I have problems with believing all of this data, why??? I work as a stage hand (IATSE Local 471) at the National Art Centre in Ottawa and since March16/2020 until today, Jan 03/2021, I have worked a total of 20 hrs, yes, you read that correctly, TWENTY HOURS!!! So I don’t know where you get your info, but it’s wrong.Do your research before publishing such rubbish (being polite)!!!
The NAC has been, is and will be closed for a long time because of Covid . As usual, we, who put shows together backstage, do sound and lights are being forgotten. We were the first industry to be shut down and most likely, we will be the last to go back to any normalcy. In Ottawa, the NAC is not the only venue that we “NORMALLY” work at, the Canadian Tire Centre, The Civic Centre, Landsdown Park, just to name a few, who have been closed, so our sources of revenue have been cut to NOTHING, 0% and have to rely strictly on the monies offered by the Government (EI, CEIRB, CRB…)It helps, but in my situation it’s a third of my normal salary. Again, I wonder how you came to these figures???
Sadly, statistics are incapable of providing accounts of individual stories. On the contrary, they take individual stories and they average them out into a single figure that is attempting to provide an account of a given situation within an entire sector. At least, these employment statistics have the benefit of demonstrating that the arts, entertainment and recreation sector has had a harder time than any other sector since the beginning of the pandemic. By making these statistics readily available, we are hoping that all levels of government will provide adapted support to the sector as it undertakes a long and slow recovery. Take heart.
Hello. I am currently working on a proposal for an outdoor summer theatre event here in BC and am looking for any recent figures – 2019 hopefully – to include to help persuade the powers that be!
Hello! All the most recent and relevants statistics on the impact of the pandemic can be found on this COVID Impact Statistics page. Among other things, you will find some statistics on the wage subsidy uptake. If you are rather looking for statistics pre-COVID, you will find them on this other page. I hope this helps.
Canadian musicians who want to perform in the United States can legally enter the U.S. to work by obtaining a P2 Visa in advance. The P2 Visa is intended for artists, entertainers, and athletes, and by far the simplest way for a musician to obtain one is through the American Federation of Musicians (AFM).
The initial version of this post reported the sentiment of the Albertan population, as published in the provincial report of The New Experience Economy: “54% of Albertan consumers would like the full suite of health measures in place to attend an event.” This sentence was edited to report the sentiment of live performance attendees, as found in detailed tables shared by Stone Olafson: “58% of live performance consumers in Alberta would like the full suite of health measures in place to attend an event”.
A great article, which could come in handy in some circumstances. However registration of an event is turned down if the number of foreign invitees is less than 10. This leaves most (smaller) presenter organizations helpless on this front. Any further suggestions would be most welcome.
Thank you for your comment, Tom. It’s great hearing from you! We are always excited to send diverse delegations abroad and we invite members of presenting organizations from all backgrounds to apply. The always-changing jury selects individuals to form a delegation that is diverse in many regards, including geographical, programming, and cultural diversity, in addition to those who feel they have the means to be champions for artists in Canada, and for international artists hoping to come here. We look forward to receiving many more applications in the future from across our membership!
If you have any more questions regarding this and/or future delegations, please do not hesitate to reach out to Judy Harquail, CAPACOA’s International Market Development Consultant and Strategist, at jlharquail@gmail.com.
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Ru Serious
I have problems with believing all of this data, why??? I work as a stage hand (IATSE Local 471) at the National Art Centre in Ottawa and since March16/2020 until today, Jan 03/2021, I have worked a total of 20 hrs, yes, you read that correctly, TWENTY HOURS!!! So I don’t know where you get your info, but it’s wrong.Do your research before publishing such rubbish (being polite)!!!
The NAC has been, is and will be closed for a long time because of Covid . As usual, we, who put shows together backstage, do sound and lights are being forgotten. We were the first industry to be shut down and most likely, we will be the last to go back to any normalcy. In Ottawa, the NAC is not the only venue that we “NORMALLY” work at, the Canadian Tire Centre, The Civic Centre, Landsdown Park, just to name a few, who have been closed, so our sources of revenue have been cut to NOTHING, 0% and have to rely strictly on the monies offered by the Government (EI, CEIRB, CRB…)It helps, but in my situation it’s a third of my normal salary. Again, I wonder how you came to these figures???
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Sadly, statistics are incapable of providing accounts of individual stories. On the contrary, they take individual stories and they average them out into a single figure that is attempting to provide an account of a given situation within an entire sector. At least, these employment statistics have the benefit of demonstrating that the arts, entertainment and recreation sector has had a harder time than any other sector since the beginning of the pandemic. By making these statistics readily available, we are hoping that all levels of government will provide adapted support to the sector as it undertakes a long and slow recovery. Take heart.
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Hello. I am currently working on a proposal for an outdoor summer theatre event here in BC and am looking for any recent figures – 2019 hopefully – to include to help persuade the powers that be!
Thank you so much.
Frédéric Julien
Hello! All the most recent and relevants statistics on the impact of the pandemic can be found on this COVID Impact Statistics page. Among other things, you will find some statistics on the wage subsidy uptake. If you are rather looking for statistics pre-COVID, you will find them on this other page. I hope this helps.
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Canadian musicians who want to perform in the United States can legally enter the U.S. to work by obtaining a P2 Visa in advance. The P2 Visa is intended for artists, entertainers, and athletes, and by far the simplest way for a musician to obtain one is through the American Federation of Musicians (AFM).
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Frédéric Julien
The initial version of this post reported the sentiment of the Albertan population, as published in the provincial report of The New Experience Economy: “54% of Albertan consumers would like the full suite of health measures in place to attend an event.” This sentence was edited to report the sentiment of live performance attendees, as found in detailed tables shared by Stone Olafson: “58% of live performance consumers in Alberta would like the full suite of health measures in place to attend an event”.
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A great article, which could come in handy in some circumstances. However registration of an event is turned down if the number of foreign invitees is less than 10. This leaves most (smaller) presenter organizations helpless on this front. Any further suggestions would be most welcome.
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Tom
Hopefully we see more diversity on the delegation when compared to past years
Tom
Will there be more diversity in the next group?
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Thank you for your comment, Tom. It’s great hearing from you! We are always excited to send diverse delegations abroad and we invite members of presenting organizations from all backgrounds to apply. The always-changing jury selects individuals to form a delegation that is diverse in many regards, including geographical, programming, and cultural diversity, in addition to those who feel they have the means to be champions for artists in Canada, and for international artists hoping to come here. We look forward to receiving many more applications in the future from across our membership!
If you have any more questions regarding this and/or future delegations, please do not hesitate to reach out to Judy Harquail, CAPACOA’s International Market Development Consultant and Strategist, at jlharquail@gmail.com.
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