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<b>Government expenditures on culture / Museums and art galleries /
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sector, including government spending on culture, the financial situation =
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Government expenditures on culture, 2004-05 and 2005-06</span></font>
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Statistics Canada, November 10, 2008</span></font>
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In 2005-06, governments spent $7.8 billion on culture, excluding transfers=
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between different levels of government. This represents a 1% increase over=
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Conference of the Arts shows that, between 1992-93 and 2005-06, there
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territorial share decreased from 32% to 29%. The municipal share, in
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broadcasting sector (47% of total spending) and heritage organizations
(26%, including museums, art galleries, public archives, nature parks and
historic sites). Federal government grants, contributions and transfers
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Heritage institutions 2006</span></font>
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On a provincial basis, the revenues of Ontario-based organizations totalle=
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$387 million (37% of the Canadian total), while Quebec-based organizations=
accounted for $309 million (29% of Canadian revenues). The revenues of
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For non-profit heritage organizations, total revenues were $928 million,</=
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representing 88% of the sectoral total but only a 0.4% increase from 2005.=
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Non-profit museums (other than art galleries) had total revenues of $435
million in 2006, a 1.2% decrease from 2005. Non-profit art galleries repor=
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total revenues of $258 million, a 4.7% increase from 2005. Non-profit zoos=
and botanical gardens had total revenues of $153 million in 2006, a 0.8%
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Total expenditures in the non-profit heritage sector were $927 million in
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Staff costs decreased by 1.4% between 2005 and 2006.</span></font>
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Collectively, the non-profit heritage sector in Canada registered a balanc=
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budget in 2006. However, not-for-profit museums registered a collective
deficit in 2006 ($17.7 million, or 4.1% of revenues), as did historic and
heritage sites ($0.5 million deficit, or 0.7% of revenues). On the other h=
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2006, a 7.9% increase from 2005. Before-tax profits amounted to $10
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Finances of Museums and Art Galleries in Canada in 2006-07</span></font>
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This report from Hill Strategies Research shows that public museums and
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However, the report also finds that government revenues continue to
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centres. Organizations responding to the Business for the Arts survey are
based in all 10 provinces and the Yukon.</span></font>
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Total operating revenues for the 113 public museums and art galleries were=
$500 million in 2006-07. Total expenses were $506 million, slightly higher=
than total revenues, leaving a collective deficit of $6 million in 2006-07=
(1%
of total revenues). Based on past surpluses in the sector, the collective
accumulated surplus of the 113 museums and galleries was $28 million (6%
of 2006-07 revenues) at the end of 2006-07.</span></font>
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The 113 museums and galleries responding to the Business for the Arts
survey represent about 70% of the operating revenues of non-profit
museums and art galleries, based on Statistics Canada’s Survey of He=
ritage
Institutions.</span></font>
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Revenues from government sources represented two-thirds of the $500
million in total revenues ($334 million, or 67%) in 2006-07. Earned revenu=
es
accounted for $116 million, or 23% of total revenues. Private sector
revenues equalled $45 million (9% of total revenues), while revenues from
universities (received by university-affiliated organizations) were $4 mil=
lion,
or 0.8% of all organizations’ revenues.</span></font>
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Total attendance at the 113 museums and galleries was 10 million in 2006-
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The report finds that private sector revenues led recent growth in the
museums and galleries. For the 77 museums and galleries with a consistent
reporting history between 1996-97 and 2006-07, growth in total revenues
was 18% between 1996-97 and 2006-07 after adjusting for inflation. Total
expenses kept pace with total revenues, growing by 19% after inflation.</s=
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Of all revenue categories, private sector revenues grew at the fastest rat=
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(47%, after inflation). Earned revenues also grew by more than total
revenues, with an inflation-adjusted increase of 25%. In contrast,
government revenues increased by 12%, while university revenues
increased by 3%.</span></font>
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Among four different organization sizes, the revenues of the smallest
museums and galleries grew the most, led by private sector revenues.</span=
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The report also provides separate profiles of public museums and art
galleries in Canada.</span></font>
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All organizations participating in the survey have access to a new
benchmarking tool that allows them to compare their own data with other
organizations in their discipline and size category. The tool was develope=
d
by Business for the Arts and is available on their website at
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www.businessforthearts.org</span></font>
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CD-ROMs with full survey data have been sent free of charge to
participating organizations and are available for others to purchase from
Business for the Arts.</span></font>
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Performing arts 2006</span></font>
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Statistics Canada, June 17, 2008, Catalogue no. 87F0003XIE</span></font>
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Statistics Canada’s 2006 performing arts survey provides detailed st=
atistics</span></font>
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about non-profit and for-profit theatre, musical theatre, dinner theatre, =
opera,</span></font>
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dance, musical groups (e.g., orchestras, chamber music and popular music
groups) and others (e.g., circus, magic shows, ice skating shows). </span>=
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Total revenues were $1.2 billion for all performing arts groups in 2006, a=
0.6% decrease from 2005 (not adjusted for inflation). Statistics Canada&rs=
quo;s
Daily article notes that “the 20 top performing arts companies accou=
nted for
nearly two-thirds of all revenue.”</span></font>
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Overall, non-profit performing arts organizations in Canada had total
revenues of $617 million, representing 51% of the $1.2 billion sectoral to=
