OTTAWA – While the TV industry was hoping to hear about more help from the $500 million Covid crisis aid funding from Canadian Heritage when it announced phase two of the plan, the federal government only announced limited components today.
Phase one funds are already being doled out to CMF, Telefilm and sports organizations.
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault today announced $25.7 million in new funding for national museums (the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the Canadian Museum of History, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, the Canadian Museum of Nature, the National Gallery of Canada, the Canada Science and Technology Museum) and the National Battlefields Commission.
The money is to help these organizations maintain essential services and be ready to reopen their doors to the public once precautionary measures are lifted, said the press release.
Phase two will also provide $53 million in support to organizations with heritage collections through the emergency component of the Museums Assistance Program. Eligible not-for-profit organizations such as museums, archives, historic sites, Indigenous organizations, official-language minority communities, or municipal and university museums with separate budgets, will now be able to apply for funding.
“More information about the next component of Phase 2 will be announced shortly,” reads the release.
Assistance from the emergency support fund is targeted and meant to complement general business support measures such as wage subsidies or small business loans, not to compensate for all income losses or revenue shortfalls.
A funding portal is also now available to further accelerate the processing of applications.
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