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If you work as a self-employed artist in Canada, chances are you've perused the Canada Council website or the websites of the provincial funders and dreamed of what it would mean to receive a grant. Convincing the government to fund your artistic endeavours wouldn't just be lucrative — it would be career-affirming. Imagine telling your friends! Imagine updating your LinkedIn! Imagine never working a day in your life again...! [...] Lise Ann Johnson: Director of Arts Granting Operations at the Canada Council for the Arts Sean Devine: Program Officer at the Canada Council for the Arts Julien Valmary: Director of Support and Strategic Initiatives at the Conseil des arts de Montréal Marie-Louise Larocque: Project Manager at the Conseil des arts de Montréal Lyne Lanthier: Program Manager at the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec [...] ### Connect with CBC ### Contact CBC Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6 Toll-free (Canada only): 1-866-306-4636 ### About CBC ### Services ### Accessibility It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem.