INNOVATION & RESILIENCE
IN CANADA’S CULTURAL SECTOR

Statistics Canada recently released a brief overview and data regarding government spending on culture in 2008-09. The data includes direct government support for culture through operating expenditures, capital expenditures and grants. Excluded are i… View this resource

Prepared for the Alliance of Mid-Career Dance Creators by Shannon Litzenberger, this report provides an examination of the challenges, needs and opportunities of Toronto-based mid-career contemporary dance creators. Based on an in-depth survey of 14… View this resource

Based on a compilation and analysis of existing statistics, this report provides detailed information about the cultural sector labour market, including seven cultural domains: “live performing arts; film, radio, TV, and broadcasting; music; heritage… View this resource

Based on a literature review, 39 key informant interviews, 15 focus group sessions and an online survey (completed by 2,698 cultural workers and employers), this report identifies key trends and issues regarding human resources in Canada’s cultural s… View this resource

This report explores possibilities for measuring the social impacts of organizations’ activities, despite challenges such as “the lack of a common measure of how much good has been done” and the lack of an “agreed unit of social impact” that might be… View this resource