Quick Facts - Canada
Capital: Ottawa
Political system: Federal parliamentary democracy
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: Gained observer status on 3 April 1996
Population: 34 671 306 (2012)
Population density: 3.73 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): English and French
Non-nationals of total population: N/A
Population density: 3.73 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): English and French
Non-nationals of total population: N/A
Funding (2006)
Culture as share of total central government spending: N/AGovernment expenditure on culture: 5 461 892 155 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 185.93 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 45.30 %
Employment (2003)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 3.90 %Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: N/A
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: N/A
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 74 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 244 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 2 216 USD (216 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: N/AInternet penetration rate: 82.1 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): Observer statusEuropean Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Not applicable
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Not yet signed
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Accepted on 28/11/2005
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Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334