Frequently asked questions

  • Through its leadership, ANIM actively participates in and oversees the consolidation, growth and development of the music industry in French-speaking communities, while supporting its members' efforts to achieve their individual and collective goals. Like a mother with her children, ANIM wants to give its members all the tools they need to succeed; it accomplishes its mission by promoting and fostering the following principles: dialogue, proactivity, accessibility, governance, innovation, entrepreneurship and diversity.

  • To lighten the text.

  • The decision to write the website in different French-Canadian dialects was discussed at length by the ANIM team.

    Some of the team members thought it was reductive: Francophones in Canada learn to read and write in French. Do we need to write a text in their dialect for them to understand? These are oral varieties of French, and it is difficult to reproduce them in writing without them becoming caricatures or folklore. Are we not locking people into regionalisms? Can we stop talking about accents and finally look at the content of our messages?

    On the other side of the table, several team members disagreed. The Canadian Francophonie is not homogeneous, it is made up of a mosaic of cultures. Each person has their own way of expressing themselves. This website gives us the chance to do what we want and we want is for people to feel at home. To feel at home... You have to speak like at home! Studies on linguistic insecurity have shown that what endangers the language is the fact of criticizing its speakers who do not use colonial French. That's why we believe that vernacular should become the norm.

  • It's easy to become an ANIM member! All you need to do is meet the following criteria:

    • Be part of a structure (association, business or personal residence - need not be incorporated) that has an official address in Canada, in a French-speaking minority region.

    • Feel part of Canada's French-language music industry.

    • Have an activity that renders services to an artist or artists, either directly or indirectly.

    • Be interested in giving, receiving and sharing around the music business.

    By fulfilling these conditions, you can become an active member of ANIM and take part in our dynamic music community. For more information on how to become a member, please visit our "Become a member".

  • To date, ANIM has five enthusiastic employees who collaborate with each other, dividing tasks according to each person's strengths, interests and talents, to make the most of this small team scattered across Canada.

  • ANIM's offices are in Aire ouverte. We work from home. This way, we're more likely to bring together professionals from all over French-speaking Canada! Click here to come and see us!

  • ANIM is present at national concertation and networking events such as Trille Or, ECMA, Francofête, Contact Ouest, Contact Ontario and others. ANIM also organizes some 15 activities designed to promote business opportunities for its members; its program is growing every year, attracting an ever larger and more diverse audience.

    You can meet ANIM employees in Bouctouche, Halifax and Montreal!

  • Of course! All our reports can be found in the "Reports and paperwork"section of our website. Feel free to consult them at any time for more information on our activities, finances and achievements.

  • You can follow ANIM's weekly activities directly on our Facebook page. Every week, we'll keep you up to date on the status of our projects through our "Vidéodredi" video capsules!

  • A "Vidéodredi" (video + Friday) is a short video of around 5 minutes that we publish every Friday at 4pm to keep you up to date with what's been happening at ANIM over the week.

    On the program, we discuss our meetings, our travels, the progress of our projects, and many other exciting topics. Our goal is to make information more entertaining and accessible than in a traditional monthly newsletter.

    It's our fun way of sharing our adventures with you!

    You can find these videos on our YouTube channel and our Facebook page !