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The Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) was created by an Act of Parliament in 1967 "to foster and promote the development of a feature film industry in Canada." This Crown corporation, which owes its existence to filmmakers who pressured the government for financial support, was originally given $10 million to invest in the FILM industry as a loan fund. Under its first executive director, Michael Spencer, it invested in a number of low-budget English and French films of cultural value and was instrumental in establishing the beginnings of a viable film industry.
Increasing commercial pressures were brought to bear on the CFDC as many of the films it supported went unseen by Canadians, and by 1973 international co-productions were favoured. In 1978 a new executive director, Michael McCabe, accelerated this process, encouraged the use of foreign stars and favoured producer-initiated as opposed to director-driven projects. Using the Capital Cost Allowance tax initiative he increased total Canadian investment in feature films from $19 million in 1977 to $165 million in 1980. This commercial orientation was far from successful as many films remain unreleased and indigenous artistic production virtually ceased.
In 1980 André Lamy replaced McCabe, committing himself to rectifying problems created by the CCA. In 1983 the Canadian Broadcast Program Development Fund was created to allocate $245 million over a 5-year period to films that were mainly co-financed by television networks, the private sector and the CFDC. This arrangement guaranteed the films a broadcast playdate, thereby avoiding problems of distribution that had plagued the industry. To reflect this growing emphasis on investing in television production, the organization was renamed Telefilm Canada in 1984.

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Following several months of negotiations between the Federal Government of Canada and the Ukrainian Canadian community, as represented by the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association (UCCLA), the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko (UCFTS), and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC), a $10 million endowment known as the "Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund" (CFWWIRF) was established to commemorate and educate Canadians about Canada's first national internment operations of 1914 to 1920.

The agreed terms of the endowment were confirmed during a signing ceremony held on May 9, 2008 at the Stanley Barracks in Toronto, Ontario. At which time, the Federal Government was represented by Hon. Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism, and the Ukrainian Canadian community was represented by Mr. Andrew Hladyshevsky Q.C. (UCFTS), Mr. Paul Grod (UCC), and Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk (UCCLA).

The CFWWIRF is designated for the support of projects to commemorate and recognize the experiences of ethno-cultural communities affected by the First World War Internment. Only the interest earned on the $10 million is used to fulfill the objective of the Fund.

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The antecedents for the Canadian Home Reading Union were planted in England on 20 June 1889, in the home of Lord Aberdeen. Many distinguished persons were in attendance, including the future Archbishop of Canterbury, Frederick Temple, and the man credited with founding the National Home Reading Union, John Brown Paton, D.D.. Inspired upon hearing from American friends about the great reading university, Chatauqua, with its popular summer lectures and conferences held on the shores of the lake baring the same name, Dr. Paton founded the N.H.R.U. with a donation of four hundred pounds. With its aims of guiding readers of all ages to choose worthwhile books; to unite them into a great reading guild; and group readers where possible, into reading circles for mutual help and interest, the Union soon grew rapidly and spread all over Great Britain and to all corners of the British Empire, including Canada.

The first Canadian branch was formed in Ottawa, in 1896, during the residency of Lord and Lady Aberdeen at Rideau Hall. Unlike its British counterpart, the Ottawa Branch of the National Home Reading Unioin was more intrested in self-education, and less concerned about community responsibility. With the dissolution of the N.H.R.U. in 1931, the Ottawa Branch was instrumental in founding the Canadian Home Reading Union the same year. Starting bravely with two branches, the second being formed in Toronto, the C.H.R.U. stated, "the objects of this Union are to encourage reading and the appreciation of good literature; to help members in the choice and use of good books, new and old; and to provide a means of continuous self-education by systematic reading." A Central Committee was formed to carry out these aims, with its first duty being to create new circles in various centres; to service them by preparing programmes on request; to select books for reading courses; and to lend books to smaller circles. These objectives did not come without a price tag, and so a per capita fee of ten cents was levied on each member. At the first annual meeting, held in Toronto, in 1932, attendees decided to print an "Annual Pamphlet", providing the names of Central and Branch officers, plus the programmes of the various branches, for the ensuing year.