Seventy-eight per cent of them earned less than $10,000, 15.3 per cent lived above the poverty line, and only 2.8 per cent had incomes above $50,000. Moreover, the employment status of artists and creators is precarious as they mostly work on a part-time or contractual basis, which means that they constantly face an uncertain future, since their self-employed status makes them ineligible for unemployment insurance.
Qui plus est, la plupart des emplois sont à statut précaire, à temps partiel, à contrat ou à la pige, ce qui place les artistes, les créateurs et les créatrices constamment dans l'insécurité, puisque leur statut de travailleurs et travailleuses autonomes les rend inadmissibles à l'assurance-chômage.
