This category includes a wide range of cultural organizations and enterprises spanning the not-for-profit and for-profit sectors.
Ex. Advertising Agencies, Antique Dealers, Architectural Services, Commercial Galleries, Public Art Galleries, Book Stores, Breweries and Wineries, Local Broadcasting Stations, Craft Stores, Dance Studios, Design Services, Motion Picture Production, Digital Media Production, Libraries and Archives, Museums (History, Art, Science, etc), Music Production, Performing Art Companies, Professional Bands and Choirs, Photographers, Publishers, Visual Arts, Zoos and Aquariums.
This Category includes smaller, often communitybased organizations that represent arts, heritage and ethnocultural interests in the community, among others.
Ex. Craft Groups, Dance Groups, Folklife Groups, Historical and Genealogy Societies), Horticultural Societies, Multicultural or Aboriginal Groups, Music Groups including Community Bands / Choirs), Storytelling Groups, Visual Arts Groups, among others.
This category includes buildings and sites that host cultural activity in the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
Ex. Cinemas, Community Centres, Restaurants and Bars(featuring live music), Multicultural or Aboriginal Cultural Centres, Performing Art Centres, Religious Institutions (ones that open their doors to the community for musical performances or other cultural activities), Event Zones, among others.
This category includes natural assets and areas of environmental and cultural significance.
Ex. Conservation Areas, Arboretums, Botanical Gardens, Nature Centres, Nature Reserves, Parks (National, Provincial or Significant Local Parks), Trails, among others.
This category includes significant heritage properties or features that of historical, cultural and educational value.
Ex. Built Heritage Properties (the focus here is on buildings or properties that have been formally identified and in some cases designated for protection by the municipality), Heritage Districts, Historic or Heritage Sites, Plaques and Monuments, Public Art (Murals).
This category includes a wide range of festivals and events that recur on a regular, usually annual basis.
Ex. Seasonal and Holiday Celebrations, Craft Festivals or Events, Cultural Heritage Festivals or Events, Heritage Tours, Dance Festivals, Fall Fairs, Farmers' Markets or Farm Shows, Film Festivals or Events, Food and Wine Festivals or Events, Gallery or Studio Tours, Literary Festivals or Events, Multicultural or Aboriginal Festivals or Events, Music Festivals, Natural or Cultural Heritage Tours, Public Art Tours, Street Festivals or Events, Visual Arts Festivals or Events, among others