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The Canada Council for the Arts was created in 1957

Part of the collection at the Canada Council Art Bank, photographed in 2023.
Part of the collection at the Canada Council Art Bank, photographed in 2023. Canada Council Art Bank interior · Earl Andrew · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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The Canada Council for the Arts is a federal, arm’s-length Crown corporation created by an Act of Parliament in 1957. Its purpose is “to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts.”

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The Council’s creation and mandate, not its funding programs or the awards it administers (see CA-K053).

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