Visual arts are a vibrant part of Canada's culture and help us celebrate our shared heritage. Today, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, launched a survey to help support the development of resale rights for artists.
Resale rights for artists would benefit visual artists and their heirs when their work is resold. The full value of a work of art is often not realized at the first sale. Resale rights would allow visual artists to be rewarded as their career progresses and their reputation grows. More than 90 countries worldwide have adopted resale rights. It is a step forward in improving the economic conditions of Canadian artists.
