Toronto, Ontario, Canada · On-site
$78k–$118k/yr
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is a publicly funded agency of Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming. Since 1963, OAC has supported professional artists and arts organizations to benefit all Ontarians. T…
Skills: Arts Administration, Grant Management, Program Development, Budget Management, Stakeholder Relations
Toronto, Ontario, Canada • On-site
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The Program Officer manages and administers granting programs and services specifically focused on Deaf and disability arts. This includes providing applicant support, overseeing program budgets, and maintaining relationships with arts communities and partners across Ontario.
Requires a post-secondary education in the arts and at least 5 years of mid-to-senior level arts leadership experience. Candidates must have direct experience supporting Deaf and disability artists and knowledge of AODA accessibility standards.
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is a publicly funded agency of Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming. Since 1963, OAC has supported professional artists and arts organizations to benefit all Ontarians. Through grants, services, outreach, and partnerships, OAC fosters a vibrant and diverse arts ecosystem. We are committed to equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion, ensuring the arts remain vital to life, the economy, and community across the province.
Program Officer - Deaf & Disability Arts
Deadline date for submissions: 21 July, 2026
Location: Toronto
Contract type: Regular full-time
Affiliation: Unionized
Vacancy: One
Remuneration: $78,190 - $118,439
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is seeking an accomplished mid to senior level arts professional with extensive work experience within the Deaf and / or disability arts communities to apply their arts administration skills and broad arts discipline knowledge towards the development, oversight and administration of a variety of granting programs and services across OAC disciplines and funds, some of which are focused on Deaf and / or disability arts.
Your leadership skills, combined with an innovative and thoughtful approach to supporting an inclusive and accessible arts ecosystem, allow you to be a critical link between artists, organizations and the OAC.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Qualifications:
OAC is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce. OAC values a diversity of perspectives, ideas and lived experiences as an asset in serving Ontario’s communities.
Individuals are invited to submit a cover letter and resume. OAC recognizes that interested individuals may not meet all of the above qualifications and possess other relevant education, and professional and lived experience that would make them the right candidate. Applicants are invited to share this with us in their cover letter.
https://www.arts.on.ca/about-us/careers-at-oac
While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for interview will be contacted.
Please contact Human Resources at [email protected] if you are unable to apply on-line and/or require accommodations during the recruitment process due to a disability.
Arts for All Ontarians | Les arts pour tout l'Ontario
OAC is an agency that operates at arm's length from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming. The OAC's grants and services to professional, Ontario-based artists and arts organizations support arts education, Indigenous arts, community arts, crafts, dance, Francophone arts, literature, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, music, theatre, touring, and visual arts. The OAC is directed by 12 volunteer board (council) members who come from communities throughout the province. They are appointed by the Government of Ontario for a three-year term. The OAC's board is responsible for setting OAC's policies and oversees the organization's operation. --- Le CAO est un organisme qui fonctionne de manière indépendante et qui relève du Ministère du Tourisme, de la Culture et des Jeux. Par ses subventions et services, il appuie les artistes professionnels et les organismes artistiques établis en Ontario dans les domaines de l'éducation artistique, des arts autochtones, des arts communautaires, des métiers d'art, de la danse, des arts francophones, de la littérature, des arts médiatiques, des arts multidisciplinaires, de la musique, du théâtre, des tournées et des arts visuels. Le CAO est dirigé par un conseil d'administration composé de 12 membres bénévoles, provenant de différentes régions de la province, nommés par le gouvernement de l'Ontario pour un mandat de trois ans. Le conseil d'administration du CAO est chargé d'établir les politiques de l'organisme et d'en surveiller le fonctionnement.
Offices: 121 Bloor Street East, 7th Floor, Toronto, ON M4W 3M5, CA
Arts for All Ontarians | Les arts pour tout l'Ontario
OAC is an agency that operates at arm's length from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming. The OAC's grants and services to professional, Ontario-based artists and arts organizations support arts education, Indigenous arts, community arts, crafts, dance, Francophone arts, literature, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, music, theatre, touring, and visual arts. The OAC is directed by 12 volunteer board (council) members who come from communities throughout the province. They are appointed by the Government of Ontario for a three-year term. The OAC's board is responsible for setting OAC's policies and oversees the organization's operation. --- Le CAO est un organisme qui fonctionne de manière indépendante et qui relève du Ministère du Tourisme, de la Culture et des Jeux. Par ses subventions et services, il appuie les artistes professionnels et les organismes artistiques établis en Ontario dans les domaines de l'éducation artistique, des arts autochtones, des arts communautaires, des métiers d'art, de la danse, des arts francophones, de la littérature, des arts médiatiques, des arts multidisciplinaires, de la musique, du théâtre, des tournées et des arts visuels. Le CAO est dirigé par un conseil d'administration composé de 12 membres bénévoles, provenant de différentes régions de la province, nommés par le gouvernement de l'Ontario pour un mandat de trois ans. Le conseil d'administration du CAO est chargé d'établir les politiques de l'organisme et d'en surveiller le fonctionnement.
Offices: 121 Bloor Street East, 7th Floor, Toronto, ON M4W 3M5, CA
