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Business / Arts Speaker Series 2026 promotional banner for 'Innovation in Accessibility and Disability Arts Leadership.' The banner features three speakers. Alethea Bakogeorge, a white woman with curly, shoulder-length brown hair, smiles while wearing a white button-up shirt and a necklace in front of a wood-paneled background. Raewyn Reid is a trans and non-binary person with short brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a black button-up shirt with fringe along the front, photographed indoors with a gentle closed-mouth smile against a softly blurred colourful background. Jenel Shaw is a white woman in her 40s with long straight brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a black T-shirt and a silver necklace, standing outdoors with sunlight in her hair and smiling just past the camera. The event took place on Monday, July 20, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET and was presented by Power Corporation of Canada.

Watch: Innovation in Accessibility and Disability Arts Leadership

In recognition of Disability Pride Month, this conversation featured arts leaders whose professional and lived experiences have shaped their work in disability arts, accessibility, and cultural leadership. Drawing on their expertise across the arts and culture sector, panelists examined the

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2026 Pre-Budget Submission

As the Government has rightly noted, this is a time for vigour, vision, national pride, resourcefulness, and strategically catalyzing private sector investment. Business / Arts is uniquely positioned to further these goals within the cultural sector, and we welcome the

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Watch: A Conversation With Minister Marc Miller

As the arts shape Canada’s discourse on identity and sovereignty, we had the pleasure of hosting the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages. In this Speaker Series webinar, we explored how

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Advocacy from Business / Arts

In our ongoing efforts to champion a strong and well-funded arts and culture sector, Business / Arts has submitted a letter to Premier Ford and Minister Cho. Endorsed by more than 40 board chairs and cultural leaders across Ontario, the

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2025 Pre-Budget Submission

  At a time when Canadians are struggling under immense pressures, it is critical for our cultural sector to remain accessible, vibrant, and resilient. Now, more than ever, Canada needs to invest in policies that will stimulate a more sustainable

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Canada Council as Cultural Venture Capital: Investing in the Business of the Arts

What if we treated cultural funding like venture capital? Robert J. Foster C.M., Chair of Business / Arts, makes a compelling case for viewing the Canada Council for the Arts as an investor in Canada’s future—supporting creative potential, generating jobs,

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Support letter for arts funding in Ontario



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Communiqué from the Canadian Arts Summit

OTTAWA, ON, April 10, 2025 – Last week in Ottawa, 175 arts leaders from across the country came together for the 2025 Canadian Arts Summit, held at the National Arts Centre from April 3–5. Hosted by Business / Arts in

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In Response to Proposed Changes to the AMT

In Budget 2023, the government of Canada proposed changes to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) formula that will disincentivize donations to charitable organizations. Business / Arts and a number of Canadian cultural charities are endorsing Donald K. Johnson’s open letter

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