Economic impact / Government funding
Volume 7 No 5 / October 23, 200823 October 2008
In this issue: Canadian reports on the economic impact of the cultural sector, funding for the cultural sector, and the economic contribution of the overall non-profit sector in Canada.
Resources
Satellite Account of Nonprofit Institutions and Volunteering
Arts Research MonitorThe full report is available at: http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/13-015-XIE/13-015-XIE2007000.htm Statistics Canada’s Satellite Account of Nonprofit Institutions and Volunteering provides information on the economic size and scope of the non-pr… View this resource
Funding Arts and Culture under Canada’s 39th Parliament
Arts Research MonitorDespite several warnings about the difficulties of making an accurate analysis of Canadian Heritage’s cultural funding over time, this report does shed some light on recent trends in Canadian Heritage’s cultural funding. The report finds that “overal… View this resource
Valuing Culture
Arts Research MonitorThis detailed report from the Conference Board of Canada examines the cultural sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employment. The report also provides a summary of some existing research into the social impacts of the arts…. View this resource
Other Resources
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