Canada Council
The Canada Council for the Arts, commonly called the Canada Council, is an agency of the Government of Canada created to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. It was introduced by Parliament in 1957. It is a Crown corporation that funds Canadian artists and encourages the production of art in Canada. The current chair of the Canada Council is renowned ballerina Karen Kain.
Chairs of the Canada Council
- Brooke Claxton 1957-1960
- Claude Bissell 1960-1962
- Douglas B. Weldon 1962-1964
- Jean Martineau 1964-1969
- John G. Prentice 1969-1974
- Brian Flemming (interim) 1974-1975
- Gertrude M. Laing 1975-1978
- Mavor Moore 1979-1983
- Maureen Forrester 1983-1988
- Allan Gotlieb 1989-1994
- Donna Scott 1994-1998
- Jean-Louis Roux 1998-2004
- Karen Kain 2004-present
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