Finance committee  A vaccine would obviously change everything for us. It would probably be the key to resuming normal operations, to the extent possible. It's not all about a vaccine, though. It's also about predictability. We know vaccines are coming, but we don't know when exactly, at least not

Finance committee  Good afternoon. Festivals and Major Events Canada, also known as FAME, and the Regroupement des événements majeurs internationaux, or RÉMI, represent over 500 festivals and events across the country. Together, the coalition has a direct and affiliated membership active in the to

Industry committee  Thanks, Christina. The thing that is so specific to festivals and events is the fact that we get revenues for a period of three to 10 days per year most of the time. Now that the events are cancelled, we don't get any revenues, and the next time we will get revenues will be when

Industry committee  They're important. As I said, we are facing a lot of expenses right now. Artists are one of them, but we have a lot of expenses with just keeping our teams together. This is a huge challenge. I see a lot of festivals and events going virtual, and I salute that, but there's nothin

Industry committee  I'd say yes for now. A lot of festivals and events have benefited from the program, actually.

Industry committee  Most of the event organizers deal with the provincial and municipal governments as far as the regulations are concerned. Also, we are aware that gatherings will not be allowed for a while, but new formulas can be explored now. We know that events are being planned well in advanc

Industry committee  Thank you. Excluding fairs and our friends at the CAFE, the festival and events industry in Canada generates an estimated $1.5 billion in annual sales. Its annual economic spin-offs in terms of wealth creation and contribution to the GDP amount to over $2 billion. According to o

Finance committee  Thank you for your question. I think that interest-free loans will certainly be useful, whether they come from Quebec, the other provinces or Ottawa. I know that in Quebec, the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles, or SODEC, offers a number of loans. If we could

Finance committee  In my opinion, the period we are now entering will be transitional. Normalcy will not return until there is a vaccine, treatment or herd immunity. Within 12 or 18 months, we will have to find a way to get together, attend shows and festivals while adhering to public health guidel

Finance committee  Yes, Mr. Brunelle-Duceppe. Hello. I'm still having trouble with interpretation. You're going to hear me, but I don't think there's going to be any interpretation.

Finance committee  Just give me two minutes, Mr. Brunelle-Duceppe. Are you okay?

Finance committee  Thank you for your question. I hope you will all hear and understand my answer. The problem with this wage subsidy as it is designed is that it is targeted at specific time periods. For non-profit organizations, as is the case for most festival and event organizers, having 15% o

Finance committee  For the time being, the role played by Economic Development Canada and Minister Joly mainly involves the regional economic development agencies. This includes Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. That said, this relationship could be further developed. Last year, the

Finance committee  Yes. It seems that the problem is with Apple. I'm now using a [Technical difficulty—Editor] PC. I just managed to switch. [Technical difficulty—Editor] I'm going to go ahead in French. Good evening, members of the Standing Committee on Finance. Festivals and Major Events Canada

Finance committee  I'm sorry, they are still trying to settle the problem. We're not done yet.