2023 Culture Annual Activity and New Initiative Guidelines

This does not preclude those organizations that restrict services to a particular sector of the community for reasons of improving the conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups according to Section 15 (1) (2) of the Charter of Rights; f) have a distinct line of separation between the budget of its funded activities and the furtherance of an organization’s religious and political mandate (i. [...] • Cultural space: The related expenses for operation and management of a cultural space that exists to support the cultural activity of the community (not the organization). [...] Agreements - For projects on City property, following acceptance of your grant application, an agreement outlining the respective rights and obligations of the City and the Organization with respect to the project will be provided for execution by the City. [...] Accessibility: The organization works to remove social, geographic and economic barriers to engagement and participation and ensures the expansion of audience access to, and comprehension of work and programming. [...] With Annual Activity applicants, the Grant Review Committee considers the activity’s sustainability, continued work in the community, history of City support over a range of years and the implications of increased or decreased City support to the activities.