I would say that “obstacle” may be a big word; certainly, it's un frein.
Kate Cornell was giving an example last week of the Kidd Pivot company from B.C., which is working with dancers from different areas of Canada. It was getting a bill of $9,000 because for every dancer who is coming from outside.... I must say, Kidd Pivot is a company that has benefited from co-production money from Europe and Germany. She has been receiving a lot of money, so Canadian dance has been blessed with money from foreign countries.
Crystal Pite is the choreographer and she's working with foreign dancers. She is invited into residencies in three different provinces in Canada. The bill to get her foreign dancers to come is $9,000 in one year. The grant she receives from the Canada Council is $80,000 for one year. The cost for the permit is more than 10% of the Canada Council grant.