Advocacy Tools & Resources

ADVOCACY AT PACT – MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

PACT has had a long-standing and important position in Canadian Arts Advocacy.  The mechanisms have changed and grown over time but the key to succeeding in ensuring that Theatre has a secure and healthy future benefitting all Canadians is when we come together as a united voice. 

We want all of you to feel empowered to engage in Arts Advocacy.  This can come in many forms and happen in many venues – but to do so you need the best tools.

Welcome to our Advocacy Resources Page – your one-stop shop for all your Advocacy needs.

We have recently reenergized this space to make it more current and user-friendly. Whether you want to know how to start your journey or need deeper strategic support, we aim to provide as much as possible to assist you – including tips, tools and statistics from other partners in the sector and beyond.

Of course, PACT engages year round at the institutional level and through its hard-working Advocacy Committee. Organizationally, we connect regularly with various federal ministries (Canadian Heritage, Finance, Infrastructure, Economic and Social Development Canada to name but a few) as well as working closely with the Canada Council for the Arts. Advocacy can also be defined purely as a positive voice for the arts and PACT has been a key animator of Canada’s participation in World Theatre Day and World Day of Theatre for Children & Young People for many years.

So, please engage with the materials we’ve curated for you here – if you have requests or questions, let us know. Advocacy is a fluid space – we aim ensure that, moving forward, this portal is too. So keep an eye open for updates and additions. And if you think you’d like to become even more involved and are interested in our Advocacy Committee, please contact Membership & Communications Manager Ainslee Jessiman (ainsleej@pact.ca) for more information – new members are always welcome!

PACT Resources

External Resouces

Stats

Canadian Association for the Performing Arts (CAPACOA) - Research and Stats

Mass Culture - The DNA Platform

Saskatchewan Arts Council 

Stats Canada

Tourism Data Collective 

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