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	The Effect of the Global Economic Recession on Canada's Creative Economy in 2009 [ December 2009 | Vol. 8 | No. 7 ]
	This report includes an estimate of the overall revenues and net value-added of the cultural sector, largely based on Statistics Canada’s discipline-based reports and the Conference Board’s macroeconomic models of the Canadian economy. The report indicates that “the cultural sector of Canada’s economy will be hit harder by the global recession than the overall Canadian economy”.
	L’Économie des arts en temps de crise [ December 2009 | Vol. 8 | No. 7 ]
	Based on a survey of 259 publicly-funded non-profit organizations in June 2009, this study examines the impacts of the recession on Quebec-based cultural organizations. The main findings of the study include: the expectation of a significant decrease in private-sector revenues; differing results by discipline regarding earned revenues; and larger impacts being felt by larger cultural organizations.
	Government expenditures on culture, 2006-07 [ November 2009 | Vol. 8 | No. 6 ]
	Statistics Canada recently released a brief overview and data regarding government spending on culture in 2006-07. In 2006-07, governments spent $8.2 billion on culture, excluding transfers between different levels of government. This represents a 5% increase from 2003-04 after adjusting for inflation.