[Bcma-l] (Fwd) Key facts about artists in Canada's provinces & territories
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March 4, 2009</span></font>
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Artists in Canada’s Provinces and Territories Based on the 2006 Cens=
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the 27th report in the Statistical Insights on the Arts series from Hill
Strategies Research, highlights key information about artists in the provi=
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and territories. Artists include actors, choreographers, craftspeople,
composers, conductors, dancers, directors, musicians, producers, singers,
visual artists and writers.</span></font>
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The report shows that, among the 10 provinces, British Columbia has the
largest percentage of its labour force in arts occupations (1.08%), the on=
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province above 1% and a figure that is well above the Canadian average of
0.77%. British Columbia has 25,900 artists who spent more time at their ar=
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Ontario has a slightly higher percentage of its labour force in arts
occupations (0.81%) than the Canadian average (0.77%). With 56,900
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The 3,700 artists in Nova Scotia place the province third in terms of the
proportion of the labour force in arts occupations (0.73%).</span></font>
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Quebec has the second-largest number of artists (30,200) and is fourth in
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No other province has over 0.6% of its workforce in arts occupations:</spa=
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nitoba’s 3,900 artists represent 0.60% of the overall provincial
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ere are 470 artists on Prince Edward Island, or 0.58% of the
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New Brunswick, the 1,900 artists represent less than one-half of a
percent of the province’s labour force (0.47%).</span></font>
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Newfoundland and Labrador, there are approximately 1,200
artists, representing 0.46% of the province’s labour force.</span></=
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Given their small populations, Canada’s three territories have relat=
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numbers of artists. Because of this, the data for the territories should b=
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used with caution. Nunavut’s 250 artists represent a strikingly larg=
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percentage of the territory’s labour force (1.86%, more than double =
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national average of 0.77%). Yukon’s 210 artists represent 1.04% of t=
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territory's labour force (similar to the percentage in B.C.). The Northwes=
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Artists’ earnings are well below the overall labour force average in=
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province. It is in Quebec where artists come closest to overall labour for=
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earnings, with an earnings gap of 25%. In Ontario and Prince Edward Island=
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In dollar terms, Quebec and Ontario are the only provinces where artists&r=
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average earnings (about $24,500 in both provinces) are above the Canadian
average ($22,700). British Columbia and Alberta are the only other
provinces where artists’ average earnings exceed $20,000. Artists&rs=
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earnings are about $18,000 or less in the six other provinces.</span></fon=
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Between 1991 and 2006, the growth in the number of artists was greater
than overall labour force growth in six provinces. In three of these provi=
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(Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia), the growth in the number of
artists was double or more the overall provincial labour force growth rate=
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The other three provinces with higher growth in artists than the overall
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In Alberta, the number of artists grew substantially (by 37% between 1991
and 2006), but this strong growth was outpaced by the 41% growth in the
overall labour force. In Manitoba, the 8% growth in the number of artists =
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outpaced by the 11% growth in the overall labour force. In Saskatchewan
and Newfoundland, the number of artists decreased by 2% between 1991
and 2006. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the overall labour force
decreased by slightly more (4%). In Saskatchewan, the overall labour force=
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Between 1990 and 2005, artists average earnings decreased in six
provinces, after adjusting for inflation. The largest decreases were in On=
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(15%) and Quebec (11%). The decreases were 9% in Saskatchewan and
Nova Scotia, 8% in Alberta, and 5% in British Columbia.</span></font>
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In Manitoba and New Brunswick, the average earnings of artists increased
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Prince Edward Island is the only province where the average earnings of
artists increased by more than the overall labour force (12% vs. 6%).
However, the average earnings of artists on PEI are still quite low ($15,9=
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A previous report in the Statistical Insights on the Arts series (A Statis=
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Profile of Artists in Canada in 2006) showed that there are 140,000 artist=
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Canada who spent more time at their art than at any other occupation in
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The average earnings of artists are $22,700, compared with an average of
$36,300 for all Canadian workers. The gap between artists’ average
earnings and overall labour force earnings is 37%. Between 1990 and 2005,
the average earnings of artists decreased by 11% (after adjusting for
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Methodological notes</span></font>
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Individuals are classified in the occupation in which they worked the most=
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The earnings statistics include an individual’s wages and salaries a=
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net self-employment income. Other income sources, such as income from
government programs, pensions or investments, are excluded from the
earnings statistics. The earnings statistics include amounts received from=
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The full report, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department=
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Canadian Heritage and the Ontario Arts Council, is available free of charg=
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on the Hill Strategies Research website (</span></font>
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