Advocacy Update We are less than a week away from Budget Day, April 16 when we will learn what if any measures we can look forward to in the way of support for the arts, although recent announcements have given…
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Professional Company Members 10-Question Ticket Sales Survey, Due April 10, 2024
Quick Ticket Sales Survey Help us gauge the return of audiences by completing this quick, 10-question ticket sales survey. This survey is administered by OPERA America, but AOC will receive Canadian Data. Please answer the following questions based on your…
95% joy! In Honour of World Opera Day, AOC releases The Civic Impact of Opera
Using the Opera Civic Impact Framework, unique to the Canadian opera sector, the AOC measures the collective civic impact of opera companies from coast to coast.
AOC Submits Federal Pre-Budget Submission 2024
Association for Opera in Canada has submitted our sectoral pre-budget consultation, in advance of the 2024 budget. Highlights include: We support the recommendations made by the Canadian Arts Coalition for $350M permanent investment into the Canada Council for the Arts…
Launch – Canadian Version – Professional Opera Survey / Annual Field Report- Fiscal 2022
Deadline Update: September 8, 2023, 11:59pm Eastern Time The Professional Opera Survey plays a vital role in our advocacy efforts to retain and increase Federal Funding. It is organized on an annual basis by OPERA America, and offered to Association…
Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) launches new nonprofit sector survey
Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) has launched a new nonprofit sector survey. Our sector’s data is powerful, and holds vital information on the invaluable work we do all across Ontario. In our numbers lies a story that can be used to…
AOC submits new federal pre-budget submission
After holding consultations across the sector AOC has submitted a brief to the federal Standing Committee on Finance as part of their 2022 pre-budget consultations. Recommendations Include: An injection of wage, rent and income relief support through to Re Opening…
AOC Submits Federal Pre-Budget Recommendations
AOC remains active in federal government advocacy. As part of the Canadian Arts Coalition Steering Committee, Executive Director Christina Loewen helps to shape national cross-sector advocacy efforts. We also work specifically on behalf of the opera sector, advocating for the…
A statement on the occasion of the George Floyd Memorial Day of Enlightenment
It’s been a year since the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing horror, propelling a broad societal investigation into how racism, white privilege and oppression are active in our societies and respective sectors. The Association for Opera in Canada…
The Opera Outlook: an all-member sector update
Reflecting on a challenging year, Striving for a better future APRIL 29, 2:00PM- 3:30PM Join Association for Opera in Canada for an all-member sector update one year into the pandemic. REGISTER NOW! NOTE: This is a member event. Membership available…
Opera.ca’s Pre-Budget Recommendations
COVID-19 has and will continue to have a major impact on the Arts Sector in Canada and abroad. On August 7, Opera.ca submitted its Pre-Budget recommendations to the Federal Finance Committee. The recommendations centre around a continuation of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and Canada…
Opera Artist Emergency Relief Fund
The purpose of this fund is to provide urgent funds to opera artists experiencing immediate cash shortages for basic necessities as a result of lost engagements in the wave of mass cancellations due to COVID-19. Following our artist survey last…