Research

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Find Research Reports

Browse through all of Canada Council's Research reports or search for the author, subject or theme of interest...

Funding to artists and arts organizations

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Read about the Canada Council’s regional, provincial and national impact

Find detailed information on the Canada Council’s funding activities–at all levels–in our “Funding to Artists and Arts Organizations: National Overview, Provincial and Territorial Profiles”. This report provides more than just a statistical analysis of grants awarded in a given 12-month period; it also highlights the diversity and dynamism of the professional arts in Canada today, in literally hundreds of communities across the country.

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Key Statistics of Canada Council Funding

Take a look at key statistics of Canada Council funding, including number of grant applications received and the number awarded,...

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Art Research Links

Learn more about the state of the arts in Canada and around the world

recipients / beneficiares

Past recipients

Here's a handy tool: a searchable database of past grant recipients and prize winners.

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Investing in the arts

Statistical research and analysis regarding Canada Council funding programs, grant recipients and arts and cultural funding in a national context.

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The Value of Presenting: A Study of Performing Arts Presentation in Canada

The Value of Presenting: A Study of Performing Arts Presentation in Canada commissioned by CAPACOA is the culmination of two years of...

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Upcoming study: Who dances in Canada?

This request for proposal (RFP) invites arts consultants and researchers with high-level knowledge of the arts and culture in Canada...

Alison Robson, performer, in <em>A Way In</em>, 2011, choreography by Natasha Torres-Garner. Photo: Leif Norman.

Artist Story

Distorted Dance

Read about the Winnipeg dancer who put a creative twist on the broken telephone game. The result: a coast-to-coast online dance project.

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Research

Access and Availability Survey 2012

Based on a survey of 1,001 Canadians 18 or older in June and July of 2012, this report examines Canadians’ attendance and personal...