The Canada Council for the Arts - 52nd Annual Report, 2008-2009

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Annual Report 2008/2009
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Financial Statements
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2008/09 Annual Report

In 2008/09, over $158 million was awarded to more than 4,400 artists and arts organizations in 689 communities across Canada. Download the Annual Report for more funding highlights, accomplishments, messages from the chair and director, and financial statements.

Profiles of Canada Council Funding by Province and Territory
Searchable Grants Listing

$22 700
average annual income of an
artist (2006 census data)

609,000
people employed in the arts and
culture sector (Statistics Canada
2006)

$44.2 billion
impact of arts and culture
on the Canadian economy
(Industry Canada 2007)

689
communities in which artists and
arts organizations were funded
by the Canada Council (2008-09)

23%
increase in the number of artists
1996-2006 (2006 census data)

4.3%
Canada Council’s share of federal
cultural spending (2005-06)

0.08%
Canada Council budget as
percentage of total federal
government spending (2008-09)