Prepared by
Hana Glaser, Megan Wilk, Kendra Miller, and Amy Macdonald
Associate Producers, ArtsPond + ILMGC
French translation by
Fanny Martin
Last updated
March 31, 2020
Canada-Wide Resources
Petition for Guaranteed Paid Sick Days
Keywords: advocacy, artists, arts workers, income, petition
Date: Accessed Mar 16, 2020
Source: leadnow.ca
Check out this petition to the Federal Government to guarantee paid sick days to all workers to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and support workers.
Draft Letter: COVID-19 and Freelance Worker Precarity
Keywords: advocacy, arts, arts workers, freelance, income
Date: Accessed Mar 16, 2020
Source: Christopher Willes
Here is a draft letter template regarding COVID-19 and freelance worker precarity in Canada. Accompanies the Lead Now Petition linked above. You’re able to entirely adapt the document and a resource to MP email addresses is provided.
Musicians Call for Government Support During COVID –19
Keywords: advocacy, aid, support, income, artists, musicians, petition
Date: Accessed Mar 16, 2020
Source: Canadian Federation of Musicians
The Canadian Federation of Musicians has written an open letter to the Government of Canada, urging support for Musicians due to an unprecedented loss of work due to the reaction to COVID-19. Includes a link to copy of letter sent.
Petition to Save Live Arts in Canada
Keywords: advocacy, aid, support, funding, gig economy, income, petition
Date: Accessed Mar 23, 2020
Source: Sauver Les Arts Vivants / Save Live Arts
Take a look at this petition for the federal government or provide quick and targeted measures in order to assist the live arts sector in Canada.
Petition to Cancel Rent and Mortgage Payments for COVID-19
Keywords: advocacy, aid, support, funding, gig economy, income, petition
Date: Accessed Mar 23, 2020
Source: Joseph Rutherford
Call for the federal government to cancel rent and mortgage payments in consideration of the economics effects of COVID-19.
Canadian Entertainment Workers: Lost Work Survey
Keywords: entertainment, research, survey, income
Date: Accessed Mar 23, 2020
Source: IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)
The IATSE is compiling data to show the federal government the losses to entertainment workers caused by COVID-19.
Provincial / Territorial Resources
COVID-19 Company Impact Assessment Form
Keywords: advocacy, artists, arts workers, income, Montréal, Québec, research, survey, theatre, tracking losses
Date: Accessed Mar 24, 2020
Source: Quebec Drama Federation
The Québec Drama Federation is collecting information regarding how COVID-19 is affecting English Theatre Companies in Québec.
COVID-19 Individual Impact Assessment Form
Keywords: advocacy, artists, arts workers, freelance, income, Montréal, Québec, research, survey, theatre, tracking losses
Date: Accessed Mar 24, 2020
Source: Quebec Drama Federation
The Québec Drama Federation is collecting information regarding how COVID-19 is affecting individual artists and cultural workers freelancing within the English Theatre sector in Québec.
Hamilton Artists Impact Survey
Keywords: advocacy, artists, arts workers, freelance, income, Ontario, research, survey, tracking losses
Date: Accessed Mar 24, 2020
Source: Hamilton Arts Council
The Hamilton Arts Council has created a survey to record the impact of Hamilton’s arts workers who have been affected by cancellations due to COVID-19.
International Resources
Americans For The Arts
Keywords: research, survey
Date: Accessed Mar 17, 2020
Source: Americans For The Arts
Designed to collect information about the financial and human impacts that the spread of the coronavirus has had on arts and cultural organizations since that date.
USA Dance
Keywords: research, survey
Date: Accessed Mar 17, 2020
Source: USA Dance
Dance/NYC is monitoring the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the dance field, help them with any information you may be able to contribute.