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Tourism

2009 Contributions and Recipients

The following tourism events have been approved for funding as part of the 2009 Marquee Tourism Events Program.
* Denotes two-year projects.

Tourism Event Contribution Recipient Contribution Amount
Atlantic Superstore Festival of Lights Tourism Charlottetown and the Prince Edward Island Convention Partnership Inc $177,594
Calgary Folk Music Festival Folk Festival Society of Calgary $291,375*
Calgary Stampede The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited $1,923,750
Canadian National Exhibition Canadian National Exhibition Association $3,750,000*
Charlottetown Festival Fathers of Confederation Building Trust $958,000
Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair Lower Fraser Valley Exhibition Association $345,900*
The Contact Toronto Photography Festival Contact Toronto Photography Association $164,750*
Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival Fringe Theatre Adventures Society $414,300
Le Festival acadien de Caraquet Le Festival acadien de Caraquet Inc. $307,461*
Festival de montgolfières de Gatineau Festival de montgolfières de Gatineau Inc. $665,340
Festival d'été de Tremblant Association de villégiature Tremblant $513,750
Festival du Bois Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal $103,345
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Société Francophone de Maillardville $250,725
Festival du Voyageur Festival du Voyageur Inc. $379,962
Le Festival Grand Rire de Québec Le Festival Grand Rire de Québec Inc. $953,700
Festival international de Jazz de Montréal Le Festival international de jazz de Montréal inc. $3,000,000
Festival International des Rythmes du Monde de Saguenay Festival International des Rythmes du Monde $177,150
Festival Juste pour rire / Just for laughs Festival Juste pour rire / Just for laughs $3,000,000
Festival Western St-Tite Festival Western St-Tite $521,537
Festivent Ville de Lévis Festivent Inc. $209,820
Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France La Corporation des fêtes historiques de Québec $493,927
Folklorama Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg, Inc. $400,864*
Les FrancoFolies de Montréal Les FrancoFolies de Montréal inc. $1,518,375
GlobalFest The Calgary Fireworks Festival Society $240,356
2009 Grey Cup Championship Game and Festival Calgary Stampeder Limited Partnership $302,164
2010 Grey Cup Championship Game and Festival Edmonton Eskimo Football Club and Grey Cup 2010 Inc. $146,250*
International Balloon Festival Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Corporation du Festival de montgolfières de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu $965,063
International Festival of Authors International Readings at Harbourfront $250,744
Just for Laughs Toronto Festival Just for Laughs Toronto Festival $280,702
Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest K-W Oktoberfest Inc. $389,070
Lindsay Central Exhibition Lindsay Agricultural Society $121,595
Loto-Québec World Choral Festival Corporation du Mondial Choral $200,000
Luminato Toronto Festival of Arts, Culture and Creativity $1,287,659
Montreal Fashion and Design Festival Sensation Mode $301,744
The Montreal High Lights Festival Festival Montréal en Lumière Inc. $1,033,862
Niagara Wine Festival Niagara Grape and Wine Festival $233,925
Old Home Week P.E.I. Provincial Exhibition Inc. $154,125
Ottawa Bluesfest Ottawa Bluesfest $1,501,035
Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival Ottawa Chamber Music Society $213,331
Pacific National Exhibition The Fair at the PNE $1,384,500
Pride Week Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, and Transgenderal Pride Toronto $397,500
Quebec City International Festival of Military Bands Quebec City International Festival of Military Bands $488,135
Quebec City's Summer Festival Festival d'été international de Québec inc. $2,716,886
Quebec Winter Carnival Carnaval de Québec inc. $1,446,070
Red River Exhibition Red River Exhibition Association $131,962
The Rexall Edmonton Indy Edmonton Northlands & Kirkness Lake Ventures Ltd. $399,314
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Association of Canada $1,488,000
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Society $460,271
The Saskatoon Exhibition Saskatoon Prairieland Park Corporation $210,881
Scotiabank Caribana Festival Management Committee $416,250
Shaw Festival Shaw Festival Theatre Foundation, Canada $2,131,860
Stratford Shakespeare Festival Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada $3,000,000
TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa Jazz Festival Inc. $338,000
TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival Toronto Downtown Jazz Society $266,475
Toronto International Film Festival Toronto International Film Festival Inc $3,000,000
Vancouver International Film Festival Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society $467,250
Vancouver International Jazz Festival Coastal Jazz and Blues Society $712,500
Winnipeg Folk Festival Winnipeg Centennial Folk Festival Inc. $363,256
Winter Festival of Lights Winter Festival of Lights $171,614
The World Film Festival Canadian World Wide Film Festival $446,912