Canadian Heritage committee  There is a program at the Department of Canadian Heritage called the Canada cultural investment fund that is also under the direction of our policy branch. Its focus is to help organizations build their capacity and build better business practices. One of the program's strategic

Canadian Heritage committee  The National Gallery of Canada?

Canadian Heritage committee  That is a great question. I'm sure municipalities have been hard at work on that lately. Our sphere of influence is limited to the Canada cultural spaces fund. We support projects that come from the community and that represent the community.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would add that those are the disciplines that comprise the cultural satellite account, and how we measure the economic impacts.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for the question. The program is administered on a regional basis. The Canada cultural spaces fund is managed through Canadian Heritage's regional offices. The regional officers work closely with municipalities and organizations in small urban centres or remote centres