[2] In the early 1980s, cellist Denis Brott wrote a letter requesting funding and sent it to "some 50 corporate executives", one of whom asked to meet him.
[1] The applicant must be at least 18 years old and have had professional training,[6] and must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and maintain that status for the duration of the loan period.
[9] Potential conflict of interest is avoided by excluding from the peer committee any owner of a donated instrument and any teacher of an applicant.
[6] On the final day, the winning musicians select an instrument to borrow,[10] in order based on their standing in the competition.
[1] Once a musician selects an instrument, they are required to sign the bailment agreement they had received during the application process.
Costs associated with insurance for the instrument, repairs and restoration not resultant from neglect, and luthier fees for the required annual inspection will be borne by the Canada Council for the Arts[7] from its operating fund.
[5] The Musical Instrument Bank consists of cellos, violins, and bows that are either owned by the Canada Council for the Arts or loaned to it.