$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 →
- Recipient
- Toronto Arts Council
- Department
- Canadian Heritage
- 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
- Riding
- Toronto Centre
- 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.