Building cultural bridges between Canada and India.
A not‑for‑profit arts council building lasting bridges between Canada and India through literature, cinema, music, food and live performance.
Who we are
An arts council, not a promoter.
Indo‑Canada Arts Council exists to give Indian and South Asian arts a permanent institutional home in Canada. We build platforms that outlast any single event, and we hand them the infrastructure to grow.
Each initiative below runs as its own festival with its own audience and its own team. The council is what holds them together: shared standards, shared partnerships, and a shared purpose of making sure this work is still here in twenty years.
Read our objectivesFive platforms, one council.
Literary arts
Canada Literature Festival
Authors, poets and readers exploring the literatures of Canada, India and the diaspora. Now in its third chapter.
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Festival · since 2014
Canada Diwali RazzMatazz
Canada's defining Diwali celebration and the country's largest free festival of light, held at Mississauga Celebration Square.
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Food and culture
Diwalicious
Canada's largest Diwali culinary celebration. Five festival districts turning food into an immersive cultural experience.
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Cinema
Classic Legends Indian Film Festival
Classic Indian cinema read as literature's continuation. Landmark adaptations revisited on their anniversary years.
Learn moreCultural Missions
Ricky Kej
Celebrating Gandhi through Music
Indo‑Canada Arts Council, in association with the High Commission of India, Ottawa, presents the three‑time GRAMMY Award winner on a three‑city Canadian concert tour.
Vancouver
1 October 2026
Ottawa
4 October 2026
Toronto
9 October 2026
Work with us
Partner with a council, not a one‑off.
Our partners reach a quarter of a million people a year across five platforms, with the credibility that comes from working with an institution supported by the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario since 2016.