2026
In May 2026, The Canadian League of Composers filed a submission as part of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance’s pre-budget consultation process for Budget 2026.
To that end, the CLC has put forward four recommendations:
- That the Government of Canada allocate a permanent annual increase of $140 million to the Canada Council for the Arts;
- That the Government of Canada ensure that, within the Direct Delivery and Community streams of the Build Communities Strong Fund, a minimum level of funding be dedicated to cultural infrastructure, ensuring that rural and urban communities across Canada are served by cultural facilities.
- That the government fulfill its commitment to increasing the annual funding of the Canada Music Fund (CMF) to $60 million on a permanent basis.
- That the Government of Canada support the Screen Composers’s Guild of Canada’s pre-budget submission regarding the use of original Canadian score music in audiovisual productions by clarifying tax credit eligibility of certain rights payments to composers.
You can read our full submission here.
2025
In late July 2025, the CLC filed a pre-budget submission with the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. The document urges the current government to permanently commit 1% of its overall spending to arts, culture, and heritage. More specifically, it suggests a $140 million increase to the Canada Council for the Arts, and a $190 million increase to the Department of Canadian Heritage. This is a position shared by the Canadian Arts Coalition and all of its members.