Since 1999, the Government of Ontario has invested $47.75 million in the Fund and the success of the over 800 initiatives in which OCAF has invested has led to a healthy replenishment of the Fund for future projects. Repayments replenish the fund and support more events: the Government’s investment has already resulted in over $78 M of event funding.
OCAF has three specific aims:
OCAF-funded events have attracted over 70 million visitors and generated earned revenues of over $235 million for applicant organizations.
OCAF Covid Recovery Policy Statement
Since March 2020, the board of the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund has taken a number of steps to ensure openness and flexibility for applying organizations during COVID-19. Guided by values of resilience and renewal, OCAF believes it can play an important role to help the cultural tourism sector transition through this pandemic period to recovery once the public feels comfortable participating in live events once again. To accomplish this, we have reviewed a number of the Fund’s criteria and have integrated greater flexibility into the application and repayment process. We continue to review our requirements in light of the hiatus in which the sector finds itself and will consider new definitions of attendance to include virtual participation. These changes to the guidelines may be temporary; we will ensure you are fully informed of further changes and requirements along the way. In the meantime, staff are always available to discuss your specific situation and make recommendations to the board, if appropriate.
Happy holidays everyone! I’m Gillian Smith and have recently become the Chair of OCAF’s Nominating and Governance Committee. Along with the work of recruiting new and exciting candidates for the […]
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Dear OCAF Friends and Colleagues, As we enjoy the busy and beautiful autumn season, OCAF continues to support exciting and new endeavours throughout Ontario including the launch of the […]
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Dear Friends, I’m excited to share that fall events are now in full swing! It’s fantastic to continue seeing so many resilient arts organizations emerge from the pandemic with updated […]
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My name is Nalini Stewart and I am writing to you today as one of the Fund’s Founding Members and someone who has been integrally involved on the board since […]
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Hello OCAF Friends! I am Donna Gilhooly and I have had the pleasure of representing Thunder Bay and Region on the OCAF board since 2010. The experience has certainly deepened […]
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To OCAF friends and colleagues, I’m John McKellar and as a Founding Member of the board of the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, I’ve been with the Fund since it’s inception […]
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Greetings to Friends of OCAF! I’m Robin Cardozo and I was elected to the OCAF Board in 2020 just as the realities of the COVID pandemic were emerging. It has […]
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Happy Spring! While our board members take a short break from introducing themselves, I am happy to share many exciting new events coming up this May in our province. It’s […]
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Hello OCAF Friends! I’m the new Treasurer and Secretary on the OCAF board and I want to wish you well for all the amazing spring events taking place! I am […]
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Hello, friends! As the new Vice-Chair on the Board of the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, I’m looking forward to connecting with you and building new diverse relationships across Ontario – […]
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