COVID-19 Resources & Tools

RESOURCES & TOOLS DURING COVID-19 ACWR is happy to provide our community with a variety of resources and...

RESOURCES & TOOLS DURING COVID-19

ACWR is happy to provide our community with a variety of resources and tools to consult during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• HEALTH & WELL-BEING

  Check your symptoms.Government of Ontario’s self-assessment tool
  CAMH- Mental Health and COVID-19
  Unison Benevolent Fund. Counselling and emergency relief services to the Canadian music community
  Workman Arts . Mental health and community care resources

• TRACKING FINANCES AND ACCESSING SUPPORT

  The AFC  an emergency relief fund for those in the entertainment industry
  Artist Legal Advice (ALAS) legal service and advice for Ontario artists
  Artists’ Legal Outreach (ALO) legal services and advice for Vancouver artists
  Artists’ Legal Services legal (ALSO) legal services and advice for Ottawa artists
  ArtScape list of economic support initiatives, funding, housing and food security
  Annuity is a type of traditional IRA that lets entrepreneurs, self-employed people and small business owners save for retirement
  Behind the Scenes financial support to entertainment technology industry professionals
  Canada Council for the Arts program and service updates.
  Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) To ensure that small businesses have access to the capital they need to see them through the current challenges
  Canada Emergency Response Benefit if you have stopped working because of COVID-19
  CERCA: Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) for small businesses
  CBC Arts- Canadian artists and freelancers can find help during COVID-19 shutdowns
  CAPACOA track cancellations affecting the Canadian live performance sector
  CARFAC response to COVID-19
  CARFAC August 2020 Brief positioning the arts as the key economic driver in the COVID-19 Recovery
  Clinique juridique des artistes de Montréal (CJAM) legal services and advice for artists in Montréal
  COVID-19 & Freelance Artists a list designed to serve freelance artists
  Coronavirus Response for the Live Performance Sector (English Version)
  Informations et recommandations relativement au Coronavirus pour le secteur du spectacle (Version française)
  Cultural Human Resources Council resources for individuals and organizations
  The Event Safety Alliance Reopening Guide (ESA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting “life safety first” in all phases of event production and activation.
  Glad Day Emergency Fund. LGBTQ2s artists and performers
  Government of Canada. Supporting business and individuals during COVID-19
  LEAN Canada – Leadership Emergency Arts Network Information for Organizations
  Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program
  Ontario Arts Council offers grants and awards
  Professional Association of Canadian Theatres
  Writers’ Trust of Canada Emergency funding to professional Canadian writers in mid-project

• SURVEYS & ADVOCACY

  FILL OUT SURVEYS & ADVOCATE YOUR NEEDS TO THE GOVERNMENT
  I Lost My Gig national survey. Arts, culture, heritage & tourism workers
  Government of Canada. impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians
  CARFAC. Alert to artists regarding CERB/CRB Repayments.
  CARFAC wants to hear from visual artists that are being asked to return their emergency benefits, so we can advocate for positive change. They ask that artists add their stories to this form, and to get in touch with their provincial CARFAC office if you wish to speak with someone about it further.

• ADAPTING & ACCESSING

  ADAPTING & ACCESSING CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
  E-Commerce. Getting Started. Pre-recorded webinars with Shopify
  Teaching Theatre Online: A Shift in Pedagogy Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak
  Ghost Light  resource and digital training ground’ for performing artists

  Covid-19 Resource list from Guelph Arts Council: Updated by ACWR on April 29, 2020