Please excuse our mess, we’re mid-rebrand.
Our printed materials got the glow-up first. The website’s next. Thanks for bearing with us.
We’ve got you. Music is always there for us. Unison is here for the people who make it. We’re Canada’s music industry support organization, providing whole-person care, financial, mental, and physical, to music workers across the country. Every program is free and confidential, for everyone in music, the people on stage and off.
We’re at BreakOut West.
Find us in the Sooke Room, October 1–3, 11am–5pm.
WELLNESS SPACE AT BREAKOUT WEST
Unison Wellness Space (Sooke) — Oct 1–3, 11am–5pm. Take a break between sessions. Noise-cancelling headphone stations with guided audio, self-care resources, chair massage from a massage therapist during peak hours, and windows to meet the team and ask us anything. Presented by the Unison Fund, Canada’s music industry support organization, providing whole-person care, financial, mental, and physical, to music workers across the country.
Massage chair: first come, first served, 10–15-minute sessions with a massage therapist, one chair, during peak hours:
Oct 1: 11am–1pm & 4–5pm | Oct 2: 11am–1pm & 2–4pm | Oct 3: 11am–3pm
Meet the Unison team (ask us anything): Oct 1, 1–2pm | Oct 2, 1–2pm | Oct 3, 3–4pm
OUR PROGRAMS
Unison is here for all Canadian music industry professionals, but some of our financial programs have certain eligibility requirements. Click on each program title to learn more.
Emergency Financial Support Program – Direct help in a crisis, prioritizing medical costs, basic living expenses, and rent.
Grocery Gift Card Support – A one-time $500 gift card to participating grocery stores for music workers facing food insecurity.
Extended Therapy Support Program – Covers longer-term or specialized mental health care, with therapy costs paid directly to your therapist.
The Slaight Family Foundation Legacy Program – Ongoing support for veterans of Canada’s music community, and for those coping with unexpected or chronic illness.
24/7 Counselling Support with TELUS Health – Free, confidential counselling for mental, financial, physical, and emotional wellbeing. By phone, in person, or online, around the clock.
GET INVOLVED
Become an Artist Ambassador
Want to help spread the word? As an Artist Ambassador, you help Unison reach your community and the people in it who might need us. Reach out at info@unisonfund.ca to get started.
Support Unison with PLUS1
Heading out on tour? We’re proud to be a recipient organization of PLUS1, which lets you add a dollar to every ticket for the causes you care about. It’s a simple way for music makers and music lovers to support the Canadian music community together. Visit unisonfund.ca/plus1 to learn more.
RESOURCES
Looking for more support? We keep a full list of external resources for music workers at unisonfund.ca/resources
On the road? The Backline Touring Notebook is a free wellbeing guide for people who work in touring. It covers tour prep, communication, and transitions, with space to work through the thoughts and emotions that come with the road.
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