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Over 4,000 professional artists in B.C.’s Capital Regional District

Over 18,000 professional artists in Alberta in 2021

How important are the arts in Canadian communities?

Statistical profile of English-speaking artists in Quebec

Minority-language Francophone artists and cultural workers

A statistical profile of the 2,700 professional artists in New Brunswick in 2021

New! (Some) Statistical insights en français

Very low incomes for Indigenous artists and other workers in the arts and culture

Nearly 900 professional artists in B.C.’s Columbia Basin

Are Indigenous Peoples well represented among professional artists, arts leaders, and all cultural workers in Canada?

Statistical Profile of Artists in Edmonton in 2021

Artists in British Columbia in 2021

Provincial analysis of environmental practices in 2023 of organizations and businesses in the arts, heritage, and entertainment

Environmental practices in 2023 of organizations and businesses in the arts, heritage, and entertainment in Canada

Artists in London in 2021

Professional artists in Manitoba in 2021

The arts and culture (overall) saw record levels of jobs and impact on GDP in the first quarter of 2023, but that was not the case in many areas of the arts

More than 32,000 professional artists in Toronto

Statistical Profile of Artists in Saskatoon in 2021

Racialized workers have particularly low incomes in the arts and culture

Professional artists in rural Saskatchewan

Are Black, Asian, and other racialized workers well represented among professional artists, arts leaders, and all cultural workers in Canada?

Artists in Brampton in 2021

Artists in Ontario in 2021

Incomes by gender of artists, arts leaders, and all cultural workers

Artists in Saskatchewan in 2021

Which provinces and territories saw growth in their cultural economies, recently and longer term?

First ever census data on transgender and non-binary artists and workers in the arts, culture, and heritage

Arts & culture data sources: gaps, specificity to culture, and coverage of culture

Taking stock (and taking your feedback) one year after launching on Substack

There are more workers in the arts, culture, and heritage than in hospitals, wholesale trade, farms, and real estate

Long-term changes in median wages for broad categories of arts and culture employees

Across job categories, women earn less than men in the same types of positions in the arts, culture, and heritage

Occupations in the arts, culture, and heritage: classifications, groups, and lists

Broad categories of workers in the arts, culture, and heritage

Median wages are very low in select occupations in the arts, culture, and sports (including some artists and designers)

Major differences in the median wages of technical workers in the arts and culture across the country

With very high levels of anxiety and depression in the sector, how many cultural organizations have mental health supports for their workers?

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In all 10 provinces, the median wages of professionals in the arts and culture are well below other professional occupations

Counting artists and cultural workers in Canada

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The $6 gap: Difference between the median wages of arts and culture professionals and professionals in other sectors

In 2022, job vacancies in the performing arts and heritage reached their highest levels since 2015

Inflation is the top obstacle for organizations and businesses in the arts, heritage, and entertainment in Canada

Arts, heritage, and entertainment organizations rely more commonly on volunteers than any other industry sector

Women represent a higher proportion of artists than arts leaders in every province

Women represent a strong majority of Canadian artists

The multiple job holding rate in the arts and culture varies across the country, especially between smaller and larger provinces

Multiple job holding: Much more common in the arts and culture than elsewhere, and more common among women than men

Analysis of provincial and territorial data on not-for-profit organizations in the arts, heritage, and entertainment

Over 8,000 not-for-profit organizations in the arts, heritage, and entertainment in Canada. Total revenues approach $8 billion.

Changes in the direct economic impact of the arts and culture between 2019 and the summer of 2022

How many artists are there in in each Canadian province and territory?

Labour force challenges continue in the arts

Over 200,000 artists in Canada