Advocacy and Research

Choral Canada's Advocacy Statement:

3.5 million Canadians sing in 28,000 choirs throughout Canada (2017-18 census data). Choral singing, an integral part of the Canadian cultural experience, has the power to build communities and transform lives. The Advocacy Committee supports Choral Canada’s mission—to celebrate and champion choral music for all Canadians— through research, education, publicity, lobbying, data collection and dissemination, and collaboration with like-minded organizations.

Advocacy Committee

Heather Fraser (NS), Vice President of Advocacy and Chair of the Advocacy Committee
Dana Merrigan (NT), Joel Tranquilla (BC), Diana Clark (BC), Arla Good (ON), Laurier Fagnan, ex-officio (AB), Cynthia Peyson-Wahl (SK), Laura Curtis (ON), Joan Fearnley (ON), Nadine Hébert (NB), Ki Adams (NL)

Singing in Canadian Schools COVID-19 Impact Survey

Choral Canada, in partnership with Canadian Music Educators' Association, Coalition for Music Education in Canada, and Kodály Society of Canada, launched the Singing in Schools COVID-19 Impact Survey in April 2021 to determine the impact of the pandemic on: singing in Canadian schools, student access to music/choral programs, and music curriculum and program delivery. Click here to learn more about this initiative. Thank you to all the music educators across Canada who filled out the survey!

National Choral Census 2017

Choral Canada, with major support from Canada Council for the Arts and support from the SOCAN Foundation and individual donors, undertook Canada's first-ever National Choral Census. Choral Canada worked with research company Hill Strategies Inc. and found that in 2016 3.5 million Canadians sang in a choir!

CLICK HERE to read the full census report.

National Choral Census Advocacy Toolkit

National Choral Census Google Drive folder - Infographics in different sizes and formats for your use; all the national and regional reports and findings
Print your own "bookmark" cards with National Choral Census URL
Talking Points - quick facts and data at a glance for your “elevator pitch”

COVID-19 Advocacy & Research

- National Arts & Culture Impact Survey - Results (Survey November 2020, released January 2021)
- COVID-19 Resources Page
- Let's Sing Safely - An Open Letter from Choral Canada (June 27, 2020)
- Messaging from Choral Canada for the Canadian Choral Community (June 2020)
- COVID-19 impact survey on Canadian Choirs - responses and summary (April 2020)
- Infographics on the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian Choirs (April 2020)

Canadian Choral Community Facebook Group

Come join Choral Canada's interactive network and community in our Facebook group "CANADIAN CHORAL COMMUNITY: Advocates and Enthusiasts!". The group is coordinated by the Advocacy Committee. This group is a place to support each other in being choral music advocates: share ideas, post questions, offer best practices, brainstorm and network on a theme of promoting Canadian choral music, Canadian choirs, composers and Canadian choral artists.

Advocacy Membership

Choral Canada is a proud member of the Canadian Arts Coalition and the International Federation for Choral Music.

Our office is located in Tkaronto in the Dish With One Spoon Territory and covered by Treaty 13 and the Williams Treaties. We are grateful to work, live, and make music on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat Peoples.
Notre bureau est situé à Tkaronto, dans le territoire de Dish With One Spoon et couvert par le Traité 13 et les Traités Williams. Nous sommes reconnaissants de travailler, de vivre et de faire de la musique sur le territoire traditionnel de nombreuses nations, notamment les Mississaugas de Credit, les Anishnabeg, les Chippewa, les Haudenosaunee et les Wendats.