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Support for Artists and Musicians during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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2020-10-27 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on October 27, 28 and 30, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Government of Canada to ensure that adequate financial support continues to be accessible for self-employed and gig workers.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

At its meeting on September 24, 2020, the Toronto Music Advisory Committee considered Item MA6.1, Support for Artists.

Staff recommended

The Toronto Music Advisory Committee recommends to the Economic and Community Development Committee that: 1. City Council request the Government of Canada to: a. ensure that adequate financial support continues to be accessible for self-employed and gig workers; and b. extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy at current funding levels for music-industry employers and workers. 2. City Council request the City Manager to include recommendations to support affordable housing and a universal basic income for musicians in the Toronto Office of Recovery and Rebuild's final report.

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3. The Economic and Community Development Committee request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to explore developing further online resources for artists through the Toronto Music Office, Film and Entertainment Industries, and report to the next meeting of the Toronto Music Advisory Committee. 4. The Economic and Community Development Committee request the Toronto Music Office, Film and Entertainment Industries, to consult with the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and the Medical Officer of Health to explore how the City of Toronto's COVID-19 shelter, housing, and Toronto Public Health response could align with the Toronto Music Advisory Committee's efforts to support live music venues and musicians.

Considered

  • 2020-10-14 · Economic and Community Development Committee · amended

    Decision as filed

    The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that: 1. City Council request the Government of Canada to ensure that adequate financial support continues to be accessible for self-employed and gig workers.

    Clerk’s note

    The Economic and Community Development Committee: 1. Referred Toronto Music Advisory Committee Recommendation 2 to the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, for consideration as part of the implementation of the Toronto Office of Recovery and Rebuild (TORR) report. 2. Requested the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to explore developing further online resources for artists through the Toronto Music Office, Film and Entertainment Industries, and report to the next meeting of the Toronto Music Advisory Committee.

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    3. Requested the Toronto Music Office, Film and Entertainment Industries, to consult with the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and the Medical Officer of Health to explore how the City of Toronto's COVID-19 shelter, housing, and Toronto Public Health response could align with the Toronto Music Advisory Committee's efforts to support live music venues and musicians. 4. Requested the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to report to the Toronto Music Advisory Committee on recent changes to support for the self-employed, including the extension of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy.

  • 2020-10-27 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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