Who funds poet laureate appointments?
Usually the municipality or province will sponsor the position. Owen Sound’s laureate is the only one funded by members of the business community, rather than tax payers. Cobalt’s poet laureate is funded by several generous cultural entrepreneurs.
What's Happening
Opportunity to meet Greater Sudbury's Poet Laureate
A ceremony to welcome the City of Greater Sudbury's Poet Laureate [details]
Poet Laureate Map of Canada
Poets Laureate of Canada
Parliamentary Poets Laureate
Current Poets Laureate
Alberta
British Columbia
Brad Cran -
Poet Laureate of Vancouver, B.C. (Vancouver)
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Agnes Walsh -
Poet Laureate of St. John’s, Newfoundland (St. John's)
Nova Scotia
Ontario
John B. Lee -
Poet Laureate of Brantford, Ontario (Brantford)
Roger Nash -
Poet Laureate of Sudbury, Ontario (Sudbury)
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Past Parliamentary Poets Laureate
Past Poets Laureate
Alberta
Alice Major -
Edmonton, Alberta Poet Laureate
2005 -
2007
British Columbia
Carla Funk -
First Poet Laureate of Victoria, B.C.
2006 -
2008
Don Benson -
New Westminster, B.C. Poet Laureate
1999 -
2006
Edna Anderson -
First Poet Laureate for New Westminster, B.C. Poet Laureate
1998 -
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Nova Scotia
Sue MacLeod -
First Poet Laureate of Halifax, Nova Scotia
2001 -
2005
Rita Joe -
Poet Laureate of the Mi’kmaq nation
2007
Ontario
Dennis Lee -
First Poet Laureate of Toronto, Ontario
2001 -
2004
Prince Edward Island
Dr. John Smith -
First Poet Laureate of Prince Edward Island
2002 -
2004
Frank Ledwell -
Poet Laureate of Prince Edward Island
2004 -
2007
David Helwig -
Poet Laureate of Prince Edward Island
2008 -
2009
Saskatchewan
Gary Hyland -
Poet Laureate, City of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
2008