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Diversity and Ballet Company

theatre company: It not just the diversity of art and artists that will come under scrutiny in the future at institutions with revenue of more than $2-million, according to Globe and Mail. If the administration or backstage crew at your opera or ballet company, or the audience for your symphony or theatre company, or the board of directors of your art gallery, does not demonstrate a commitment to reflecting the diversity of your organization geographic community or region, this will now affect the size of grant received from the federal arts council. As details of this shift have started to emerge in recent weeks, however, the most striking change may be the direct tying of diversity to funding for large arts organizations for the first time since the Canada Council was established in 1957. This is a catch-all ASF view; only displays when an unsupported article type is put in an ASF drop zone It clearly an assessment criteria – it no longer a wish, says Simon Brault, appointed the director and CEO of the Canada Council in 2014 for a five-year term. With the Canada Council budget expected to double over the next two years – from $180-million to $360-million, if the Liberal government keeps its campaign promise – Brault will actually have the new funds needed to achieve his objectives. The companies that are performing the most will get more money – it a real incentive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.