CHRC Funded to Build "Respectful Workplaces in the Arts"

The following is partially excerpted from a release issued by the Government of Canada.

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage.

On April 25, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and Simon Brault, Director and CEO of the Canada Council for the Arts announced that an award of close to $552,000 to the Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC), which supports workers and employers to build better workplace environments within the cultural sector. The Department of Canadian Heritage is providing $252,000, and the Canada Council for the Arts will be contributing $300,000 to the organization. The funding will be used to support a series of initiatives to equip the cultural sector with the tools, practices and training for building and maintaining respectful workplaces under the title "Respectful Workplaces in the Arts."

These new tools and resources will be made available to over 1,750 arts organizations across Canada.

This support follows reviews by both Canadian Heritage and the Canada Council for the Arts of their operational policies and granting procedures to promote workplace integrity.

For more information on this new funding, read the full release here.