As is our custom, Orchestras Canada recently submitted recommendations to the Federal Standing Committee on Finance as part of that group’s pre-budget consultation process. In our brief, we thank the government of Canada for their support of our sector at the height of the pandemic, summarize the situation, contributions and continuing needs of Canadian orchestras during this time of pandemic recovery, as orchestras need time to re-build audiences and community connections.; and make the case for
- Making an annual supplementary investment in the arts through the Canada Council of $40 million in 2024-25, with increases to its total parliamentary appropriation indexed to inflation in subsequent years.
- Partnering with Canada’s charities to a. promote tax policy and messaging to reverse the 30-year decline in the number of Canadians reporting charitable gifts on their tax returns, and b. sustain and grow the value of charitable gifts.
- Ensuring that the interests of self-employed artists and cultural workers are considered in the design of a modernized Employment Insurance program.
You can read the complete brief here.