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Canada Council welcomes extension of budget increase
The Canada Council for the Arts has described as “wonderful news†the federal government’s announcement that a $30 million funding increase for 2007-08, which was originally included in the May 2006 federal budget, will now be ongoing. The Honourable Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced today in Toronto that the Canada Council will continue to receive the additional $30 million, bringing the total funding it receives from Parliament to more than $180 million a year. The May 2006 federal budget included a two-year increase to the Council’s funding amounting to $50 million: $20 million in 2006-07 and $30 million in 2007-08. However, the additional funds were not guaranteed to continue into the future, until Minister Oda’s announcement today. For more information, CLICK HERE.
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