Indigenous Partnerships Leverage the Canada Council’s demonstrated commitment to Indigenous arts through initiatives like the Indigenous Voices Awards and partnerships such as Inuit Broadcasting Corporation. Propose targeted programs and platforms that streamline grant administration, mentorship, and showcase Indigenous artists, with bilingual support and culturally relevant outreach.

Tech Modernization The council already uses Wrike, Power Query, and a C# tech stack, indicating openness to vendor solutions. Position a grant lifecycle management and outcomes analytics platform that integrates with existing tools, delivering dashboards, reporting, and workflow automation to improve efficiency and compliance.

Global Exhibitions With plans to participate in major international platforms such as the Venice Biennale and to curate exhibitions, there is opportunity to offer international program management, exhibition development, logistics, and sponsorship services to support global presence.

Public Engagement Public meetings and accountability policies show a commitment to broad outreach and accessibility. Propose multilingual content creation, digital event platforms, captioning, translation, and audience analytics to extend reach for national and international arts audiences.

Public Sector Funding As a national funder with a broad network and regional partnerships, there is potential to provide capacity-building, program evaluation, and regional outreach services for arts organizations. Offer scalable procurement-ready solutions and training to help grantees measure impact and deliver tangible results.