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Direct economic impact of arts and culture in Ontario – 3.4% of Ontario’s GDP
$27.0 billion

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Demographic Diversity of Artists in Canada
January 29, 2020
Hill Strategies Research Inc. Statistical Insights on the Arts, SIA Report 51, January 2020.
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Artists in Canada’s Provinces and Territories in 2016
November 27, 2019
Hill Strategies Research Inc. Statistical Insights on the Arts, SIA Report 50, November 2019.
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A Statistical Profile of Artists in Canada in 2016
November 27, 2019
Hill Strategies Research Inc. Statistical Insights on the Arts, SIA Report 49, November 2019.
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Economic Contribution of Arts and Culture in Ontario
April 25, 2019
The Daily: Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2017 (April 25, 2019)
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Arts, Culture, and Heritage Participation in Canada’s Provinces and Largest Census Metropolitan Areas in 2016
March 20, 2019
Hill Strategies Research Inc. Statistical Insights on the Arts, Supplemental report to SIA47, March 2019.
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Demographic Patterns in Canadians’ Arts Participation in 2016
February 6, 2019
Hill Strategies Research Inc. Statistical Insights on the Arts, SIA Report 48, February 2019.
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Canadians’ Arts, Culture and Heritage Participation in 2016
November 26, 2018
November 2018 Hill Strategies Research Inc. Statistical Insights on the Arts. SIA Report 47
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The Status of Women in the Canadian Arts and Cultural Industries: Research Review 2010-2018
October 17, 2018
The Status of Women in the Canadian Arts and Cultural Industries: Research Review 2010-2018
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Impressions of the Impact of the Arts on Quality of Life and Well-Being in Ontario
March 31, 2017
Impressions of the Impact of the Arts on Quality of Life and Well-Being in Ontario, March 2017
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Volunteers and Donors in Arts and Culture Organizations in Canada in 2013
February 1, 2016
Hill Strategies Research Inc. Statistical Insights on the Arts. Vol. 13 No. 3, February 2016
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