Contracts, Wages & Financial Resources

Resources for dancers and dance companies on paying artists and cultural workers, as well as helping artists thrive financially.

Pay Standards, Rates and Contract Templates: 
The Professional Standards for Dance - by CADA-ON
The Professional Standards for Dance - by CADA/West 
La trousse contractuelle - by RQD
Sample independent contractor agreement - by the Mars Institute, written in Ontario.
Contracts - by the Artist Producer Resource by Generator TO 

via The Urban Worker Project: 
Wage Calculator 
Am I an Employee?
Sole Proprietorship vs Incorporation

Other types of support and resources:
Government Grants and Their Tax Treatments: a guide to preparing your taxes after receiving a grant - by Tova Epp 
AFC Financial Wellness Program
Building a budget - via the Artist Producer Resource by Generator TO
Operations - for producers and General Managers on financial topics via the Artist Producer Resources by Generator TO
National Health Insurance Program (available for CDA members) through the AFBS

Research and Reports: 
Ontario study of the cultural workforce: Making It Work: Pathways toward sustainable cultural careers by WorkInCulture, May 2019. Executive Summary here. 
More than Money: How social finance can build resilience in the arts sector by Elizabeth MacKinnon and Christine Pellerin of the Metcalf Foundation
A Statistical Profile of Artists in Canada in 2016 (with summary information about cultural workers) - March 2019, Hill Strategies Research Inc *this report has specific details for both "dancers" and "producers, directors & choreographers".
Artist Career Research Methods (Executive Summary)- January 2019, Hill Strategies Research Inc and the Canada Council for the Arts
     *an in-depth Canadian and international literature review into methods used to understand artists’ work conditions, incomes, and career paths.
2017 National Compensation Study:  For Managerial and Administrative Positions in Not-for-Profit Arts Organizations by CHRC
Professional Dance Performers in Canada in 2016 - Activities, incomes, health and career development - by DTRC