TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 13, 2016) - Department of Canadian Heritage
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, today unveiled numerous projects and activities funded through the Canada 150 Fund.
The Fund was established by the Government of Canada to allow Canadians across the country to participate in local, regional and national celebrations and activities for the 150th anniversary of Confederation. The celebrations and activities will help strengthen Canadians' sense of pride and belonging to their country. There will be activities for everyone in 2017, whether as part of pan-Canadian Signature projects or local community projects.
Minister Joly also invited Canadians to take part in memorable activities being planned in 19 urban centres on December 31, 2016, to kick off 150th-anniversary celebrations. Join the celebrations in St. John's, Charlottetown, Halifax, Fredericton, Moncton, Toronto, Québec City, Montréal, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit, as well as in Canada's Capital Region.
The vision for the 150th anniversary of Confederation is intended to inspire Canadians and bring them together by highlighting the themes of diversity and inclusion, reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, young people, and the environment.
Quotes
"Thanks to these projects, all Canadians will be able to take part in Canada-wide, regional and local festivities. These projects will highlight the richness of our history and our environment, and several others will be added to them in the coming weeks. The year 2017 promises to be unforgettable. Don't miss it!"
- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage
Quick Facts
- The Canada 150 Fund was created in April 2015 and has a total budget of $210 million.
- The main themes of the Government of Canada's vision for the 150th anniversary of Confederation are diversity and inclusion, reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, the environment, and young people.
- Thanks to the Canada 150 Fund, 38 pan-Canadian Signature projects will involve Canadians from coast to coast through exciting activities.
- To date, 79 community projects have received funding from the Canada 150 Fund.
- Several other community projects will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Pan-Canadian Signature projects
Throughout 2017, several major Signature projects will mobilize Canadians across the country through activities that will highlight their cultural, linguistic and ethnic heritage.
This is a list of projects that have received Government of Canada funding through the Canada 150 Fund.
Community-driven projects
The Government of Canada will continue to invest in major regional and local projects in order to make 2017 a year to remember for all Canadians.
This is a list of community projects that have received Government of Canada funding through the Canada 150 Fund so far. More community projects will be announced in the weeks ahead.
| Organization Name | Project Name | |
| Alberta | ||
| Banff Centre | ILLUMINATION 150 Festival | |
| Centre communautaire d'Edmonton | Des Courses du Flying Canoë Volant Races | |
| City of Fort Saskatchewan | Legacy Park Bronze Statue - Acres of Dreams | |
| CKUA Radio Foundation | A History of Radio in Alberta and Canada | |
| Sustainable Red Deer Society | Canada 150 Edible Forest Garden | |
| The Works International Visual Arts Society | Capital Boulevard Legacy Public Art Project - Canada 150 | |
| British Columbia | ||
| Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce | Tri-Conic Challenge | |
| Association des francophones des Kootenays Ouest | Théâtre bilingue de marionnettes de pionniers francophones de la C.-B. (In French only) |
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| Centre for Indo Canadian Studies (University Of Fraser Valley) | (Dis) Enfranchisement: 1907-1947 The Forty-Year Struggle | |
| City of Fort St. John | Canada 150 Mural Mosaic | |
| Corporation of the City of White Rock | The Journey: Celebrating 150 Years | |
| District of Port Hardy | Local First Nations History Murals | |
| Inclusion BC Foundation Society | BC Disability Pride Celebration and Parade | |
| Le Cercle des Canadiens Français de Prince George | Construction d'un canot d'écorce dans le cadre du 150e du Canada (In French only) |
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| Pacific Salmon Foundation | UNINTERRUPTED | |
| Peace-Liard Regional Arts Council | Alaska Highway Punk Art Project | |
| SCBC Stewardship Centre for BC Society | Celebrating Stewardship, Creating Stewardship Legacies | |
| The Corporation of the City of Duncan | Carving a Connection in Cowichan - A Commemorative Totem for Canada's 150th | |
| Vancouver Native Housing Society | The Kanata Project | |
| Manitoba | ||
| City of Selkirk | Canada 150 Mosaic | |
| City of Steinbach | Canada 150 Mosaic | |
| Cranberry Portage Heritage Museum | Historical Mural of the Cranberry "Portage" | |
| Winnipeg Arts Council | Winnipeg Major Contemporary Aboriginal Public Artwork | |
| New Brunswick | ||
