Dare To Care Records | Music Entrepreneur Component – Aid to Canadian Sound Recording Firms
| $650,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Groupe Analekta | Music Entrepreneur Component – Aid to Canadian Sound Recording Firms
| $377,783 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Groupe Archambault | Music Entrepreneur Component – Aid to Canadian Sound Recording Firms
| $474,208 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Secret City Records | Music Entrepreneur Component – Aid to Canadian Sound Recording Firms
| $292,207 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Tandem.mu | Music Entrepreneur Component – Aid to Canadian Sound Recording Firms
| $415,783 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | ADISQ | Music Entrepreneur Component – Aid to Canadian Music Industry National Service Organizations | $562,500 (2012–2013) |
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| TOTAL: $4,374,596 | ||
| Aboriginal Women's Programming This program is part of the Aboriginal Peoples’ Program and has three components: the Women’s Community Initiative, the Family Violence Initiative and the Self-Government Initiative. | |||
| City | Organization | Project | Amount (fiscal year) |
| Kahnawake | Femmes autochtones du Québec / Quebec Native Women | MAMU NIKANITETAU – Ensemble, marchons vers l’avenir [Let’s march together toward the future] | $175,540 (2012–2013) |
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| Total: $175,540 | ||
| Exchanges Canada Program This program helps young Canadians arrange exchanges with their peers, experience the diversity of Canada’s communities, languages and cultures, and join forces to build their country’s future. | |||
| City | Organization | Project | Amount (fiscal year) |
| Montréal | Girls Action Foundation | ELLE for Leadership National Youth Forum | $33,000 (2012–2013) |
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| Total: $33,000 | ||
| Youth Take Charge Program This program offers young Canadians the opportunity to take part in different community activities designed to increase their sense of belonging to Canada. | |||
| City | Organization | Project | Amount (fiscal year) |
| Montréal | Corporation Wapikoni Mobile | Building bridges between First Nations youth | $120,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | Girls Action Foundation | Our History, Our Future: Youth Leading Action on Community History | $165,000 (2012–2013) |
| Montréal | The Apathy is Boring Project | Citizen Factory: An Online Tool to Educate Young Canadians about Parliamentary History, Traditions, Protocols and Procedures | $90,000 (2012–2013) |
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| Total: $375,000 | ||
| Grand Total for all programs: $12,867,720 |