IMAA’s Pre-Budget Submission

IMAA’s Written Submission for the Government of Canada’s Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of Budget 2025

List of Recommendations

Recommendation 1:

Increase funding to the Canada Council for the Arts and the Department of Canadian Heritage to
assist arts organizations impacted by increasing inflation rates and rising operating costs, and
respond to the record high number of applications submitted by independent artists.

Recommendation 2:

Expand eligibility requirements so that arts council funded media arts organizations are eligible to
apply to the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) through Canadian Heritage for the preservation of
work in their collections.

Recommendation 3:

Expand the existing Endowment Incentive to the Canada Cultural Investment Fund (CCIF) through
Canadian Heritage to include arts service organizations and competitions as eligible recipients.

Recommendation 4:

Provide a Federal Basic Income Guarantee for all Canadians, which will reduce poverty, stabilize
incomes, and simplify the complex web of benefits and programs available to Canadians.

Recommendation 5:

Update the Canadian Copyright Act to improve the financial situation of professional visual artists.