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Census 2021

Census 2021 data on Canadian artists and arts workers
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Professional artists in Manitoba in 2021
Over 5,000 professional artists, with the highest proportion of Indigenous artists among the provinces
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Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)
More than 32,000 professional artists in Toronto
Toronto is home to one in every six Canadian artists
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Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)
Statistical Profile of Artists in Saskatoon in 2021
With 1,400 professional artists, Saskatoon has the largest number and highest concentration of artists in Saskatchewan
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Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)
Racialized workers have particularly low incomes in the arts and culture
Analysis of the incomes of artists, arts leaders, and all cultural workers, including differences by gender
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Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)
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Professional artists in rural Saskatchewan
Over 800 of the nearly 4,000 artists in the province reside in rural areas
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Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)
Are Black, Asian, and other racialized workers well represented among professional artists, arts leaders, and all cultural workers in…
My analysis shows that there are more than 38,000 racialized artists in Canada, including nearly 25,000 Asian artists and 6,400 Black artists
Artists in Brampton in 2021
Over 1,500 professional artists, most of whom are racialized and many of whom are young
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