| The Aberdeen Cultural Centre | Nouvelle mythologie pour un nouveau Canada (In French only) | |
| Fundy Biosphere Reserve | Canada 150: The Amazing Places Challenge | |
| Grand Manan Museum | Engaging Youth in Celebrating Canada 150 | |
| Mount Allison University-Owens Art Gallery | The Colville Project | |
| New Brunswick Youth Orchestra | Oh Canada! A Young 150! | |
| St.John River Society | Eau Canada - Celebrating 150 Years of Canadian River Heritage | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Gros Morne Co-Operating Association | Art and Nature Celebration in Gros Morne, Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Gros Morne Summer Music Inc. | Origination | |
| Town of Torbay | Torbay Canada 150 Celebration | |
| 0Nova Scotia | ||
| Coastarts Association | A Congress of Women - A musical drama that recounts the women's suffrage movement in Canada between 1916 and 1919 | |
| Conseil acadien de Par-en-Bas | Monument de l'odyssée acadienne Par-en-Bas (In French only) | |
| ULNOOWEG | Grand Pre 2017 - A Peace and Unity Gathering of the Mi'kmaq and Acadian Nations | |
| Nunavut | ||
| Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association | Nunavummiut Celebrates Canada's 150th Anniversary | |
| Northwest Territories | ||
| Dechinta Initiatives | Rivers of Reconciliation, | |
| Ontario | ||
| St.Joseph Media | Passport 2017: Discover Your Canada | |
| 4elements Living Arts | Kagawong Art and Heritage Trail | |
| Arts Ottawa East | Neighbourhood Arts 150 - Celebrating Ottawa's Communities | |
| Celebrations Ottawa Inc. | Ottawa 2017 | |
| City of Toronto | Toronto/Canada: 150 Years/150 Stories | |
| City of Toronto (Waterfront Secretariat) | Celebrate Canada 150 at Project: Under Gardiner | |
| Community Foundations of Canada | Community Fund for Canada's 150th | |
| Corporation of Haldimand County (Haldimand County Museums) | Haldimand 150th - Haldimand County Connections | |
| City of Burlington | Canada 150 Celebrations in the City of Burlington | |
| City of Mississauga | Brilliance Together | |
| Corporation of the Town of Carleton Place | Roy Brown Park Signage | |
| Fédération nationale des Conseils scolaires francophones | Life as a bilingual! | |
| Hot Docs | Canada 150 Collection | |
| Love This River | "Ties that Bind" Canada's Lake Superior Railway Route - Last Spike Interactive | |
| Muskoka Chautauqua (Muskoka Lakes Music Festival) | Sing Canada Together, Where Pines and Maples Grow | |
| Parkdale Canada 150 Song Project | The Parkdale Canada 150 Song Project | |
| Petawawa Heritage Society | Discovering the Dominion of Canada - 1867 through re-enactment and trade skills | |
| STEPS Initiative | Our Stories: A Celebration of New Canadians | |
| The Art of Time Ensemble | Northern Songs: A Festival of Canadian Music | |
| The Great Canadian Flag Project | The Great Canadian Flag Project | |
| Tree Canada | Tree to our Nature a Canada 150 Legacy Program | |
| University of Ottawa - Faculty of Arts | Re Storying Canada: Reconsidering Religion and Public Memory in 2017 | |
| White Pine Pictures Inc. | Ken Dryden's We Are Canada - Future Shapers | |
| Prince Edward Island | ||
| Atlantic Presenters Association | APA Canada 150 Performance Series | |
| Prince Edward Island Symphony Society | PEI Symphony Orchestra Canada 150 Celebratory Cantata | |
| Quebec | ||
| Association des bénévoles du CHSLD Vigi Brossard | Nous sommes fiers d'être Canadiens (In French only) | |
| Centre des Arts Contemporains du Québec à Montréal | Coast to Coast | |
| Conseil de la Nation Huronne-Wendat | Projet d'aménagement artistique Onywahtehretsih (In French only) | |
| Conseil des Abénakis de Wôlinak | Place d'accueil et lieu de mémoire de la mission de Bécancour/Wôlinak | |
| Corporation Philippe Aubert de Gaspé | Philippe Aubert de Gaspé et ses contemporains | |
| Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal | MOSAICANADA 150/2017 | |
| Musée du Bronze d'Inverness | Exposition de bronzes : contes et légendes des provinces et territoires (In French only) | |
| Société d'art et d'histoire de Beauport | L'esprit du Lieu: Origines et Métamorphoses (In French only) | |
| Saskatchewan | ||
| Association des parents fransaskois | Le Canada, c'est moi! (In French only) |
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| Mackenzie Art Gallery | Canadian Indigenous Monument | |
| Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan | #Home: Creating Welcoming and Inclusive Communities | |
| Prairie Spirit Connections | Spirit Walk - Commemorative and cultural interpretation project | |
| Sum Theatre | Theatre in the Pool: The Story of Water | |
| The Board of Education of The Prairie Spirit School Division | Delisle School - Mural Mosaic - Canada 150 | |
| Whitecap Dakota First Nation | Learning Reconciliation: A Joint WDFN-SPS Canada 150 Education Project | |
| Yukon | ||
| Open Pit Performance League | Words of the Yukon | |
| Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association | Traditional Watercraft of Canada's North | |
Contact Information:
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