Equity Office
NEW: Looking for more application deadlines? Want to narrow your search? Try our new filtering tool.
New! Videos – Capacity Building Initiative program info in American Sign Language (ASL)
The Equity Office advances the guiding principle of equity throughout the Canada Council to positively impact the Canadian arts sector and through it, the general public.
It works to increase equity of access to Canada Council’s grants and services for professional artists and arts organizations. It does this by collaborating with all divisions of the Council and consulting with arts communities and other stakeholders to develop policies, programs and strategies. Each division at the Council is accountable for implementing equity practices; the Equity Office plays a leadership role to coordinate the approach and analysis. More
Advisory Committee for Racial Equity in the Arts (REAC)
The Equity Office consults closely with this committee made up of arts professionals with a critical understanding of matters relating to equity. More.
Networks
The Equity Office partners with other organizations and initiatives to advance equity in the arts:
- Diversité artistique Montréal
Offers a directory of organizations providing support services to culturally diverse artists in Quebec
- Vivacité Montréal:
Supports young immigrant and visible minority professional artists in Montréal
- ArtReach Toronto Supports arts initiatives that engage youth who have experienced exclusion in under-served areas of Toronto
