General Information
Technical Information
This report was prepared following consultation across the federal government, as well as with portfolio agencies within the Department of Canadian Heritage. We also sought input from our provincial and territorial government colleagues, as well as a group of civil society organizations. More specifically, an electronic form was designed and used to gather information and data related to best practices in the themes prescribed by the operational directives.
Note that the Québec report, which focuses on the province’s specific experiences, can be found in Appendix 2. This report is the result of close cooperation between the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec [Québec Ministry of Culture and Communications] under the Canada-Québec Agreement on UNESCO. This agreement, ratified in 2006, entitles the Government of Québec to be represented as a full member within all Canadian delegations to UNESCO proceedings, meetings and conferences whenever it so wishes.
A consultation with civil society was also carried out through the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (CDCE), a Canadian association that serves as the voice of the country’s main cultural sector unions and professional associations in debates on issues related to the Convention. In total, the Coalition’s 40 members represent more than 200,000 creators as well as 2000 companies and non-profit organizations in all cultural fields (books, cinema, television, new media, music, performing arts and visual arts) in all regions of the country. The Coalition prepared the text in the section focusing on civil society-led activities. For more information on the Coalition and its activities, please visit https://cdec-cdce.org/.
Since the release of its last quadrennial report in 2016, Canada has continued to advance policies and measures that support the implementation of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Over the past four years, Canada has consolidated and strengthened its commitment to an international strategy to promote the diversity of cultural expressions in the digital age. This has been done, among other ways, through the Digital Citizen Initiative, a new multi-component strategy that aims to support democracy and social cohesion in Canada by building citizen resilience against online disinformation and building partnerships to support a healthy information ecosystem.
The measures taken by Canada’s provinces and territories are also at the heart of Canada’s cultural policy framework, and the programs implemented, such as Nova Scotia’s Culture Action Plan, the Creative Saskatchewan Investment Fund or the Partout, la culture cultural policy, reflect the country’s regional needs and specificities, while ensuring ongoing and sustainable support for the arts and culture sector.
From a regulatory perspective, the publication in January 2020 of the final report on the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review is of critical importance, since it paves the way for the use of new tools and new regulatory approaches to support the production and promotion of audiovisual content in the digital age.
In line with the Convention’s third objective, the June 2018 launch of the Creative Export Strategy, funded with $125 million over five years, also reinforces the Government of Canada’s belief that creative industries are at the heart of Canada’s competitive advantage on the international scene. This initiative, which has supported more than 1,000 Canadian businesses since 2018, will help accelerate the country’s economic growth.
The role of civil society is also vital, particularly CDCE’s representation and advocacy work. In 2019, Canada reiterated its financial commitment to CDCE by allocating 375,000 over five years to the Coalition, as well as $375,000 over five years to UNESCO’s International Fund for Cultural Diversity. This monetary support will help, among other things, to facilitate the adoption of cultural policies that protect and promote the diversity of cultural expressions, and to support the implementation of the Convention by encouraging the emergence of a dynamic cultural sector in developing countries.
In considering the future of the Canadian cultural sector, we project that the economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis will have a significant impact on creative industries in the coming years. The Canadian government has taken major steps to better support artists affected by the current crisis. These include the announcement of $500 million to help alleviate the financial pressures on cultural, heritage and sports organizations as they manage the challenges and impacts of this pandemic.
As this report illustrates, the past four years have been marked by fundamental changes in Canada’s cultural sector, and the complex issues that have emerged demonstrate how crucial the 2005 Convention is in guiding the strategy for the presence, enrichment and outreach of the national cultural offerings in the digital environment for the purposes of promoting a diversity of cultural expressions.
