Persons with the experience and knowledge required to create, perform and/or publish works. Recognized by their community, artists are dedicated primarily to the practice of their art and generally receive compensation for it.

A collective includes at least two professional artists working in collaboration, on an ad hoc basis or not, to carry out a common project requiring, or not, complementary practices, knowledge and expertise.

A professional in the cultural community who holds a leadership, managerial or administrative position in communications or coordination in this community

A non-profit organization managed by qualified individuals employing professionals from the cultural community who present artistic activities on a regular basis while possessing a recognized level of competence

An artist, group or organization belonging to an ethnic or visible minority and/or having a minority, non-Western or mixed-race artistic practice

First Nations, Inuit or Métis artists, collectives or organizations