About CARFAC Ontario
CARFAC Ontario is the association of professional visual and media artists. Founded in 1968, CARFAC (Canadian Artists' Representation/le Front des artistes canadiens) has worked for 40 years on the legal and economic issues facing visual artists. We believe that artists, like professionals in other fields, should be paid for their work and share equitably in profits from their art practice. The work of CARFAC Ontario is to develop policies, publications and services that assist artists, galleries, curators, art patrons, and other stakeholders in creating an economic climate that benefits all visual artists.
Victory: Council Passes 17.5 Million Increase to Arts Investment 40-1 !
Community Release
August 26 2010
Victory: Council Passes 17.5 Million Increase to Arts Investment 40-1!
Toronto, Today Toronto city Council passed a recommendation to increase arts funding to $25 per capita by 2013. This should result in 17.5 million dollars in additional yearly investment by 2013.
This city building decision was made possible by the hard fought billboard tax initiated in 2001 by Beautifulcity.ca - but goes above and beyond the projected revenue.
CARFAC Ontario 2010 AGM and networking event
CARFAC Ontario 2010 Annual General Meeting
When
Saturday September 11, 2010 at 2-3:30pm
Where
Gallery 101
301 1/2 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON
CARFAC Members get discounted rate for the Craft Practical Symposium
Craft Practical Symposium is a one-day workshop that offers artists, craftspeople, designers and arts administrators the opportunity to explore, interact, inform and be informed in regards to the contemporary craft world.
HST Advisory Note is now available!
This Advisory deals with the introduction of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in Ontario and BC and its impact on artists. There have been no changes to the GST/HST system in provinces other than Ontario and BC. Click here to view the advisory note!
EI Special Benefits for Self-Employed Artists Information Session
On December 16, 2009 the federal government passed Bill C-56, the Fairness for the Self-Employed Act. The legislation extends Employment Insurance (EI) special benefits, which are maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate care benefits, to the self-employed on a voluntary basis. For the presentation from the recent information session please click here!