Organization type | Organization | Website | |
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Public Sector
| Canadian Heritage
| Julie.Boyer@canada.ca
| https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage.html
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Public Sector
| Québec Ministry of Culture and Communications
| Marie-France.Savard@mcc.gouv.qc.ca
| https://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/
|
Public Sector
| Ontario Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
| Dawn.Landry@ontario.ca
| https://www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-heritage-sport-tourism-culture-industries
|
Public Sector
| New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture
| Gilles.Bourque@gnb.ca
| https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/thc.html
|
Public Sector
| Alberta Ministry of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women
| Justin.gagnon@gov.ab.ca
| https://www.alberta.ca/culture-multiculturalism-and-status-of-women.aspx
|
Public Sector
| Saskatchewan Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport
| tracy.morey@gov.sk.ca
| https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/government-structure/ministries/parks-culture-and-sport
|
Public Sector
| Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage
| Judith.ShiersMilne@novascotia.ca
| https://cch.novascotia.ca/
|
Public Sector
| Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation of Newfoundland and Labrador
| gerryosmond@gov.nl.ca
| https://www.gov.nl.ca/tcii/
|
Public Sector
| Culture and Heritage Division of the Northwest Territories
| sarah_carr-locke@gov.nt.ca
| https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/culture-and-heritagepwnhc
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Public Sector
| Department of Culture and Tourism of Yukon
| rick.lemaire@gov.yk.ca
| https://yukon.ca/en/department-tourism-culture
|
Public Sector
| Department of Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture of Prince Edward Island
| mamaccallum@gov.pe.ca
| https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/economic-growth-tourism-and-culture
|
Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (CDCE)
| nguay@cdc-ccd.org
| https://cdec-cdce.org/
|
Public Sector
| CBC/Radio-Canada
| Liliane.Le@cbc.ca
| |
Public Sector
| Canada Council for the Arts
| sarah.dingle@canadacouncil.ca
| https://canadacouncil.ca
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Public Sector
| Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
| wendy.trahan@crtc.gc.ca
| https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/home-accueil.htm
|
Public Sector
| National Arts Centre
| carl.martin@nac-cna.ca
| https://nac-cna.ca/
|
Public Sector
| National Film Board of Canada
| a.saint-germain@onf.ca
| http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/
|
Public Sector
| Telefilm Canada
| Francesca.Accinelli@telefilm.ca
| https://telefilm.ca/
|
Goal 1 - Support Sustainable Systems of Governance for Culture
Cultural and Creative Sectors
Sector | Amounts for 2017 (in millions of Canadian dollars) |
Audio-visual and interactive media | 12,723 |
Visual and applied arts | 7,903 |
Written and published works | 7,521 |
Live performance | 2,241 |
Heritage and libraries | 608 |
Sound recording | 543 |
Education and training | 3,826 |
Governance, funding, and professional support | 8,191 |
Multidomain | 723 |
Others | 14,570 |
Total cultural industries | 58,849 |
Figure 1.1.Disaggregated data by sector and sex, 2015
Sector | 2015 | Male % | Female % |
Creative and artistic production | 426,650 | 48.7% | 51.3% |
Heritage collection and preservation | 19,510 | 37.0% | 63.0% |
Cultural management | 28,240 | 48.0% | 52.0% |
Technical and operational | 323,905 | 51.4% | 48.6% |
Total cultural occupations | 798,305 | 49.5% | 50.5% |
Figure 1.2. Disaggregated data by age group, 2015
Age Group | Percentage |
15-24 years | 9.2% |
25-34 years | 26.1% |
35-44 years | 23.5% |
45-54 years | 21.1% |
55-64 years | 15.7% |
65 years and over | 4.4% |
Figure 1.3. Disaggregated data by employment status, 2015
Cultural occupations | Part-time (<30 hrs/wk) | Full time (>30 hrs/wk)
|
Creative and artistic production | 14.8% | 78.8% |
Heritage collection and preservation | 12.7% | 84.9% |
Cultural management | 5.5% | 90.2% |
Technical and operational | 11.4% | 84.1% |
Total cultural sector | 12.9% | 81.6% |
Total Canadian economy | 12% | 82.8% |
Sector/domain | Amounts in millions of dollars, 2018 |
Recreation, culture and religion | CAD 19 283 |
Cultural Services | CAD 6 157 |
Broadcasting and publishing services | CAD 3 976 |
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (CCSF) – Support to Creative Hubs
Submitted by on 31 Jul 2020Canada Council Arts Granting Programs
Submitted by on 31 Jul 2020Creation of the National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Indigenous Action Plan
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Your Stories, Taken to Heart
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Talent to Watch Program
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Alberta Media Fund
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Creative Futures – Cultural Policy (2014-2019)
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Culture Innovation Fund
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Nova Scotia’s Culture Action Plan
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Partout, la culture [Culture Everywhere] cultural policy
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Plan d’action gouvernemenal en culture 2018–2023 [2018–2023 Government Action Plan for Culture]
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Québec’s International Vision
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Media Diversity
Local Journalism Initiative
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020A better reflection of Indigenous peoples and official language minority communities in Canadian productions
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Granting a licence to a national multilingual and multi-ethnic discretionary service
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Diversity Film Fund
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020News media assistance plan
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Policy framework for local and community television
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Entorno digital
The Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review (BTLR)
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Diversity of Content Online Initiative
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Digital Citizen Initiative
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Canada Media Fund (CMF)
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Canada Council Digital Strategy Fund
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020The Arts in a Digital World Summit (March 2017)
