Canadian Heritage committee  Unfortunately not, because all that is measured on our side is the direct economic impact. When we talk about the $16 million in economic spinoffs of the carnival, this is a calculation made according to a restrictive method used by the Quebec Ministry of Tourism. Only people who

Canadian Heritage committee  In the immediate term, it would be to have the answers regarding existing programs. The emergency fund also helps a lot, but the extension of the wage subsidy has a critical impact for us. Having the certainty that it would be maintained at 75% would make a huge difference.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Ms. Desbiens.

Canadian Heritage committee  In February 2019, during the carnival, we hosted about 20 events from across Canada. They held their events in the region specifically to benefit from our special event. Working in the event market during the winter is a completely different reality. It does exist, but we will ha

Canadian Heritage committee  We would indeed like to see this program brought back as part of the recovery. We are talking about urgency and immediate needs, but we are looking beyond that. The winter carnival has been in existence for 67 historic years, so we aren't about to stop our activities. However, we

Canadian Heritage committee  We're cautious with our forecasts.

Canadian Heritage committee  Actually, it depends on the programs. That would be the most cautious answer I can give you. Some programs have criteria that give musical events an advantage over events like ours. Ours is a very traditional event, but it's also multi-faceted. It's as much about ice sculpture a

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Godin. I'm sorry, I misunderstood the question. The important thing is really that we adapt our programming to create a digital, virtual or even hybrid format. Although we did announce that the Carnival was happening physically this year, part of our programming w

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Godin. Although the Quebec Winter Carnival is less than three months away, not everything has been confirmed yet. We have had a response from the Department of Canadian Heritage's emergency support fund for cultural, heritage and sport organizatio

Canadian Heritage committee  Our total budget has decreased by 25%, given the current context. We are very cautious because, as I mentioned earlier, 72% of the money spent at our event comes from tourists from abroad. Since the borders are closed, we will only have local tourism. So we will only get tourists

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for the invitation. In 1954, the Quebec Winter Carnival's founders created the event with two very specific objectives in mind: to cure the winter blues and to stimulate the local economy. Those two necessities are still written into the Carnival's DNA