Committees

The Advocacy committee works to maintain safe, healthy and fair work practices for Canadian composers by publishing guidelines, conducting quantitative research, and reviewing domestic composition employment and opportunities. Their overall goal is to improve working conditions for Canadian composers and maintain healthy relationships with the music producers, funding bodies and institutions they work with.

The Equity Committee functions as an internal watchdog, ensuring the CLC upholds its values of accessibility, accountability, and transparency. We hope to help lead the Canadian community by example, following best practices as established by equity-focused organizations.

The CLC is home to the Canadian Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM), an international network of members from around fifty countries devoted to the promotion and presentation of contemporary music. Each year, a different member country hosts a music festival, the World New Music Days (WNMD). The Canadian section is responsible for distributing the associated call-for-works, assembling a jury to choose 6 works to represent Canada, sending a delegate to the WNMD to participate in ISCM General Assemblies, and ongoing liaison with the ISCM.