CADA/East reimburses Professional Members for the costs of physical dance training through the Training Subsidy Program (TSP).

• Ongoing training and professional development are a crucial part of a dance career.
• Regular physical conditioning maintains your body as an instrument, relevant opportunities for artistic development engage your mind as an interpreter and creator, and on-going, consistent conditioning and training keeps your technique current.
  

These activities position you as an active and employable member of the professional community.

• Dance technique classes (drop-in or class cards).
• Physical conditioning (fitness club memberships, Pilates, yoga, etc.).
• Workshops, master classes, and intensives, online or in person. 

Note:
If you took Zoom or other online classes from outside the country, but you were in Canada at the time, you can submit those, too.
The minimum claim amount per period is $25.00.
The TSP is not for training to prepare for a parallel career, such as teacher training programs. For that purpose, please visit the Dancer Transition Resource Centre.

Any physical training that you do to condition your body to be "performance ready" is eligible. This includes technique classes, gym memberships, yoga/pilates classes, workshops, and any other physical training you may engage in. 

Professional Members may receive reimbursements up to a total of $350 per membership year (June 1st to May 31st of the following year). 

No. Only physical training is currently covered in our TSP program. Any other training such as singing or acting is not currently eligible for reimbursement.

For example:
A class you took cost $25. You receive $15 dollars back (60%) from CADA/East's TSP program. You can then claim $10 (the remaining 40%) on your income taxes. Photocopied receipts are acceptable to submit for the TSP.

Receipts must be submitted by the appropriate deadline for training that took place within that TSP period.

For example:
Training that took place between June 1st and September 30th can be submitted for the October 1st deadline. If you forgot to submit receipts during that period, hang on to them as we occasionally open up the final TSP deadline of the membership year (June 1st) for forgotten or misplaced receipts from the year. 

Yes please! We track the actual totals of artist spending and use it in our grant applications to advocate for a higher TSP cap with our funders.

Professional CADA/East members who are active for the 2023/2024 season are eligible to submit a TSP Claim Form.

If you are uncertain about your eligibility or have further questions, please email us at cadaeast.membership@gmail.com 

Navigate to the Members Only  section
Log into your membership account
Download the form provided on the TSP page linked there
Complete the form according to the instructions provided