Upcoming 2026 City Budget Consultations & Meetings
October 28th, 2025
Speak up for arts funding!
City Council and City staff will begin public meetings on the 2026 draft budget as soon as November 3rd, 2025.
City staff have not included funding for Grants to Individual Artists, the Poet Laureate Program, or the Artsweek 2027 Festival in the 2026 draft budget.
See EC3’s Bulletin on Upcoming 2026 City Budget Consultations & Meetings: https://mailchi.mp/ecthree/upcoming-2026-city-budget-consultations-meetings
For every dollar the OAC invests, $25 in total revenues are generated by funded arts organizations. See the 2025 “Arts Across Ontario” report.
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