CLMA's 2026 Ontario Budget Submission, 'Leveraging Ontario's Live Music Advantage'

Key elements of Ontario’s current policy framework — principally the Ontario Music Investment Fund (OMIF), and Experience Ontario (EO)  — are not fully keeping pace with the growth trajectory of the live music industry or the emerging global opportunities around music tourism. Budget 2026 presents an opportunity to modernize these, and other tools, to position Ontario as a leader in live music, tourism, and cultural development.

The CLMA submission outlines three priority recommendations to unlock jobs, visitor spending, tax revenue, and cultural competitiveness, while also enhancing critical opportunities for Ontario’s artists to perform and grow their careers.