Ottawa, June 28, 2021
Minister of Canadian Heritage announces details concerning Budget 2021, MAP program to receive $41 million
More information was released today concerning Budget 2021, and the $1.9 billion committed to help support the arts, culture, heritage and sport sectors.
Today, the Hon. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, highlighted key components of this investment, mostly available in two streams:
The Reopening Fund will provide $200 million over two years through existing programming to help local museums, as well as festivals, cultural events, outdoor theatre performances, heritage celebrations, amateur sport events and more. It will support organizations and projects that deliver in-person experiences or events that draw visitors to our communities. The fund includes $41 million in 2021-22 to support ongoing operating costs for heritage organizations through the Museums Assistance Program (MAP).
Here are some featured initiatives that may be relevant to museums:
| Museums Assistance Program | $41 million in 2021-22 to support ongoing operating costs for heritage organizations. |
| Canada Arts Presentation Fund | $5 million in year 1 (2021-22) to support not-for-profit organizations in the professional arts presentation sector experiencing significant viability and business continuity challenges, specifically those organizations that own or operate presentation venues with greater financial risk; and $25 million in year 2 (2022-23) to support not-for-profit organizations in the professional arts presentation sector for costs to encourage the return of audiences. |
| Canada Council for the Arts | $25 million in 2021-22 to enable recipients of core funding to invest in activities aimed at re-engaging existing audiences and building new ones. |
| Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program | $12 million over two years (2021-22 and 2022-23) to support recurring festivals that offer arts and heritage programming and present the work of local artists, artisans or heritage performers including LGBTQ2+ events and Indigenous cultural celebrations. |
| Official language minority communities | $1.5 million over two years (2021-22 and 2022-23) to support post-COVID innovation among official language minority communities organizations with a mandate in arts, culture and heritage, among others |
| Celebration and commemoration initiatives | $54 million over two years (mostly in 2022) to support post-COVID celebration and commemoration initiatives as Canada emerges from the pandemic |
The Recovery Fund for Arts, Culture, Heritage and Sport Sectors will leverage existing programs to provide $300 million over two years to organizations that are still struggling due to the pandemic. Using two streams of funding across 17 existing funding programs, It will provide organizations and individuals with the financial means to help build organizational resilience and pursue business innovation and transformation. This will also contribute to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in these sectors, as well as greening activities.
Here are some featured initiatives that may be relevant to museums:
| Recovery Fund Stream 1 Reinforcing Recovery Foundations | Recovery Fund Stream 2 Investing in the Recovery | |
| Canada Arts Presentation Fund | $5 million in year 1 (2021-22) to support not-for-profit organizations in the professional arts presentation sector experiencing significant viability and business continuity challenges, specifically those organizations that own or operate presentation venues with greater financial risk | |
| Canada Council for the Arts | $50 million in 2022–23: $20 million for the research, creation, and production of work, $5 million for domestic touring activities and market development, and $25 million for sector innovation. | |
| Canada Arts Training Fund | $5 million in year 1 (2021-22) to support the business continuity of not-for-profit professional arts training organizations | |
| Canada Cultural Spaces Fund | $16 million over two years (2021-22 and 2022-23) to support existing recipients with approved funding for a project that is currently underway, and which have experienced cost overruns or revenue losses | |
| Canada Cultural Investment Fund | $3.5 million over two years (2021-22 and 2022-23) to the Strategic Initiatives component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund to support partnerships initiatives in the arts and heritage sectors | |
| Creative Export Canada | $7.9 million over two years (2021-22 and 2022-23) to provide support to export-ready Canadian creative businesses and organizations and $1.7 million over two years (2021-22 and 2022-23) to accelerate the growth of creative exporters through training and mentorship opportunities | |
| Official language minority communities | $4 million over two years (2021-22 and 2022-23) to support post-COVID activities and capacity building for official language minority communities | $1 million in 2021-22 to support post-COVID activities and capacity building for official language minority communities |
The Hon. Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, also provided additional details of the Major Festivals and Events Support Initiative, which will be delivered by federal Regional Development Agencies.
A full list of associated programs and funding can be accessed here. Application information from the relevant federal departments will follow in the coming weeks, and the CMA will provide it to members as soon as it becomes available.
The CMA will seek a meeting with the PCH to gain additional clarity on the details of this funding as they apply to museums. If you have questions or concerns about these latest federal program announcements, please send them to the CMA Executive Director’s office at executivedirector@museums.ca.
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CMA Applauds New Federal Investments in Heritage, Arts, and Museums Sectors
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