What's New > Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund
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New funding program from Canadian Heritage.
The purpose and objective of the Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund (CPAWRF) is to:
• retain Canadian skilled workers through a temporary program that invests in sector-led and delivered initiatives, which improve the economic, career, and personal circumstances of independent and self-employed workers in the live performance sector
The expected results of the CPAWRF are to:
• fund organizations to provide programs and services to independent and self-employed workers in the live performance sector
• enable as many workers in this sector as possible to access programs and services
• improve or stabilize employment levels for workers in the sector
The CPAWRF is a temporary funding program for fiscal year 2022-2023.
Who can apply
To be eligible for funding, the applicant must serve or represent workers in the live performance sector and be a:
• union or guild
• artist association or arts service organization
• benevolent fund with a mandate related to the sector
• Indigenous peoples institution or organization that represents workers in the sector
The following are not eligible:
• individuals
• federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments, their institutions and portfolio agencies
Eligible projects
To be eligible for funding from the CPAWRF, your project must concentrate on 1 or more of the following priorities:
• provide direct financial assistance for independent and self-employed workers in the live performance sector experiencing financial hardship and requiring emergency support; and / or
• provide professional guidance, information, and training to independent and self-employed workers in the live performance sector to assist them to develop or maintain financial, health, or career-related skills, and increase career resiliency.
Proposed programs and services cannot be exclusive to members of an applicant organization and must be open to all workers in the live performance sector within an applicant’s mandate.
Examples of eligible projects
Funding recipients of the CPAWRF undertake projects for workers in artistic and technical occupations in the live performance sector such as, but not limited to, the following:
• providing emergency financial assistance to workers for emergency or hardship relief;
• initiatives such as webinars or workshops in professional development to better equip workers to create, adjust and improve their skills
• support programs and services such as career counselling in areas such as finance, careers, legal and personal matters
• providing mentorship in artistic or technical occupations, developing career goals, gaining skills, conversations, and support
Application deadline
Applications must be received by March 4, 2022.