I will speak in French, because there are technical terms that I am less familiar with in English.
I can't speak specifically to the situation of artists in Canada, because our work is really more export-oriented, meaning, artists who go outside the country. However, there is a continuum. For example, a local artist is invited to play guitar at a sugar shack event, and then ends up touring provincially and later nationally. A number of organizations support these people, and their representatives will be able to speak to the situation better than I can. For our part, we take over when professional artists are ready to export. We collaborate with festivals in Europe, Louisiana and elsewhere. Our job is really to promote and export the artists and their cultural products. That's what we're working on, but our funding is decreasing.
For example, the Réseau atlantique de diffusion des arts de la scène, or RADARTS, organizes the annual FrancoFête en Acadie. We usually manage to raise money to bring in international delegations, who in turn buy shows to present in Europe. However, their funding is also decreasing. As we often say in French, it's like melting snow in the sun. That's what's happening. The entire continuum is affected.
I can't answer your question exactly, and I apologize for that.