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Social benefits: The arts and post-crisis recovery and resettlement
Arts Research MonitorIn this issue: A focus on the post-crisis role of the arts and culture, including a literature review on arts-based programs for refugee resettlement in Canada, an international framework for culture in city reconstruction and recovery, a report on t… View this resource
Demographic Patterns in Canadians’ Performing Arts Participation
PresentationsBased on the largest survey of Canadians’ arts participation, this presentation highlights similarities and differences in performing arts participation for different demographic groups. The presentation focuses on performing arts attendance by immig… View this resource
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Francophones outside Quebec: Indicators of artistic vitality
PresentationsThis French-language presentation examined indicators of artistic vitality among Francophones outside Quebec, drawing on two main sources: data on artists from the 2016 census; and data on arts participation from the 2016 General Social Survey. The p… View this resource
Labour Market Information Study of the Cultural Labour Force 2019
Arts Research MonitorBased on 2016 census data, a national online survey with 1,867 respondents, 11 focus groups, plus individual interviews, this report profiles the cultural sector labour force in Canada, detailing its size, economic impact, potential for growth, regio… View this resource
Making It Work
Arts Research MonitorThis report profiles the culture sector labour market in Ontario and “identifies the challenges it is facing, from evolving skills needs to the precariousness of the gig economy”, based on findings from a custom survey with 1,087 respondents, roundta… View this resource
Challenges and opportunities for decent work in the culture and media sectors
Arts Research MonitorBased on a quantitative and qualitative survey of unions representing culture and media workers in 16 countries (including Canada), this report examines labour issues such as non-standard working arrangements, collective bargaining, and access to soc… View this resource
Co-operatives in the Creative Industries
Arts Research MonitorThis “think piece” draws on research on co-operatives to explore their potential to help create and sustain decent work in the creative industries in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The authors indicate that arts and culture “co-operatives and social ente… View this resource