tal
and a 5.6% increase from 2005. Earned revenues account for 51% of the
$617 million in total revenues, followed by public sector (26%) and privat=
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sector revenues (23%).</span></font>
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Total expenses ($609 million) were lower than total revenues, leaving a</s=
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collective surplus of $7.6 million in 2006 (1.2% of total revenues).</span=
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The $617 million in total revenues breaks down by discipline as follows:</=
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•           No=
n-profit theatre companies had total revenues of $295 million in
2006, a 4.9% increase from 2005. </span></font>
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•           No=
n-profit music organizations reported total revenues of $153
million, a 9.7% increase from 2005. </span></font>
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•           No=
n-profit opera and music theatre companies accounted for $76
million in revenues in 2006, a 9.4% increase from 2005. </span></font>
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n-profit dance companies had total revenues of $81 million in
2006, a 0.6% increase from 2005.</span></font>
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ere are few non-profit performing arts companies in the “other&rdquo=
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category (revenues of only $12 million in 2006).</span></font>
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Non-profit theatre, music and opera companies reported essentially
balanced budgets in 2006, with theatre companies reporting a $1.7 million
surplus (0.6% of revenues), music organizations registering a surplus of
$1.4 million (0.9% of revenues), and opera companies reporting a $0.5
million surplus (0.7% of revenues). Non-profit dance companies registered =
a
substantial surplus ($4.3 million, or 5.3% of revenues). “Other&rdqu=
o; performing
arts companies reported a $0.2 million deficit, or 2.0% of revenues.</span=
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On a provincial basis, Ontario-based non-profit organizations accounted fo=
r
$254 million in revenues (41% of the Canadian total). The revenues of
Quebec-based organizations totalled $162 million in 2006 (26% of the
Canadian total).</span></font>
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Alberta-based non-profit performing arts organizations had total revenues =
of
$75 million (12% of national revenues), while their British Columbia
counterparts accounted for $74 million (12%).</span></font>
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In 2006, the non-profit performing arts companies drew 12.9 million
spectators in Canada and abroad to nearly 38,000 performances. A
breakdown by non-profit discipline shows that:</span></font>
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eatre accounted for 7.3 million in attendance and 26,000
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sic organizations reached 2.8 million people at nearly 5,000
performances;</span></font>
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nce organizations accounted for 1.4 million in attendance and
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era, musical theatre and dinner theatre organizations reached 1.0
million people at 2,100 performances; and</span></font>
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her performing arts companies accounted for 380,000 in
attendance at 2,000 performances.</span></font>
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The total revenues of for-profit performing arts organizations were $591
million in 2006, 49% of the sectoral total and a 6.4% decrease from 2005.
Before-tax profits amounted to $61 million, a profit margin of 10.3%.
Quebec’s for-profit performing arts sector is quite large, possibly =
due to the
presence of for-profit circus groups based in the province. The province&r=
squo;s
for-profit performing arts groups accounted for $322 million, or 55% of to=
tal
revenues in the for-profit performing arts in Canada.</span></font>
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The summary data tables for performing arts organizations are available at=
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Finances of Performing Arts Organizations in Canada in 2006-07</span></fon=
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Hill Strategies Research, November 2008</span></font>
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This report from Hill Strategies Research finds that, on average, performi=
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arts organizations generate $2.70 in revenues for every dollar received fr=
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governments. The report also shows that fundraising revenues grew the
most between 1996-97 and 2006-07.</span></font>
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The report examines the situation of non-profit performing arts organizati=
ons
in Canada, based on the 2006-2007 Business for the Arts Annual Survey of
Performing Arts Organizations. A total of 216 Canadian performing arts
organizations participated in the survey, including 117 theatre companies,=
64 orchestras, choirs and other music organizations, 15 dance companies,
13 opera companies and seven multidisciplinary organizations.
Organizations responding to the Business for the Arts survey are based in
all 10 provinces and two of the three territories.</span></font>
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Total operating revenues for the 216 performing arts organizations were
$557 million in 2006-07. Total expenses ($550 million) were slightly less
than total revenues, leaving a season surplus of $7 million, or 1% of tota=
l
revenues. This surplus resulted in an increase in the overall accumulated
surplus of the 216 performing arts organizations, which amounted to $15
million (3% of total revenues) at the end of 2006-07.</span></font>
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The revenues of the performing arts companies responding to the Business
for the Arts survey represent 90% of the estimated $617 million in operati=
ng
revenues for the non-profit performing arts sector, based on Statistics
Canada’s Performing Arts Survey.</span></font>
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The report finds that performing arts organizations generate $2.70 in
revenues for every dollar received from governments. This figure includes
$1.84 in earned revenues (largely from box office) and $0.86 in private
sector revenues (fundraising from individuals, businesses and foundations)=
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Earned revenues represented one-half of the $557 million in total revenues=
($276 million). Revenues from government sources accounted for 27% of
total revenues ($151 million), while private revenues amounted to 23% of
total revenues ($130 million). The largest single share of total revenues
came from box office revenues ($210 million, or 38% of total revenues). In=
fact, this amount is larger than total government or total private funding=
for
the 216 organizations.</span></font>
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The 216 organizations presented 38,000 performances to a total audience of=
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For the 105 organizations with a consistent reporting history between 1996=
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97 and 2006-07, growth in total revenues was 32% after adjusting for
inflation.</span></font>
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Total expenses nearly kept pace with total revenues, growing by 29% after
inflation.</span></font>
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Of all revenue categories, private sector revenues grew at the fastest rat=
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