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#FutureOfLIVE
Investing in the Future of Live Performance
An initiative of: CAPACOA, Canadian Live Music Association, RIDEAU and FAME.
The 2023 federal budget provided an extension of the additional funding for the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (BCAH) program, but not for the Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF). Unless the government makes a change, CAPF clients will see their funding drop by an average of 23%.
THEIR REQUESTS:
Make permanent the supplementary investments of $8 million per year in the Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) and and $7 million per year in the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (BCAH) program, first announced in the 2019 budget and subsequently extended in the 2021 and 2023 budgets.
Invest an additional $30 million per year in these two programs ($21 million for CAPF and $9 million for BCAH) to support the adaptation and growth of the live performance sector in the post-pandemic era.
These recommendations have been drafted and endorsed by over twenty industry associations.