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$1,950,000

Federal Grant to Toronto Arts Council

Pre-Election Grant
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Pre-Election Timing

This grant was awarded in the lead-up to a federal election. See the full pre-election analysis →

Agreement #
PCH-2024-12740
Program
Canada Arts Presentation Fund
Amount
$1,950,000(11.6x dept. average)
Date
2024-11-20
Location
Toronto
Province/Territory
ON
MP
Marci IenLiberal
Description
Support for major performing arts festivals, community arts programming, and emerging artist residency programs in downtown Toronto.

What this means

  • This grant is 11.6x the average grant from Canadian Heritage.
  • This grant was awarded 5 months before the 2025 federal election.

On 2024-11-20, the Government of Canada awarded a grant of $1,950,000 to Toronto Arts Council through Canadian Heritage under the Canada Arts Presentation Fund program. The funds were directed to Toronto, ON, in the federal riding of Toronto Centre, which is represented by Marci Ien (Liberal). Canadian Heritage has disbursed $2.1B across 12,500 grants since 2018.