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Equity has submitted its brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance and Department of Finance Canada as part of their annual pre-budget consultation processes. These consultations provide Canadians and Canadian organizations an opportunity to convey their priorities for the government’s forthcoming budget.

Equity’s brief focused on three key recommendations:

• Implementing a labour-based live performing arts tax credit to increase work opportunities and stimulate economic growth in the Canadian live performing arts industry.
• Expanding access and eligibility requirements for subsidized housing programs to address the financial realities of artists and other gig economy workers.
• Reinstating income averaging to ensure fairness in determining tax liability for workers with fluctuating income levels.

“Prime Minister Carney’s mandate letter describes addressing the challenges our country faces by “protecting Canadian sovereignty” and “attracting the best talent in the world to help build our economy.” We strongly believe that Canadian culture is the beating heart of Canadian sovereignty, and that some of the best talent in the world is already here,” said Equity Executive Director, Alex Levine. “By implementing our recommendations, the government will help create more work opportunities and provide long-needed financial support for our members and other professional artists across Canada.”

To read Equity’s entire brief, please click here.

For questions, email communications@caea.com.