Canadian Heritage committee  It was an international recommendation for all countries to adopt.

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, it's out there and as an organization that looks after professional dancers, we are doing that work, but it's a way of saying the governments of countries should definitely put a focus on this issue.

Canadian Heritage committee  As I mentioned earlier, it's just that we are not sure where we are going to fit. The Canada arts training program says it doesn't see how we fit into the program anymore. So it's just a way of saying we would hope the government would say this work is important, and that it need

Canadian Heritage committee  I mean not only us but the entire dance industry.

Canadian Heritage committee  The Department of Canadian Heritage has been very supportive of our organization since the beginning of the Canada Arts training fund, which used to be under a different name but was the same thing, since about 1996, and has supported us very well. It's a program that supports

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. I'd like to thank the committee for this opportunity to speak about the situation for professional dancers regarding career transition. Founded in 1985, the Dancer Transition Resource Centre is a national charitable organization dedicated to helping dancers make nece