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.
The OCAF board met at its Annual General Meeting and first meeting of the new year on October 6th to make some bold changes. Members of the previous Executive felt strongly […]
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Click here for French version. The Great Return of In-Person Events! September was an exciting month for the culture and tourism sector throughout the province. We saw a return […]
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Toronto International Film Festival TIFF 2021 returns this year from September 9–18 for in-person and digital festival events featuring exciting films, special events, talks, tributes, and interactive experiences. The 46th edition of […]
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View this email in your browser Click here for French version. Rediscover Ontario this August! This summer we are proud to support a long list of events, performances, activations and […]
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Click here for French version. Summer Events After a long year of uncertainty and province-wide shutdowns, it’s my pleasure and honour to share the many events, exhibitions, performances and installations […]
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Click here for French version. Recent Announcements It has been an exciting several weeks at OCAF, including ongoing virtual programming from OCAF-funded events around the province and announcements of summer […]
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Click here for French version. This spring arts and culture organizations continue to showcase incredible events, exhibits and shows, bringing exceptional Ontario talent and creativity to home screens across the […]
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For our March newsletter we decided to do things a little differently. With the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and lockdowns still continuing throughout the province we wanted to highlight the fantastic […]
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Reconnecting Ontarians: A White Paper On December 17, the Honourable Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, released a white paper, which is intended as the “beginning […]
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Dr. Symons was an honoured, respected and cherished OCAF board member. He joined the board in 2010, ex officio, when Chair of the Ontario Heritage Trust. He became an independent […]
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