Canada’ from 2002 was updated to ‘federal public administration’ as of 2005. However, one of the most significant changes concerns Part 4 – Members of the Council. In the major 2002 Amendment other members of the council who were not the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson would be appointed for a period of three years. In 2006 this was updated and changed to a period of four years and has remained fours years since, up to and including the current version. Another significant change is the loss of council members. Instead of 21 council members, in the modern Act there is the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson along with 9 other members of the council. That is a reduction of 10 members since the 1977 version of the Act. Governance The Canada Council for the Arts, as a federal Crown corporation, is accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage and is governed by an 11-member Board. The Board is composed of a Chair, Vice-Chair, and nine other members from across Canada. Along with the Director and CEO, Board members are appointed by the Governor-in-Council for fixed terms. The Board meets at least three times per year and is responsible for the oversight of the Canada Council's policies, programs, budgets, and grant decisions. The Canada Council’s Executive Management, on the other hand—which is led by the Director and CEO—is responsible for establishing and implementing the broad directions and vision developed by the Board, as well as managing the Council itself. The Director is appointed by the Governor in Council as well, and also acts as the chief executive officer (CEO). Chairs of the Canada Council: Brooke Claxton, 1957–1960 Claude Bissell, 1960–1962 Douglas B. Weldon, 1962–1964 Jean Martineau, 1964–1969 John G. Prentice, 1969–1974 Brian Flemming (interim), 1974–1975 Gertrude M. Laing, 1975–1978 Mavor Moore, 1979–1983 Maureen Forrester, 1983–1988 Allan Gotlieb, 1989–1994 Donna Scott, 1994–1998 Jean-Louis Roux, 1998–2004 Karen Kain, 2004–2008 Joseph L. Rotman, 2008–2015 Pierre Lassonde, 2015–2020 Jesse Wente, 2020–2025 Executive Management: For the complete list of members of the Canada Council's Executive Management, visit the organization's website. History The Canada Council for the Arts was established and began operations in 1957 as part of a major recommendation of the 1951 report by the Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences, commonly known as the Massey Commission. The report described an unpromising cultural landscape in Canada: professional theatre was "moribund;" the