- Value [1] Artistic Merit
- The Canada Council’s respect for artistic merit---or excellence---as its most important consideration in awarding grants ensures
that its funds are invested in work of high quality from all parts of Canada and all disciplines and practices, including
art that is challenging and risk-taking.
- Value [2] Artist Centricity
- The Canada Council plays a unique role at the federal level in putting individual artists at the centre of its thinking and
investing directly in them---a critical element in the Council’s contribution to advancing Canada’s creative economy and Canada’s
international reputation for innovation.
- Value [3] Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness
- The Council’s historic commitment to diversity and equity and to inclusive policies reflecting Canada’s rich and complex cultural
reality---languages, cultures, racial groups, genders, generations, arts practices and regions---is one of its greatest achievements,
and it must be reinforced, expanded (for example, in support of disability arts) and strengthened (to ensure that the Council
can respond to evolving arts practices).
- Value [4] Peer Review
- The Canada Council’s use of peers in the assessment of grant applications and in developing programs and policies strengthens
the quality of its decision-making, its investment in professional arts practitioners, and its relevance and responsiveness.
- Value [5] Knowledge, Expertise, Commitment, and Respect
- The knowledge base of the Canada Council---the expertise and commitment of its staff, its research, and ability to speak for
the arts nationally---and the mutual respect between the Council and the arts community are potentially as valuable as its
budget, and should be viewed as critical resources to be strategically developed and invested.
- Value [6] Adaptability, Flexibility, and Efficiency
- Over the years, as times have changed, the Council has been adaptable and flexible, while remaining a lean and efficient organization.
- Value [7] Transparency and Accountability
- The Council values transparency and accountability in its operations, with publicly accessible guidelines and objectives for
all of its programs.
- Value [8] Career Advancement
- The Canada Council is in a unique position to advance the careers of professional artists and arts organizations in an international,
as well as national, context.
- Value [9] Prioritization
- Despite the expanding universe in which the Canada Council finds itself, it must keep its priorities and interventions targeted
and strategic if it wishes to maximize its impact.
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