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Timeline of Canadian Federal Cultural Policy Milestones – 1849 to 2005

Compiled by Sharon Jeannotte for the Canadian Cultural Observatory
Revisit Canadian cultural policy across the decades
The Timeline of Canadian Federal Cultural Milestones presents over 150 years of key Canadian federal legislation, policy decisions, reports, programs and federal management of culture categorized into nine sub-themes: Cultural Policy, Arts, Broadcasting, Copyright, Digital Media, Film and Video, Museums and Heritage, Publishing, and Sound Recording.

Federal Cultural Policy from 1800 to 1899 Federal Cultural Policy from 1900 to 1909 Federal Cultural Policy from 1910 to 1919 Federal Cultural Policy from 1920 to 1929 Federal Cultural Policy from 1930 to 1939 Federal Cultural Policy from 1940 to 1949 Federal Cultural Policy from 1950 to 1959 Federal Cultural Policy from 1960 to 1969 Federal Cultural Policy from 1970 to 1979 Federal Cultural Policy from 1980 to 1989 Federal Cultural Policy from 1990 to 1999 Federal Cultural Policy from 2000 to 2005
 
 
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