Registry of Lobbyists
| Subject matters | Details | Categories |
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Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Taxation and Finance, Tourism
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Arts funding including funds to keep the organization viable, to fund new revenue streams (tax credits for live performance industry) and tourism recovery/growth efforts; increased funding for the Canada Arts Training Fund to support increased costs. Source of the funding may include: Heritage, Tourism, Economic Development, CRA/Revenue
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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The Stratford Festival the largest not-for-profit theatre in North America, with annual revenue of $75M to $80M. It operates year round, employs roughly 1,000 people, creates a further 2,300 jobs and generates annual economic activity of $135M. It presents a dozen or more large-scale productions, which run concurrently from April into November, and attracts 500,000 visitors each year. The Festival has an international presence – welcoming about 25% of its audience from the United States. In addition to theatrical stage plays, the Festival is creating the first North American collection of all of Shakespeare’s plays on film, a project that serves to widen the Festival’s audience. In October 2020, the Festival launched an arts digital streaming service, the first of its kind in Canada.
Anita Gaffney, Executive Director
End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-12-31
| Government Institution | Funding Received in Last Financial Year | Funding Expected in Current Financial Year |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Council for the Arts | $1,500,000.00 | Yes |
| Canadian Heritage (PCH) | $310,000.00 | Yes |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) | $1,000,000.00 | No |
| Ontario Arts Council | $2,206,998.00 | Yes |
| Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Sport | $125,000.00 | Yes |
Address:
55 Queen Street
PO Box 520
Stratford, ON N5A 6V2
Canada
Telephone number:
519-271-4040
Ext.
2214