In Quebec...

With support from Telefilm Canada, the growing success of the Quebec film industry is raising the bar for Canadian cinema at home and abroad, highlighted by an Oscar win in 2004 for Denys Arcand's Les Invasions barbares.

The Canada Council for the Arts granted $39 million to 686 arts organizations and 716 artists in 2003/04.

2,487 youth experienced another community, language or culture in 2003/04 through our Youth Exchanges Canada program.

Information on 519 Quebec museums, including virtual exhibits, is available online at www.virtualmuseum.ca.

316 amateur athletes were funded through our Athlete Assistance Program in 2004.

The National Film Board in Montreal is one of the most innovative distribution and consultation centres in the world due to its state-of-the-art technologies and the unique nature of the services it offers.

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The Canadian Heritage family, which includes the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, the CBC and our other major national cultural institutions, plays a key role in the cultural and civic life of Canadians.

We work together to promote culture, arts, heritage, official languages, citizenship and participation, multiculturalism, Aboriginal, youth, and sport initiatives. Canadian Heritage fosters creativity, innovation, linguistic duality and cultural diversity with a view to connecting Canadians to each other and the world.

Our services are available from offices all over the country, including Montreal and Quebec City.

Highlights

Museums Assistance Program
In 2004/05, the Museums Assistance Program supported 60 or so projects, including the Centre d'histoire de Montréal for the travelling exhibition "Les nuits de jazz : de Harlem à Saint- Henri," the Société des musées québécois for data standardization on Canadian museum collections, and the Centre culturel Avataq for the Daniel Weetaluktuk Museum's permanent exhibition.

Multiculturalism
The Action Against Racism Week and Black History Month are two of the most important multicultural and anti-racist events supported by Canadian Heritage in Quebec. The Multiculturalism Program funded 45 projects in Quebec for a total amount of $1.4 million in 2004/05.

Arts Presentation Canada
Tumbuktu les Transarts africains, Présence autochtone and Corporation de la salle de spectacles de Sept-Iles inc., are only a few of the festivals and organizations that received financial assistance under Arts Presentation Canada in 2004/05. This program provides access to a growing number of high-quality artistic experiences. In total, 158 projects presented in more than 60 cities in all regions of the province received funding.

Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability
Canadian Heritage encourages the modern management and financial stability of arts and heritage organizations. In 2004/05, we funded 88 projects in Quebec. Among the organizations that received support are the Black Theatre Workshop, the Canadian Centre for Architecture and the Réseau des organisateurs de spectacles de l'Est du Québec.

Cultural Spaces Canada
The Commission scolaire Beauce- Etchemin, the Fondation du Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, Maison Vézina, O'Vertigo and the Service culturel de Val d'Or are among the 20 or so organizations that benefited in 2004/05 from Cultural Spaces Canada, a program that supports infrastructure projects in the cultural community.