I just read this on the Canada employment website:
Positions Exempt from Work Permits and HRSDC Labour Market Opinion
Foreign Workers who do not need a CIC work permit or an HRSDC labour market opinion include:
This, sounds like it means that Kayo Dot can play in Canada any time as long as it's a gallery show, house show, or community hall or something. So we're about to set up our fall tour; what I would love to do is try to get a non-bar or restaurant show in Montreal for early September to see if we can get across the border under these provisions. We can play a few shows on the way up there and if we get turned back at least it's not too far a drive.
If this method works out, it would be cool to try to do a show in Victoria too when we're out in Seattle.
Can my Canadian friends on this board recommend a gallery, community hall, or other not-for-profit space in Montreal that would be able to handle a loud rock band and have not too outrageous a rental fee? I'm excited for this prospect!
Positions Exempt from Work Permits and HRSDC Labour Market Opinion
Foreign Workers who do not need a CIC work permit or an HRSDC labour market opinion include:
- Producers of film, television, video and documentary projects funded entirely from outside of Canada;
- Adjudicators at music and dance festivals;
- Performing artists, their support crew, and other workers essential to the artistic performance. Examples of performing artists include :
- Musicians in a band performing several tour dates in Canada;
- Guest conductors and artists performing with Canadian productions or groups for a few performances;
- Actors in foreign touring theatrical productions;
- Professional wrestlers and circus performers in foreign touring productions;
- Musicians and buskers coming to Canada to perform in festivals;
- Support crew and other workers who are integral to a live production;
- Disc jockeys coming to Canada to work at private events, festivals, concerts and fairs.
The performing artists listed above must not :- Perform in bars or restaurants;
- Work on the production of a film, television, radio, or Internet broadcast;
- Enter into an employment relationship with the Canadian organization contracting for their services.
This, sounds like it means that Kayo Dot can play in Canada any time as long as it's a gallery show, house show, or community hall or something. So we're about to set up our fall tour; what I would love to do is try to get a non-bar or restaurant show in Montreal for early September to see if we can get across the border under these provisions. We can play a few shows on the way up there and if we get turned back at least it's not too far a drive.
If this method works out, it would be cool to try to do a show in Victoria too when we're out in Seattle.
Can my Canadian friends on this board recommend a gallery, community hall, or other not-for-profit space in Montreal that would be able to handle a loud rock band and have not too outrageous a rental fee? I'm excited for this prospect!