2026 Budget Impacts
The arts, culture, and heritage sector is at the heart of communities across Nova Scotia, helping bring people together, support local artists and organizations, and strengthen our shared sense of identity.

We know the 2026 provincial budget has created uncertainty and concern across the sector. This impact form is a space for us to listen, learn, and better understand how the drastic cuts to arts, culture, and heritage are affecting you and your community. 

By sharing your experience, you not only illustrate the sector impacts, but you help show the real human impact of these decisions and strengthen our collective work to restore funding and protect the future of arts, culture, and heritage in Nova Scotia.

CFNS - the Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia, is an umbrella advocacy, service, and support organization consisting of:

the Nova Scotia Choral Federation, Craft Nova Scotia, Dance Nova Scotia, the Association of Nova Scotia Museums, Strategic Arts Management, Theatre Nova Scotia, Visual Arts Nova Scotia, and the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia
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What organization, group, or role are you responding on behalf of? If you are responding as an artist or as a community member please indicate that you are responding on behalf of yourself 

Which part(s) of the arts, culture, or heritage sector do you work in? i.e. Dance, Theatre, Museums, etc.

Are you already feeling impacts from the 2026 provincial budget, or do you expect impacts in the coming months?

Which specific budget change(s) is/are affecting you most?

How significant would you estimate is the impact on your work or organization?
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Has your organization lost funding, expects to lose funding, or had funding applications reduced or denied because of the budget?

Which operating areas are most affected?

Have you, or will you have to, reduce, cancel, postpone, or scale back any programs because of the budget? 

Have you, or will you have to, delay hiring, reduce hours, freeze wages, or lay off staff? 

Are you expecting to use reserves, cut services, or take on debt to respond to the budget impact? 

Who will be most affected by these changes?

Which communities, audiences, or participants will lose access to your programs?

How will these changes affect access to arts, culture, or heritage in your area?

Will any programs, services, or events no longer be available if current conditions continue?

Are there any public benefits that will be reduced, such as youth engagement, cultural learning, community connection, or wellbeing?

What are the most serious consequences your organization faces because of the budget?

If these conditions continue for 6 months, 1 year, or longer, what do you expect will happen?

What would you have to cut first if the situation worsens?

How would you describe the overall effect on your organization or practice in one sentence?

Do you have an estimate of the dollar amount lost, reduced, or at risk?

Would you be willing to have your response quoted, with permission, in advocacy materials?

Would you be willing to be contacted for a follow-up conversation?

Is there anything else you want decision-makers to understand about the impact of the 2026 budget?

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