Resources

    • Unison Fund: counselling, emergency financial support, and other resources for the Canadian music community. Immediate assistance: 1-855-986-4766. Unison FundMusicnb

    • Respectful Workplaces in the Arts: harassment prevention tools and training from the Cultural Human Resources Council.

    • Canadian Federation of Musicians: the musicians' union, with locals in each province.

    • Canada Council for the Arts: the national arm's-length arts funder. Its Explore and Create, Arts Across Canada and Arts Abroad grants are all open to musicians.

    • FACTOR: funding for English-language recording, touring, video and marketing.

    • Musicaction: FACTOR's francophone counterpart. Together they manage the federal Canada Music Fund.

    • SOCAN Foundation: travel, professional development and commissioning grants, open to SOCAN members only.

    • Canadian Starmaker Fund (formerly the Radio Starmaker Fund): marketing and touring support for artists with an established sales track record.

    • CIMA: the national trade association for the Canadian-owned, English-language independent music sector.

    • Songwriters Association of Canada: community, advocacy and career support for songwriters.

    • ADVANCE Music Canada: Canada's Black music business collective, which keeps a useful grants directory.

    • Music Canada: represents the major labels and publishes industry research and policy work.

    • SOCAN: collects performance and reproduction royalties for songwriters, composers and publishers.

    • Re:Sound: collects royalties for performers and record labels when recordings are broadcast or played in public.

    • ACTRA RACS: pays recording artists, including session musicians and background performers, for the use of their recorded work.

    • Artisti: the Quebec-based performers' collective, and the default home for former MROC members who didn't pick a new collective.

    • CMRRA: licenses the reproduction of songs (mechanical royalties).

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If you need help, please know support is available. Here are a few resources:

  • Canada: Crisis Services Canada: Dial 9-8-8 (24/7)

  • U.S.: RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 (24/7), rainn.org/get-help

  • Online harm/image-based abuse:Cyber Civil Rights Initiative: 1-844-878-2274, cybercivilrights.org

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