Organization Profile - Canada Council for the Arts

Canada Council for the Arts

Minister of Canadian Heritage

The Canada Council for the Arts is Canada’s national arts funder, with a mandate to “foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts”. To fulfill this mandate, the Canada Council offers a broad range of grants and services to professional Canadian artists and arts organizations in music, theatre, writing and publishing, visual arts, dance, media arts and integrated arts. It raises public awareness of the arts through its communications, research and arts promotion activities. The Canada Council’s prizes and fellowships celebrate creativity by recognizing exceptional Canadians in the arts, humanities and sciences. The Canadian Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) operates under the general authority of the Canada Council. The Canada Council’s work is tied to its strategic and corporate plans, which guide the organization as it continues its work to further enrich and deepen the artistic and cultural experience of Canadians.

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada Council for the Arts Act
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-2/index.html

The Council is composed of:

• a Chairperson appointed by the Governor in Council for such term not exceeding five years;
• a Vice-Chairperson appointed by the Governor in Council for such term not exceeding five years;
• not more than nine other members appointed by the Governor in Council for a term of four years; and
• a Director appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office during pleasure.

By statute, no member of the Council, including the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson, having served two consecutive terms is eligible for re-appointment to the same position for twelve months after the expiry of the second term.

By virtue of the Canada Council for the Arts Act the Auditor General is the auditor of the Council.