The purpose of the Québec Survey on Performing Arts Attendance is to monitor the evolution of the show market in Québec. The Observatoire de la culture et des communications of the Institut de la statistique du Québec collects and disseminates data on attendance, number of performances, and ticket sales revenues for paid professional performing arts shows by language of performance, origin, discipline, and target audience.
The survey is divided into quarters. You must therefore provide data for the following quarters:
Quarter 1: January to March
Quarter 2: April to June
Quarter 3: July to September
Quarter 4: October to December
Frequently asked questions
The Institut de la statistique du Québec is a government agency whose mission is to produce, analyze and disseminate official, objective and high-quality statistics on various aspects of Québec society.
The Observatoire de la culture et des communications du Québec is part of the Institut de la statistique du Québec—Québec’s official statistical agency. The Observatoire’s mission is to produce and disseminate statistical information on the cultural sector in Québec in order to meet the needs of government agencies, organizations and associations involved in this sector, as well as the needs of researchers and individuals interested in the various cultural fields.
The Observatoire produces statistics on:
- Cultural jobs
- Book and music recording sales
- Show, museum and movie theatre attendance
- Government and municipal spending on culture
- Public libraries
- Etc.
The Observatoire also carries out statistical studies on various topics such as the economics of culture, the cultural practices of individuals, businesses and organizations in the cultural sector, etc.
The Observatoire’s work makes it possible to translate into statistics the role and importance of culture in Québec society.
To answer the survey, you simply have to:
- Go to the questionnaire at: https://statistique.quebec.ca/3202403
- Enter your identifier
- Create a password
- Complete the online questionnaire
If necessary, you can exit the questionnaire and return to finish it at another time.
The Institut de la statistique du Québec will call the participants who have not submitted their online questionnaire to obtain their answers by telephone. If you are not available when we call, you can let us know what time would be more convenient for you.
You can contact the Institut de la statistique du Québec by telephone at 1-800-561-0213 or by email at collecte_spectacles@stat.gouv.qc.ca.
Please mention the name of the survey indicated on your invitation letter or in the email you received, as well as your name, file number, and contact information.
We will respond to your request within 24 hours during our office hours: Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
This survey covers all establishments that present public, paying professional performing arts shows.
The survey sample is based on several sources of information, including lists of members of professional associations in the performing arts sector, as well as lists of organizations eligible for the CALQ mission support or specific programming support program and the SODEC performance venue support program.
Yes. Your participation is important for us to produce the most accurate picture possible of show attendance in Québec. Furthermore, it is necessary to have a good representativeness of professional performing arts shows to be able to break down the survey results by discipline, hall size, and administrative region.
As set out in section 11 of the Act respecting the Institut de la statistique du Québec, the Chief Statistician has the right to determine which requests for information are to be considered mandatory if he deems that such information is necessary to produce reliable statistics. It was determined by the Chief Statistician that this survey should be mandatory.
Your participation is therefore required in accordance with the Act respecting the Institut de la statistique du Québec. Under this Act, any person receiving a request for information to which a reply is mandatory must provide the information requested by the prescribed deadline and in the prescribed format.
You can view the Act respecting the Institut de la statistique du Québec on Publications Québec’s website.
The Act respecting the Institut de la statistique du Québec guarantees that the information you provide will be kept confidential and will only be used for statistical purposes. All those who work at the Institut de la statistique du Québec have been sworn in before a commissioner and are bound to maintain secrecy and confidentiality.
The data provided by respondents will be seen and used exclusively by authorized employees at the Institut de la statistique du Québec. Only aggregated survey results will be made public to protect the anonymity of participants.
You can call the Institut de la statistique du Québec toll-free at 1 800 561-0213.
For more information about the survey, please contact the Direction de la gestion de la collecte by email at collecte_spectacles@stat.gouv.qc.ca or by telephone at 1-800-561-0213 (toll-free). Please mention the name of the survey indicated on your invitation letter or in the email you received, as well as your name, file number, and contact information. You can reach us Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Would you like to see the results of your participation in the Québec Survey on Performing Arts Attendance?
You are in luck because the survey results are published bimonthly. To follow show attendance trends, visit the Institut de la statistique du Québec’s website.