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Dunlevy: Federal budget's Canada Creative Credit draws mixed reviews from arts community

By T'Cha Dunlevy

Nov. 13, 2026 · 6:00 a.m. · 1 min read

“I don’t know many artists making $45,000 just from their art, unless they’re doing something more commercial,” says Thea Patterson, seen taking a break from rehearsing in Montreal on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette)

By T'Cha Dunlevy November 13, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Artists are getting a major tax break as part of the new federal budget, but how much will it actually help?

“My initial reaction was, ‘Sounds great!,’ but then pretty quickly the questions started to…

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