Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault unveiled early plans on Friday to give $500 million to Canada’s arts, sports and cultural sectors as they weather the COVID-19 pandemic — but exactly who will benefit remains to be determined.
The minister said he’s got an array of entertainment industries in mind, among them non-profits, national sports organizations, television production houses, publishers, music associations and media organizations.
Each one will likely be clamouring for a helping hand as the fallout from the virus affects every aspect of the industry from live venues to book sales, film production schedules to revenue at newspapers. “We will be looking at where that funding can have the most beneficial impact in those sectors,”