Artists flock to Vancouver, but T.O. pays the big bucks
JAMES ADAMS
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail

Artists in Toronto have the highest average incomes in Canada while Vancouver has the highest number of professional artists as a percentage of its total work force, according to a survey to be released today that analyzes the status of painters, TV producers, writers, musicians and actors, among others, in the country's largest cities.

Using data from the 2001 census for 92 municipalities with populations of 50,000 (such as Caledon, Ont.; Medicine Hat, Alta.) and up, Hill Strategies Research of Hamilton found that Toronto artists on average earned $34,100 a year. That's almost $11,000 more than the national average for artists and almost $15,000 more that what artists in St. John's get -- but 11 per cent less than the average earnings for Toronto's total labour force. Moreover, dancers in Toronto were found to earn on average less than $20,000 a year...