The Canada Council for the Arts is passionate about knowledge mobilization and the promotion of an innovative, data driven culture in support of public funding of the arts in Canada.

Featured Research

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Research in Residence: Arts’ Civic Impact

This initiative implemented on-the-ground research, identified indicators, and collected, analyzed, and interpreted data.
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Access to Funding: 2SLGBTQI+ Communities in Canada

The literature review leverages existing research, including research conducted by the Canada Council and other funding organizations.

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Provincial and Territorial Cultural Indicators, 2021

Timely economic estimates of culture and sport in Canada.

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Research on the Value of Public Funding for Indigenous Arts and Cultures

This research highlights the vital role of Indigenous arts and cultures and the value of public funding.
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Explore Our Data: CADAC’s new data analytics tool

An interactive data analytics tool providing access to aggregate data for arts organizations.
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Impact of Grants on First-Time Recipients

Transformative effects of a first-time grant, from immediate impacts to broader and longer-term community impacts.
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Recovery and Reopening Funds Recipient Survey

A survey of recipients of the Recovery and Reopening Funds to assess whether the Funds achieved their objectives.
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Feedback on the UK-Canada Immersive Exchange

Feedback on the UK-Canada Immersive Exchange

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Trade of culture and sport products (TCSP), 2020

Estimates of the international and provincial trade of arts, culture and heritage goods and services.

Research Library

Browse the archive of our research reports and publications. You can explore these by year, searching by subject, author or publisher.

Have a question, comment or query about our research? Please contact us: research@canadacouncil.ca

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Stats and Stories

Stats and Stories presents a breadth of information about the Canada Council’s funding in every province and territory. It includes breakdowns of funding by program, five-year funding trends, open data tables and stories about what artists, groups and arts organizations did with their grants.

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Featured Stories

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Germaine Arnaktauyok

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts highlighted Germaine Arnaktauyok’s career and contribution to the vitality of Indigenous arts.
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MUTEK

Foreign-purchaser participation in the MUTEK Forum was supported by the Representation and Promotion component of the Arts Abroad program.
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Nagata Shachu

A core grant under the Artistic Catalysts component of the Engage and Sustain program has supported many of the activities developed for the Nagata Shachu school.
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Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization Inc

A Supporting Artistic Practice grant is strengthening Saskatchewan’s sole disability-led arts organization.
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Puente Theatre

The Puente Theatre is supported by the Artistic Catalysts component of the Engage and Sustain program.
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CreativePEI

A Digital Strategy Fund, Transformation of Organizational Models grant is supporting a digital initiative to strengthen PEI’s arts sector.

Opening Doors to Canadian Arts Data

We offer the public detailed statistical data regarding our grant recipients in formatted Excel documents and in a machine readable format (.csv). Data can be sorted by programs, regions (e.g. community and census metropolitan area) and can also be added to other databases on arts and culture activities and organizations in Canada.

Explore our Data

CADAC

CADAC, the Canadian Arts Data / Données sur les arts au Canada, is a joint effort by arts funding agencies across Canada. CADAC is dedicated to collecting, disseminating, and analyzing financial and statistical information about Canadian arts organizations. Our simplified process, standardized forms, and web-based application make it easy for arts organizations to apply for operating grants and submit their financial and statistical information for use by funding agencies.

CADAC makes the grant application process easier for arts organizations. Our platform allows organizations to submit their financial and statistical information in one single format, saving time and effort. Arts organizations have access to their own historical data, compare themselves to similar organizations in the CADAC database, and use this data to report on the health of the field and the impact of the arts in their communities.

CADAC also provides access to Explore Our Data, a data analytics tool which includes open public access to aggregate data reports sourced from its database of over 1800 arts organizations. Data reports are made available using PowerBI, a data visualization software which generates aggregate reports and datasets that can be mined with a variety of filters. Explore Our Data allows users to create customized, extractable reports to be used for various purposes, including, but not limited to: research, advocacy, sector-specific analysis by budget size and/or by artistic disciplines and practices at various levels of government, impact assessment, benchmarking, year-over-year longitudinal trends, and so much more.

Joining CADAC

Arts Organizations

Are you an arts organization and wondering if you should use CADAC? If you are applying for or receiving core funding, contact your Program Officer to verify if you are required to use CADAC.

Funding Agencies

Are you a funding agency looking to simplify your grant application process and get access to invaluable data and reporting? We would love to hear from you! Get in touch at cadacinfo@cadac.ca.

Visit our website to learn more and to access training on how to use CADAC.

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