Culture, Government and the Arts: Public Policy Resources

The arts and culture are recognized as important contributors to economic vitality and quality of life. This guide presents resources useful for those in business and public pollicy

Canada - Federal

Canadian Heritage

Canadian Heritage is the principal federal department responsible for cultural matters. From its website: "Canadian Heritage is responsible for national policies and programs that promote Canadian content, foster cultural participation, active citizenship and participation in Canada's civic life, and strengthen connections among Canadians."

Arts and cultural industries
Arts and heritage in Canada: access and availability survey 2012
Canadian Heritage - Legislation
Crown Corporations and agencies reporting to Canadian Heritage
The Canadian Heritage Portfolio consists of the Department, including two special operating agencies, the Canadian Conservation Institute and the Canadian Heritage Information Network, as well as four departmental agencies, ten Crown corporations, and one administrative tribunal
Creative economy: key concepts and literature review highlights
Cultural diversity and rights
Cultural Sector Investment Review The review and approval of foreign investments related to cultural industries was transferred to the Minister of Canadian Heritage from the Minister of Industry in June 1999.

Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

CRTC website (The CRTC reports to the Minister of Canadian Heritage)
Links to public hearings and decisions of the CRTC with respect to broadcasting and telecommunications services and manages the Canadian Content (CanCon) policy.
Broadcasting ownership charts
Financial summaries for broadcasting sector
Key reports
Statutes and regulations

Canada Council for the Arts

Usually referred to as the Canada Council, this is a national arm's length agency which fosters the development of the arts in Canada through grants, services, and awards to professional Canadian artists and arts organizations

Research

Canadian Commission for UNESCO

Canadian Commission for UNESCO acts as a forum for governments and civil society to mobilize the participation of Canadian organizations and committeed individuals in UNESCO's mandated areas: education, natural and social sciences, culture, communication and information.

Destination Canada (Formerly the Canadian Tourism Commission)

Market knowledge (market intelligence on 11 key markets)
Product knowledge (demand for various types of travel experience)

Parliament of Canada

The Parliament of Canada has a searchable site for Senate and House of Commons debates, committees, reports and proceedings including the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

Library of Parliament
Research publications on Arts, culture and entertainment issues prepared for parliamentarians to review topical issues e.g. Federal government policy on arts and culture by Michael Dewing (2013) and Canada's National Museums by Marie-Claude Langlois (2013). See also the Archives

Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Science (also known as the Massey Commission)

Report of the Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Science
The Commission made recommendations upon the principles which should govern broadcasting and television policies in Canada, upon federal cultural agencies, establishment of a national library, aid to research, and Canada's relations with UNESCO

Canadian Conference of the Arts - a national forum for the arts and cultural community in Canada

Policy Resources

Canada - Provincial/Territorial

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

"Culture: Nova Scotia's Future" (2014)
Communities, Culture and Heritage (Ministry of Communities, Culture and Heritage)

Nunavut

Department of Culture and Heritage

Ontario

Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport is responsible for issues relating to cultural industries, heritage and public libraries
Publications including Ontario's Entertainment and Creative Cluster: a Framework for Growth (June 2010) and Environmental scan of the culture sector: Ontario culture strategy background document (2016)
Arts and artists
Cultural Planning
Ontario Municpal Cultural Planning Inventory Project Final Report (2004)
Ontario Media Development Corporation, an agency of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture is the central catalyst for the province's cultural media cluster including book publishing, film and television, interactive digital media, magazine publishing and music industries.
Ontario Arts Council includes links to related Ontario cultural organizations

Prince Edward Island

Culture (Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture)
A Cultural Policy for Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Culture (Quebec Portal)
"Notre culture, au Coeur du developpement durable - Pland d'action de developpement durable 2013-2015" (2013)

Saskatchewan

Culture (Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport)
Saskatchewan's Cultural Policy

Yukon

Department of Tourism and Culture

Foreign and International

Australia

France

Culture.fr
Ministere de la Culture et de la Communication includes documents and statistics relating to cultural activities and industries

United Kingdom

United States

Americans for the Arts
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) is the membership organization that unites, represents and serves the nations' state and juridictional arts agencies. Each of the 56 states and jurisdictions has created an agency to support excellence in and access to the arts
National Endownment for the Arts see its How the United States Funds the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities

International:

Council of Europe

Compendium: Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe

European Union

International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)

An international non-governmental organization that works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places which has a Canadian arm: ICOMOS Canada