When will a Bill on tax averaging for artists become law?
To Follow On May 31st, MP Tyrone Benskin (NDP, Jeanne– Le Ber) tabled Bill C-427 which seeks to modify the Income Tax Act so that artists can average their income over a maximum of five years. The CCA is supporting this Bill and we invite our members to do the same by contacting the government and the parliamentarians at the opportune moment. This request for tax averaging is not new. For years, the CCA and a number of its member organizations have been calling for this measure that better reflects the economic realities of...
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We all know the expression “the cheque is in the mail.” And yet I have never waited for a cheque with so much impatience as the one that we received electronically this week from Canadian Heritage. Along with the membership contributions we have received over the past six weeks, this brings us until mid-autumn, plus a contingency reserve of more than three months that we intend to keep and eventually build on. Already it’s a more comfortable situation than we have been in the last three months, when we have been following the...
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UK / The 2012 Summer Olympics; The Edinburgh Festival Fringe The London Olympic Games is the place to be even for culture freaks! Zaha Hadid’s London Aquatics Centre will remind you of a flowing river. Hurry if you want to see the famous works by Picasso, you’ve got until July 15th, or encounter Damien Hirst’s grand exhibition, until September 9th, both at Tate. To take a rest from the sport mania enveloping London, visit the famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe taking place from August 3rd to 27th. This year 2,695 shows will take place in theatres,...
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The Public: An Ally first, Then a Consumer
A few months ago a performing arts presenter was telling me that he was very pleased with the attendance rates at his shows which were averaging around 80%. I responded that obviously his venue was well known to the public and that they appreciated the programming.
read moreCopyright reform: the Canadian cultural sector calls on the Senate to repair Bill C-11
The Canadian cultural sector urges the Senate to seriously consider amendments to mitigate the destructive effects of the Bill C-11 (Copyright Modernization Act) on contributions that artists, creators and producers make to the knowledge economy. Cultural organisations across Canada presented a list of amendments to Bill C-11 in February to Parliamentarians aimed at minimizing the negative impacts of the Bill. Stephen Waddell, ACTRA’s National Executive Director said, on behalf of the coalition, “We...
read moreWhen the Copyright Bill Will Be Passed and the Not So Positive Aspects of the Budget for Culture
CCA Bulletin 10/12
The Pre-summer Marathon has Begun
We really feel the end of the parliamentary session in Ottawa these days; it’s a race against the clock to break for the summer, either June 22nd or even maybe as early as June 15th...
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National Conference for Visual Artists & Art Lawyers
June 8th – 10th, Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa
Those of you who follow us on Twitter and/or Facebook may have already heard of the upcoming Art + Law conference organized by CARFAC National that will be held in Ottawa from June 8–10...
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CCA Bulletin 09/12
May 28, 2012
The Canadian Conference of the arts is hard at work on our detailed federal budget analysis from the perspective of the arts, culture, and heritage for 2012-2013. For a number of reasons the task is particularly complicated this year...
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Suiting All Tastes
This month we talk about a variety of topics with several new collaborators. Don't forget to renew your CCA membership. TogetherCCA!
read moreNew rights for performers and producers:
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s Summit — Take 2 After 12 years of waiting, the Diplomatic Conference on the protection of audiovisual performances will meet at last in Beijing from June 20th to 26th 2012. Based on the articles provisionally approved in 2000 (19 items out of 20), Member States will have to confirm the new article on the transfer of rights, agree on three additional joint statements and finalize the administrative arrangements of the new treaty. “The stumbling block to...
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