Meet the creators championing British Columbia’s Creative Industries

The 2022 Polaris Prize Short List announced including B.C.’s Snotty Nose Rez Kids and Destroyer

Two British Columbian albums have made the 2022 Polaris Music Prize short list. The annual Prize for $50,000 goes to an artist that is awarded Canadian Album of the Year, decided upon by a jury comprised of nearly 200 music media professionals.…
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Western Canadian Music Award Nominees Announced

The Western Canadian Music Awards celebrates the best of artistic and industry talent in western Canada. This year, the WCMA celebrates 20 years of being Canada's largest music industry event. Award winners will be announced at Breakout…
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Commemorating National Indigenous History Month

National Indigenous History Month invites Indigenous Peoples to celebrate their history in the spirit of pride and preservation. For non-Indigenous Canadians, it is an opportunity to learn and show recognition of the role Indigenous Peoples have played and continue to play in shaping Canada.
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B.C. features, fiction, photo essays win 2022 National Magazine Awards

The National Media Awards Foundation showcased the most impactful work published in Canadian periodicals in 2021 at the 2022 National Magazine Awards Winners Celebration hosted by Kelly Boutsalis and live-streamed on our website. Gold winners…
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Proudly celebrating the B.C. artists and projects awarded at the 2022 JUNO Awards

The 51st Annual JUNO Awards winners were celebrated this past Sunday evening in Toronto. Announced during the closing weekend of JUNO Week, Canada’s biggest night in music, hosted by Simu Liu brought back live performances and awarded the…
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B.C. Book Day 2022

B.C. Book Day invites British Columbians to celebrate the province’s book & magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, bookstores, libraries, festivals, and literary prizes that connect us with local stories.
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BC Creates in the Lower Mainland/Southwest

Learn about the creative innovators in the Lower Mainland/Southwest region of British Columbia.
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BC Creates in Northern BC

Learn about the creative innovators in the Northern B.C. region.
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BC Creates in the Thompson/Okanagan/Kootenays

Learn about the creative innovators in the Thompson/Okanagan/Kootenays region of British Columbia.
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BC Creates on the Island/Coast

Learn about the creative innovators on the Island/Coast of British Columbia.
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Meet B.C.’s Creative Technology Industry

The creative technology industry is one of the most dynamic economic engines in BC’s economy, generating $2.3B in global sales annually while employing more than 14,000 British Columbians across 250+ companies.  As part of Creative Industries…
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Creative Industries Week 2022

Celebrating B.C.'s Dynamic Creative Industries. The seventh annual Creative Industries Week is bringing industry stakeholders together to showcase and celebrate B.C.'s dynamic creative sector the week of May 16, 2022. The…
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