Thanks to everyone who has responded to I Lost My Gig Canada COVID-19 Impact Survey. Here is a preview of the results tallied thus far for submitted responses from March 30 to April 5, 2020. More details and a French version will be available shortly. The survey is open throughout 2020. Share your story today!
For 500 Respondents from 12 of 13 provinces and territories (all except Nunavut):
GIGS LOST OR AT-RISK
- 14,509 total gigs lost or at-risk
- 26 average gigs lost or at-risk per worker
INCOME LOST OR AT-RISK
- $11,126,316 total income lost or at-risk
- $22,253 average income lost or at-risk per worker
PROFILE
- 96% of respondents are somewhat to extremely stressed about the impacts of COVID-19 on their arts/culture-related income
- 69% of respondents are self-employed
- 42% earned less than $20,000 in 2019 from their arts/culture-related activities
