The arts touch the spirit and nurture the soul, enriching the quality of life in any city. This sector can also be an important economic and employment generator.

7-1 Vital Signs® Canada Original Data Sources

7-2 Vital Signs® Canada Original Data Sources – Where Waterloo Region Stands

VII-1 Library Use

Number of items circulated per capita

	2001	2005	2006
Kitchener Public Library	8.66	10.26	9.81
Waterloo Public Library	8.32	10.97	11.95
Cambridge Public Library	9.11	8.64	8.35

At 9.9 items circulated per capita in 2006, library use in Kitchener was down 1.0 per cent since 2005, but up 14.4 per cent since 2000.

Source for 2006 data: 2006 Canadian Public Library Statistics. Combined Ranking Tables. http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/Ranking_Tables_and_Sample_Graphs.pdf
Note: The city of Ottawa had more than one library service in 2000; this data only reflects the Ottawa Public Library.
Source: Mississauga. Public Library Statistics 2005 2nd revision. Pages 18 and 32.
Source for 2000 data: Mississauga. 2000 Canadian Public Library Rankings. Pages 5 and 6. http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/00rankings_all.pdf
Note: The figures for Montreal, Toronto, Kitchener and Vancouver were population weighted by the 2001 Census population.
Note: Annual Circulation reports the total number of items checked out for all formats, e.g. books, videos, CDs, DVDs, periodicals, etc. This includes all renewals (in-person, telephone and electronic) whether a staff member was involvedor not.

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VII-2-b: Employment in Occupations Related to Arts, Culture, Recreation and Sport

	2001			2006
	Total Employment	Employment in arts, culture, recreation and sports	Proportion of the experienced labour force in Arts, culture,	Total Employment	Employment in arts, culture, recreation and sports	Proportion of the experienced labour force in Arts, culture,
Kitchener CMA	229,885	5,435	2.36	254,525	5,845	2.30

In Kitchener in 2006, 5,845 persons were employed in occupations related to arts, culture, recreation, and sports, up by 7.5 per cent from 2001. Employment in these cultural industries accounted for 2.30 per cent of total employment in Kitchener. By comparison, these industries accountedfor 3.10 per cent of total employment in the province as a whole and 2.98 per cent of employment Canada-wide.

Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2001 and 2006, Community Profiles. Data are for the Census reference week.
Source for 2001 data: http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=01&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Canada&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=
Source for 2006 data: http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=01&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Canada&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=

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VII-3: Attendance at cultural events

	Attend concert	Attend theatrical performance	Attend popular musical	Attend symphonic music	Attend cultural festival	Attend cultural/heritage dance	Attend any other kind/type of cultural event
Kitchener CMA	41.1	20.2E	21.1E	11.7E	16.9E	15.1E	6.5

In 2005, 41.1 per cent of people in Kitchener have reported attending live performing arts. This rate of attendance was 0.2 per cent below the national level of 41.2 per cent.

E: Use with Caution
Source: Statistics Canada, special request, General Social Survey,2005.

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VII-6: Median Earnings of Full-Time Full-Year Earners in Professional Occupations in Arts and Culture

	2000	2005		2000	2005
	Median earnings ($2005)	Median earnings ($2005)	Per cent growth in median earnings	Number of full-time full-year earners	Number of full-time full-year earners	Per cent growth in full-time full- year earners
Kitchener CMA	42,659	40,512	-5.0	1,030	1,105	7.3

At $40,512 in 2005, median earnings of full-time full-year workers in professional occupations in arts and culture in Kitchener were 7.9 per cent below the national level ($44,010) and 13.3 per cent below the provincial level ($46,717). Median earnings for that occupational category were down 5.0 per cent from $42,659 (2005 dollars) in 2000.

Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2001 and 2006, Highlight Tables
Source for Provinces: http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/highlights/earnings/Table801.cfm?Lang=E&T=801&GH=4&SC=1&SO=99&O=A
Source for CMAs and Cas: http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/highlights/earnings/Table801.cfm?Lang=E&T=801&GH=8&SC=1&SO=0&O=A&RPP=144
Note: Professional occupations in arts and culture include: librarians, conservators, curators, archivists, authors, writers, editors, journalists, translators, terminologists, interpreters, occupations in public relations and communications, producers, directors, choreographers, conductors, composers, arrangers, musicians, singers, dancers, actors, comedians, painters, sculptors and other visual artists.

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