Shifting Paradigms: Report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

The standing committee on Canadian Heritage studied remuneration models for artists and creative industries, and in this report makes 22 recommendations for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government, related to artist remuneration and resale right, copyright, and digital markets and streaming services.

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Focus Groups on Canadians’ Participation in the Arts

Report commissioned by the Department of Canadian Heritage on Canadians’ behaviours related to arts attendance and participation, in the context of demographic and technological change. Examines motivations and barriers to arts attendance; the relationship between Canadians’ online consumption of the arts and their live arts attendance; and the role of arts attendance in fostering attachment to community.

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Arts and Heritage Access and Availability Survey 2016-2017

Based on a survey of more than 2,000 Canadians, this report highlights information about arts and heritage attendance, personal arts participation, as well as perceptions of cultural activities and government arts support. The report concludes that there is “robust public engagement with arts and culture in Canada”.

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