<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I&#39;ve just received the following additional information from Canadian Heritage regarding the new funding announcement this morning:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I hope you are doing well. I wanted to give you the latest on Minister Guilbeault’s announcement on the rollout of the $500M Emergency Support Fund for the cultural, heritage, and sport sectors. As I’ve mentioned to many of you, we’re worked to ensure that there will be support for museums and other heritage institutions. Here are the key points for museums.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I hope you will share this with your members and help us amplify the news on your and their social media channels.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7013765630310579119MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">         </span></span><u></u>The goal of the Fund is to protect jobs and support business continuity for organisations whose viability has been negatively affected. It is designed to complement the <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html" target="_blank">other federal government measures in response to COVID-19</a>, including the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), the Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP), and the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7013765630310579119MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:4pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">         </span></span><u></u>The Prime Minister just announced that the wage subsidy program will be extended beyond June. This may help organisations that did not qualify for the CEWS to now access the program as we enter the peak season for visitors. You can <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/subsidy/emergency-wage-subsidy.html" target="_blank">apply to the CEWS here</a>.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7013765630310579119MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">         </span></span><u></u>$53 million will be allocated to the heritage sector through the Museums Assistance Program (MAP).<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7013765630310579119MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:4pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">         </span></span><u></u>We will use a two-phased approach to speed up the distribution of funds:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7013765630310579119MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:72pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;">o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">   </span></span><u></u>Phase 1 is for funding recipients of arts, culture, and sports programs that are projecting a significant financial impact as a result of the pandemic.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7013765630310579119MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:72pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;">o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">   </span></span><u></u>Phase 2 will provide temporary relief to eligible organisations that have heritage collections through the Emergency Component of the Museums Assistance Program, and other arts and culture organisations that do not currently receive funding from Canadian Heritage or another participating federal agency (Canada Council for the Arts, Canada Media Fund, Telefilm Canada). Further details on Phase 2 will be announced in the coming weeks.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7013765630310579119MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:4pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">         </span></span><u></u>Grants ranging from $5,000 up to a maximum of $100,000 may be awarded to eligible heritage organisations. Amounts will be calculated based on a sliding scale formula.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7013765630310579119MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:4pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">         </span></span><u></u>Indigenous and official language minority community organizations with a heritage collection may also be eligible to apply.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7013765630310579119MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:4pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">         </span></span><u></u>Zoos, aquaria, public libraries and other organizations that do not have a heritage collection are not eligible for the emergency funding component of MAP.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7013765630310579119MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:4pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">         </span></span><u></u>The eligibility criteria for emergency funding through MAP differ from those of the regular MAP. This means museums do not need to have the equivalent of one full-time paid professional staff in order to access our Emergency Support Program.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4pt">Here are the links to helpful documents on our Emergency Fund:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4pt"><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2020/05/emergency-support-fund-for-cultural-heritage-and-sport-organizations-next-steps-to-support-the-industry-impacted-by-the-global-covid-19-pandemic.html" target="_blank">News release</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4pt"><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/information-covid-19/emergency-support-fund.html" target="_blank">Backgrounder</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4pt"><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/information-covid-19/emergency-support-fund/questions-answers.html" target="_blank">FAQ</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4pt"><br></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Ryan Hunt</b></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Executive Director</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Pronouns: He/him</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial,sans-serif">The BC Museums Association Secretariat is located on the traditional lands of the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations. We are grateful for the opportunity to live and learn here in mutual respect and appreciation.</span>  </div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street  || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Direct: 250-884-0499</span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> || </span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Office: 250-356-5700</span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">  || <a href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.museumsassn.bc.ca</a></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Even when our doors are closed<b> #CultureDoesntStop</b>. Check out our new digital directory </span><a href="http://cultureonline.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">CultureOnline.ca</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">!</span><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></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