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Dear Canadian Live Music Association member,

Each year, the CLMA’s federal budget submission reflects our unwavering commitment to advocating for the live music sector—amplifying your needs, your realities, and your vision for a thriving, sustainable industry. This year, our recommendations look different. That’s because this moment is different.

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Dear community member,

It remains a challenging time, but we have every reason to be optimistic.

The Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) would like to thank you for your engagement with our #CanadaIsLiveMusic Election 2025 campaign.

April 10th, 2025 - Ottawa, Ontario — The world is witnessing seismic shifts in political climates, social tensions, growing concerns over safety, and dramatically escalating costs of living. Canadian touring artists and musicians are caught in the crosshairs.

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For Immediate release -- Toronto, January 30^th, 2025 – Toronto, Canada --  The Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) released findings of its long-anticipated economic impact study today, inside Massey Hall’s Allied Music Centre. 'Here and Now: understanding the economic power and potential of Canada’s live music industry” commissioned by the CLMA, was led by Nordicity, a leading strategic, policy, and economic analysis firm.

Today FACTOR and MUSICACTION announced the Promoter Program, a pilot program to invest further in the Canadian live sector.

This new program designed for Live Music Promoters will support the concert promotion activities that bring audiences to Canadian Artist shows and is a recognition of the essential nature of concert promoters in the development of Canadian artists’ careers. 

The CLMA has negotiated a settlement with Re:Sound to simplify and reduce remittance for our members, including….

Today, sources inside government have made it very clear that not only is there still time to advocate, but that it’s still extremely necessary to do so. (Even in the case of the CMF, which received a boost last weekend, to say thank you and more - see below).

Here are five things you can do right now to make a difference for our industry in the budget, no matter what your role in the business:

Nominations are open for the 2024 CLMIAs. Members of the Canada/Northern Turtle Island-based live music industry are eligible to place nominations.

Open Letter from the #FutureOfLIVE Coalition

An Open Letter Calling on the Federal Government to #KeepYourPromise

Growth, Opportunity, and Outcomes: Leveraging the economic, social, & cultural impact of live music for all Canadians