Lobbying Landscapes in Arts & Culture (August, 2025)

NFB and CBC/Radio-Canada expand long-term collaboration; CRTC opens Broadband Fund call for rural connectivity; Dance Centre secures federal support; New NFB documentaries and Oscar win; Infrastructure fund launches for arts spaces; North Bay arts receive youth employment investment.

Federal funding for Indigenous languages and cultural spaces; renewed investment in Toronto arts hub; CRTC launches consultation on future telecom rules; NFB leadership change; Statistics Canada releases new municipal culture cost data; US content idle.

Senate debates Official Languages regulations, committee studies AI impact on creative sectors; StatsCan releases child care data; cultural property returns to Türkiye; funding for First Nations cultural services announced; economic reports published.