
PASO-OPSA Coalition Identifies Provincial Arts & Culture Policy Priorities | La coalition PASO-OPSA identifie les priorités en matière de politique artistique et culturelle
CARFAC Ontario is a member of Provincial Arts Service Organizations/Organisations Provinciale de Services aux Arts de l’Ontario (PASO-OPSA), a coalition of Ontario Arts Service Organizations that, collectively, acts as a conduit to over 272,000 creative…

ODSP & ARTS GRANTS 101
This ODSP & ARTS GRANTS 101 document, compiled in March 2022, has been created by Pro Bono Students Canada volunteers from the Lincoln Alexander School of Law chapter and CARFAC Ontario. It is our intention…

Recommendations for Ontario’s 2022 Budget
In January 2022, CARFAC Ontario submitted to the Government of Ontario’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs a series of recommendations for arts and culture investments for the upcoming 2022 Budget: 1. Increase the…


COVID-19 Benefits Survey
The COVID-19 Pandemic has profoundly impacted the arts sector, and CARFAC appreciates the Federal Government’s commitment to help artists through this challenging time. The Canada Recovery Benefit expired on October 23rd. Last week, we urged the…

Modernizing Canada’s Employment Insurance program
A social safety net for self-employed artists and gig workers A modernized EI program that takes into account these unique labour circumstances is critical not only for the wellbeing of Canada’s artists, but for the…

Open letter: Canadian artists urgently need a social safety net
October 19, 2021 The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance The Hon. Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion The Hon. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage Re:…

Visual Artists and the 2021 Federal Election
Election day is September 20th, and the next Canadian Government must commit to ensuring that Canada’s artists, and all Canadians who are impacted by precarious work, are able to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, and be…
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