SFM has announced the retirement of Gaëtan Lavoie as of Dec. 31, 2020. As sales agent for the SFM CI division, the company says Lavoie led an exemplary career through his commitment to providing a high level of support, professionalism, and overall good nature. "For those of us who have

On Nov. 30, Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s deputy prime minister and minister of finance, released the federal government’s fall economic update, which is formally titled Supporting Canadians and Fighting COVID-19: Fall Economic Statement 2020. The update does not provide dollar-for-dollar detail about the government's economic plans, but rather provides

Canadian businesses can now apply for the federal government’s new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS). This is replacing the previous rent-support program for businesses that was introduced in the spring, which was not utilized as much as the government had hoped, largely because it replied on landlords to apply

NAMM has revealed an out for the educational program as part of its virtual Believe in Music Week. Taking in January 2021, it will offer 150-plus professional development and training sessions for all sectors of the music products, pro audio, and entertainment technology industries, and NAMM Foundation education for music