The live performance domain was comprised of 14,900 organizations and businesses in 2018 in Canada.
Of these, 11,260 were performing arts companies and 3,650 were presenters/promoters and festivals. 2,320 had employees; 12,590 did not have employees.
There are more than 1,400 performing arts presenting organizations in Canada. They present series or festivals or both. Annually, they present more than 80,000 performances by professional artists, and pay artistic fees estimated at more than $200 million.
Seven in ten Canadian (68%) a performing arts event or an artistic or cultural festival in 2016. This attendance rate is high across all demographic groups.

The live performance domain contributed $2.8 billion to the Canadian Gross Domestic Product in 2017.

The live performance domain accounted for 70,000 jobs in 2017.

Venues

British Columbia (BC)

Massey Theatre Burnaby

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Burnaby

Evergreen Cultural Centre Coquitlam

Key City Theatre Cranbrook

Cowichan Performing Arts Centre Duncan

Sagebrush Theatre Kamloops

Western Canada Theatre Kamloops

Rotary Centre for the Arts Kelowna

Kitimat Concert Association Kitimat

Crimson Coast Dance Society Nanaimo (Dance Presenter)

The Port Theatre Society Nanaimo

Capitol Theatre Nelson

Anvil Centre Theatre New Westminster

Presentation House Theatre North Vancouver

The ACT Arts Centre Maple Ridge

Clarke Theatre Mission

Theatre NorthWest Prince George

Lester Centre for the Arts Prince Rupert

Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre Revelstoke

Richmond Arts Centre Richmond

The Gateway Theatre Richmond

ArtSpring Salt Spring Island

Buckley Valley Concert Association Smithers

Surrey Arts Centre Surrey

Surrey Civic Theatres Surrey

Arts Club Theatre Company Vancouver (Theatre)

Firehall Arts Centre Vancouver

Dancehouse Vancouver (Dance Presenter)

New Works Vancouver (Dance Presenter)

Vancouver East Cultural Centre Vancouver

Vancouver Civic Theatres Vancouver

The Dance Centre Vancouver (Dance)

Western Front Vancouver

Théâtre la Seizième Vancouver (French language theatre presenter)

Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Vernon

Belfry Theatre Victoria

Suddenly Dance Theatre Victoria

Kay Meek Centre West Vancouver

Alberta (AB)

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Banff

One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre Calgary

Theatre Calgary Calgary

National accessArts Centre Calgary

Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre Camrose

Citadel Theatre Edmonton

Azimuth Theatre Edmonton

Theatre Network Edmonton

New West Theatre Lethbridge

Horizon Stage Performing Arts Centre Spruce Grove

Saskatchewan (SK)

Persephone Theatre Saskatoon

Globe Theatre Regina

Manitoba (MB)

Prairie Theatre Exchange Winnipeg

Manitoba Theatre Centre (MTC) Winnipeg

Ontario (ON)

Rose Theatre Brampton

Sanderson Centre Brampton

Burlington Arts Centre Burlington

Dryden Entertainment Series Dryden

Fergus Grand Theatre Fergus

Gravenhurst Opera House Gravenhurst-Muskoka

River Run Centre Guelph

Grand Theatre Kingston

Registry Theatre Kitchener

Flato Markham Theatre Markham

Midland Cultural Centre Midland

Living Arts Centre Mississauga

Shaw Festival Niagara

Capitol Centre North Bay

Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts Oakville

National Arts Centre Ottawa

Roxy Theatre Owen Sound

Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts Parry Sound

Public Energy Performing Arts Peterborough

Showplace Performance Centre Peterborough

Victoria Playhouse Petrolia

The Regent Theatre Picton

First Ontario Performing Arts Centre St.Catharines

Sudbury Theatre Centre Sudbury

Crow's Theatre Toronto

Harbourfront Centre Toronto

The Theatre Centre Toronto

Tarragon Theatre Toronto

The Bentway Toronto

TO Live Toronto

Centre for Indigenous Theatre Toronto

FADO Performance Art Centre Toronto

Waterford Old Town Hall Waterford

Chrysler Theatre West Windsor

Windsor Feminist Theatre Windsor

Québec (QC)

Centre des arts de Baie-Comeau Baie-Comeau

Salle Hector Charland l'Assomption

Maison des arts de Laval Laval

Les Arts de la scène de Montmagny Montmagny

MAI (Montréal, Arts Interculturels) Montréal

Usine C Montréal

Maison de la Culture de Rivière-des-Prairies Montréal

Maison de la culture Rosemont la Petit-Prairie Montréal

Agora de la danse Montréal (Dance)

Danse Danse Montréal (Dance presenter)

Salle Pauline-Julien Montréal

Théâtre Denise-Pelletier Montréal

Place des Arts Montréal

Tangente Montréal (Dance presenter)

Maison de la Culture de Pointe-aux-Trembles Montréal

Studio 303 Montréal

Maison de la culture Maisonneuve Montréal

Maison de la Culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Montréal

Maison de la culture de Côte-des-Neiges Montréal

La Maison Théâtre Montréal

Centre Segal des arts de la scène Montréal

TOHU Montréal

Théâtre Aux Écuries Montréal

La Rotonde Québec (Dance presenter)

Théâtre Le Diamant Québec

Théàtre du Bic Rimouski

SPEC du Haut-Richelieu Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

VALSPEC Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Centre culturel de l'Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke

New Brunswick (NB)

