In the lead-up to April’s federal election, Orchestras Canada kept our Government Relations Advisor, Eric Dubeau, busy analyzing policy commitments relevant to the arts and culture sector from the various political parties. If you’d like a refresher on what he learned and shared, you can find it here: https://oc.ca/en/resource/election-2025/
Now that the election results are known, Orchestras Canada has written to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity Steven Guilbeault, congratulating them, reminding them of the long-standing relationship between Canadian orchestras and various federal departments and programs, and sharing some powerful statistics on orchestras’ reach and impact.
We urge you to take up the cause of orchestras in your communications with your MPs. To help, we’ve prepared a customizable template letter that you can use to introduce yourself and your favourite orchestra to your Member of Parliament. You can find it here:
As we wait for the expected fall budget, we will continue to work on our own and in collaboration with the Canadian Arts Coalition to make the case for the impact of the arts in Canadian communities.