Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-06
Registrant: Anita Gaffney
Client: Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada
Targeted institutions:
Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
House of Commons
Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Senate of Canada
Government funding received:
Institution: Ontario Arts Council
Amount: 2056998.00
Institution: Canada Council for the Arts
Amount: 1500000.00
Institution: Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Amount: 310000.00
Institution: Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Sport
Amount: 250000.00
Institution: Regional Tourism Organization 4 (Ontario)
Amount: 20000.00
Lobbying activity details:
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 Council for the Arts.  Source of the funding may include: Heritage, Tourism, Economic Development, CRA/Revenue.