Imperial Theatre St. John

Riverview Arts Centre Riverview

The Capitol Theatre Moncton

The Fredericton Playhouse Inc. Fredericton

Nova Scotia (NS)

King's Theatre Annapolis Royal

L’association Le Moulin de la Baie Saulnierville

Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia Windsor

Festival Theatre Wolfville

Prince Edward Island (PEI)

Confederation Centre of the Arts Charlottetown

Harbourfront Theatre Summerside

Newfoundland & Labrador (NL)

Lawrence O’Brien Arts Centre Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Yukon (YK), Northwest Territories (NT)

Yukon Arts Centre Whitehorse

Northern Arts and Cultural Centre Yellowknife

Galleries/Museums that hosts performing arts events

Aga Khan Museum Toronto, Ontario

Art Gallery of Ontario Toronto, Ontario

Carleton University Art Gallery Ottawa, Ontario

Vancouver Art Gallery - FUSE Events Vancouver, British Columbia

Gallery TPW Toronto, Ontario

Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada Montréal, Québec

Companies

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Festivals

Chutzpah! Festival Vancouver, British Columbia

Full Circle: First Nations Performance Vancouver, British Columbia

Dancing on the Edge Festival Vancouver, British Columbia

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival Vancouver, British Columbia

Queer Arts Festival Vancouver, British Columbia

rEvolver Festival Vancouver, British Columbia

Upintheair Theatre Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver Fringe Festival Vancouver, British Columbia

Belfry Theatre - Spark Festival Victoria, British Columbia

Intrepid Theatre - Uno Fest Victoria, British Columbia

Gabriola CULTIVATE: Performing Arts Festival Gabriola Island, British Columbia

Gateway Theatre Pacific Festival Richmond, British Columbia

Blyth Festival Blyth, Ontario

Buddies in Bad Times Toronto, Ontario

Fall For Dance North Toronto, Ontario

Canadian Stage Company Toronto, Ontario

dance: made in canada/ fait au canada Festival Toronto, Ontario

Luminato Festival Toronto, Ontario

Progress Festival Toronto, Ontario

Stratford Shakespeare Festival Toronto, Ontario

SummerWorks Performance Festival Toronto, Ontario

Toronto Fringe Festival Toronto, Ontario

Talk Is Free Theatre Barrie, Ontario

Undercurrents Festival Ottawa, Ontario

Canadian Festival of Spoken Word Guelph, Ontario

foldA (Festival of live digital art) Kingston, Ontario

IMPACT International Theatre Festival / MT Space Waterloo, Ontario

In the Soil Arts Festival St. Catharine’s, Ontario

Festival Players’ soloFest Prince Edward County, Ontario

Shaw Festival Niagara, Ontario

Centaur Theatre Company / Wildside Festival Montreal, Quebec

Festival Quartiers Danses Montreal, Quebec

Festival TransAmériques Montreal, Québec

LA SERRE - arts vivants / OFFTA Montreal, Québec

ZH Festival Montreal, Quebec

FAST Festival Sorel-Tracy, Québec

High Performance Rodeo Calgary, Alberta

Nuit Blanche Calgary Calgary, Alberta

Festival of New Dance St. John’s, Newfoundland

Pivot Festival Whitehorse, Yukon

Prismatic Festival Halifax, Nova Scotia

Magnetic North Theatre Festival Different location in Canada every year

Education

Acadia University Performing Arts Series Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Centre culturel de l'Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke, Québec

(SFU) Simon Fraser University Vancouver, British Columbia

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC Vancouver, British Columbia

Performing Arts at Capilano University North Vancouver, British Columbia

(UBC) University of British Columbia Okanagan Kelowna, British Columbia

Other resources

Regional Networks & Key Networking Events:

Provincial:

BC Touring Council Networking event: Pacific Contact

Alberta Touring Alliance Networking event: Alberta Contact

Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils Networking event: Annual showcase in October

Ontario Presents Networking Event:

Alberta Dance Alliance Networking event:

Made in BC Dance on Tour

La Danse sur les routes du Québec - Parcours Danse

(Biennual dance event in November)

RIDEAU

Networking event: Bourse Rideau (Annual multi-disciplinary market in February in Quebec city)

Atlantic Presenters Association in Halifax, Nova Scotia - Networking event: Atlantic Moves

National:

CAPACOA - Networking event: CAPACOA Conference annually in the fall

The CanDance Network - Network of dance presenters in Canada

Other networking events:

Dance in Vancouver - Biennual dance event in November organized by The Dance Centre

PuSh Festival’s Industry Series - Every year in January-February in Vancouver

Luminato Festival’s Industry series - Every year in June in Toronto

CINARS - Biennial international performing arts conference in Montreal

Management

Agence Station Bleue in Montréal, Québec (Multidisciplinary)

Belsher Arts Management in Vancouver, British Columbia (Dance)

Eponymous in Vancouver, British Columbia (Dance, Music)

Fascinator Management in Vancouver, British Columbia (Theatre, Multidisciplinary)

Fôve Diffusion in Montréal, Québec (Dance)

Nadine Asswad Agency in Mascouche, Québec

Cusson Management in Montréal, Québec (Dance)

KBAM! in Vancouver, British Columbia (Multidisciplinary)

Dolce Vita Spectacles in Montréal, Québec (Mostly Circus)

Magpie Exchange Arts in Calgary, Alberta (Theatre)

Agence Résonances in Montréal, Québec (Multidisciplinary)

International mobility projects and promotional activites are funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture, and from the embassies and consulates in the respective countries.

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