The Governor General of Canada with the 2011 recipients and the GGPAAF Board of Directors at Rideau Hall.
Photo: Sgt Serge Gouin, Rideau Hall
The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards are administered by the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation, an Ottawa-based, not-for-profit charitable organization governed by a Board of Directors and administered by a small professional staff. The GGPAAF enjoys a dynamic partnership with the National Arts Centre (NAC) which has responsibility for the production of the annual gala performance and the event's fundraising activities.
The Foundation
The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation was created and incorporated in 1992 under the patronage of the late Right Honourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn (1934-2002).
Its mandate is:
- To honour and celebrate the lifetime artistic achievement of Canada’s outstanding performing artists
- To foster cross-cultural awareness of Anglophone artists in French Canada and of Francophone artists in English Canada
- To raise profile among Canadians of the achievements and contributions of Canadian performing artists at home and abroad
- To inspire future performing artists
The Foundation is responsible for coordinating the nomination and selection processes; organizing all special events related to the awards presentation including ceremonies in the House of Commons, at Rideau Hall and the National Arts Centre; and cultivating partnerships to enhance the profile of the awards.
