The ICE Initiative

The ICE Initiative is a multi-year project to establish a post-secondary Institute for Cultural Enterprise. There are currently no post-secondary institutions in Canada that offer significant business content tailored to the needs of Canada's cultural community, despite the sector having an annual economic impact of over $85 billion.

The ICE Initiative will address this by providing accredited, university-level programming that is project driven and tailored to each individual student's needs. Students will leave the program with both theoretical and practical business knowledge that is specific to their own cultural niche, thus enhancing the likelihood of professional success.

The first three courses are currently undergoing testing, and will be available to institutions for the 2009/2010 academic year. They are:

1. Introduction to Cultural Enterprise

2. Cultural Enterprise by the Numbers

3. The Human Face of Cultural Enterprise

Each course includes all reading material, twelve audio lectures, and integrated online assessment.