The 20-year-old collaborative installation, which recently dropped anchor in Ontario, will travel to Uzbekistan next

Little is known about the vast collection of art and artefacts the Hudson’s Bay Company amassed from its founding in 1670, but experts believe it includes many important pieces of Canada’s First Nations and colonial heritage

James White, a prominent member in the vast network, pleaded guilty to forgery and trafficking

The layoffs come amid a $23.4m deficit in the last fiscal year and represent around 20% of unionised employees

The small landscape painting was consigned to a Toronto auction house a decade ago, but had not been seen since 2021

The acquisition comes as the museum’s photography department prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary

The donation, from the Vancouver-based collector and businessman Bob Rennie, is the largest in the gallery's history

The prize, now in its 22nd year, will be the subject of a group show in Ottawa this autumn, and the winner will be revealed in November

Works by Group of Seven members Franklin Carmichael and Arthur Lismer, plus Emily Carr, topped the Canadian auction house’s two-part evening sale

In addition to keeping the Liberal party and Mark Carney in power, Donald Trump's threats are leading collectors and institutions to prioritise Canadian art through shows and acquisitions

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the country’s largest museum devoted to Canadian art, has also received $18m from the federal government toward the renovation and expansion project

EA Studios alleges that the estate and its director bad-mouthed the Calgary-based gallery in an attempt to steal its customers

Kiendl’s departure comes a few months after the gallery pulled the plug on an ambitious but costly building project it had already spent C$60m on

The Vega Foundation has quietly been commissioning, supporting exhibitions of and acquiring works by artists from Alia Farid, Tala Madani, Lap-See Lam, Sharon Lockhart and others

Also honoured in the visual and media arts category this year are the AI artist Sandra Rodriguez, the furniture-maker Peter Pierobon and the film-maker Bruce LaBruce

‘A rippling impact across our sector’: Canada’s art trade is seeking to lessen its dependence on US buyers to soften the blow of 25% tariffs on imports

The gallery recently cancelled a project designed by the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron after its budget ballooned by 50%

Known for his bold, bright-hued paintings, prints and murals, Average was a pillar of Vancouver’s creative community

A long-awaited report from Ontario’s auditor general finds that the redevelopment plan for Toronto's modernist landscape is “not fair, transparent or accountable”

The Montréal-based artist, known for his intricate sculptural beadwork, received the C$100,000 Sobey Art Award for 2024

A year after its unveiling was postponed indefinitely, concerns about Ottawa’s Memorial to the Victims of Communism remain

The artist has been researching flatbreads and tandoors, the community ovens where they are often baked, in countries around the world since 2020

The country’s biggest art fair, with more than 100 exhibitors, is both a centre of commercial activity and a sprawling diorama of a national aesthetic

Abbas Akhavan will represent Canada, while Merike Estna flies the flag for Estonia

The museum already owns a subsequent, oil-on-canvas work depicting the same subject; both versions of “War Canoes, Alert Bay” will now be displayed together

The 1912 painting is believed to have been gifted by the artist to friends who later moved to the Hamptons, where a discerning dealer nabbed it decades later for a bargain

The permanent sculptures by Chief 7IDANsuu James Hart and Wendat Nation artist Ludovic Boney were unveiled in Québec City’s Cap Diamant on Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The biennial’s third edition, organised by co-curators Dominique Fontaine and Miguel A. López under the theme “Precarious Joys”, spans artist-run spaces, major museums and the airport

Prosecutors described David Voss as the leader of a forgery ring that created thousands of fake works by Norval Morrisseau

Philip B. Lind left the Toronto museum a trove of works by Stan Douglas, Jeff Wall, Ai Weiwei, William Kentridge, Laurie Simmons and others