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Québec’s Digital Cultural Plan (QDCP)
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Action plan for data on Québec cultural content - Measure 111 of the Québec Digital Cultural Plan
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Establish and staff a network of digital cultural development agents – Measure 120 of the Québec Digital Cultural Plan
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020France-Quebéc mission on the discoverability of Francophone cultural content online
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Plan d’action pour la musique (PAM [Music Action Plan])
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Partnering with Civil Society
Support for projects of civil society organizations working in the field of the diversity of cultural expressions
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Goal 2 - Achieve a Balanced Flow of Cultural Goods and Services and Increase the Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals
Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals
Creative Export Strategy - Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF)
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Canada Council Granting Programs: Arts Across Canada and Arts Abroad
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Ontario-Québec Cultural Exchange Program
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Development of markets outside Québec and international promotion of Québec culture
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020International culture commitments between the Government of Quebec and foreign partners
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Specific commitments of agencies and Crown corporations reporting to the Minister of Culture and Communications
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Flow of Cultural Goods and Services
Creative Export Strategy
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020The Creative Saskatchewan Investment Fund
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Creative Industries Fund
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Nova Scotia Culture Trade Strategies
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Culture-trade interface
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Tratados y acuerdos
Cultural industries exception in Canada's free trade agreements
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020WTO Joint Statement Initiative on E-commerce
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Audiovisual treaty coproduction modernization: Seven treaties signed since 2016
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Maine/New Brunswick Cultural MOU
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Cultural initiative between New Brunswick and Louisiana
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Goal 3 - Integrate Culture in Sustainable Development Frameworks
National Sustainable Development Policies & Plans
Building a Foundation for Change : Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy, 2019–2022
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Initiative on Canadian Accessible Digital Books
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Telefilm Canada committed to providing increased support for Indigenous filmmakers by increasing the feature film financing support made available for creators from Canada’s Indigenous communities to $4 million annually, over the next five years
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Engagement with the Decade for People of African Descent (DPAD) and Nova Scotia’s “Count Us In” Action Plan for DPAD
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Youth Culture Camps
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Government initiative to integrate culture into sustainable development under the Government Sustainable Development Strategy (2015-2020)
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020Measure 3 of the 2018–2023 government action plan for culture: Expand the range of activities and services offered by cultural Crown corporations that address the needs of people with disabilities, immigrants and people living in poverty
Submitted by on 03 Aug 2020International Cooperation for Sustainable Development
Cooperation by Québec in international organizations
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020International cooperation by Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Fonds pour la jeune création francophone [Young Francophone Creation Fund]
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Goal 4 - Promote Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Gender Equality
Women in Production Summit (an initiative involving the voluntary participation of engaged partners)
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Commitment to Parity
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Telefilm, with the support of the industry, commitment: to build, by 2020, a representative and diversified feature film portfolio that better reflects Canada’s population.
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Measure 18 of the 2018–2023 government action plan for culture: Implement actions to ensure gender equality and equity in the cultural sector
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Libertad artística
Measures and Initiatives reported by Civil Society Organizations
‘‘Save Our Culture” campaign – 2019
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Organized the 6th Congress of the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD), October 9 to 11, 2019, in Lomé, Togo – 2019
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Provided support to other coalitions for diversity and civil society organizations in other countries (2016–2019)
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Encouraged civil society concerted action in the context of the review of broadcasting and telecommunications laws, 2018–2019
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Examined the impacts of artificial intelligence on diversity of cultural expressions – 2018
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Monitored the treatment of culture in trade agreements and the framework for e-commerce on a global scale – (2018–2019)
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Outreach activities about the issues related to the 2005 Convention in the digital era – 2017
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Emerging Transversal Issues
Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Culture of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples
Submitted by on 04 Aug 2020Challenges and Achievements
Annexes
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annex_for_canadas_report.pdf | 334.79 KB |
quebec_quadrennial_report_2020.pdf | 3.33 MB |