[BCMA] Fwd: Details released concerning the 2021 Budget announcement related to the Cultural Heritage sector

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*Ottawa, * *June 28, 2021 *

* Minister of Canadian Heritage announces details concerning Budget 2021,
MAP program to receive $41 million *

More information was released today
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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
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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 at museums.ca.

*Related announcements:*

CMA Applauds New Federal Investments in Heritage, Arts, and Museums Sectors
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