Behind the Scenes Basic Needs Grants
Black Community Emergency Support Fund – GTA
Canada Emergency Response Benefit
CANADIAN Low-Income Artist/Musician Relief Fund
Emergency Survival Fund for LGBTQ2S artists, performers, tip-based workers
Hydro One – Financial Assistance Programs
The Photographer Fund — A $25,000 fund to help self-employed photographers facing hardship.
National Arts Centre – The National Arts Centre will receive and administer applications until April 20, 2020 with performances currently scheduling until May 31, 2020 from professional Canadian performing artists who would like to post an online performance. Selected artists will receive a financial grant, and their performances will be shared on the NAC’s Facebook page which will be discoverable by searching #CanadaPerforms.
MusicTogether — A $300K emergency relief fund for Ontario musicians put together by the provincial government and members of the music community. Musicians can apply for a one-time $1,000 performance fee tied to a livestream.
Toronto Arts Council – The TOArtist COVID Response Fund To assist Toronto artists in dealing with the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, Toronto Arts Foundation and Toronto Arts Council are introducing the TOArtist COVID Response Fund. The Fund will allocate up to $1000 to self-employed, individual artists resident in Toronto whose creative work and income have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Writers Union of Canada — The Writers’ Trust of Canada and The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) announced the creation of the Canadian Writers’ Emergency Relief Fund to provide support to professional authors financially affected by the COVID-19 health crisis. The fund will begin with an initial amount of $150,000 and distribute grants in amounts of $1,500 to writers that have seen contracted or projected income evaporate due to the current public health crisis. Financial support for the program is supplied by three program partners: the Writers’ Trust, TWUC, and RBC.
ACTRA – Covid-19 responses and collection of information.
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: Support for Canadians and Businesses
CDA (Canadian Dance Assembly) – Resource page
City of Toronto – COVID-19 information page
Leadership Emergency Arts Network Information for Organization
Shannon Lee Simmons – A guide to Financial Planning during COVID-19.
Skillshare — A free resource with classes on writing, acting and many more topics.
Toronto Public Library eLearning portal — Free films and access to library materials for library card holders.
Toronto Tenants – A Plea to the Ontario Government to stop payment of rent for April 1st.
