Art galleries in Canada, city by city

• Vancouver

  British Columbia

  85 galleries

• Toronto

  Ontario

  135 galleries

• Montréal

  Quebec

  140 galleries

• Ottawa

  Ontario

  42 galleries

• Calgary

  Alberta

  28 galleries

• Edmonton

  Alberta

  8 galleries

• Winnipeg

  Manitoba

  32 galleries

• Halifax

  Nova Scotia

  20 galleries

• Victoria

  British Columbia

  11 galleries

• Québec City

  Quebec

  28 galleries

• Hamilton

  Ontario

  11 galleries

• Saskatoon

  Saskatchewan

  8 galleries

Plain-language guides to how galleries work: who runs each kind, how to approach one with your work, and what Canadian galleries pay artists.

• What is an artist-run centre?

  How Canada's artist-run centres began, who runs and funds them, what they show, how they differ from other galleries, and how artists get shown.

• Types of art galleries explained

  Public museums, municipal and university galleries, artist-run centres, co-ops, dealers, rental spaces and pop-ups: who runs each and who pays whom.

• How to get your art into a gallery

  A practical route into Canadian galleries: finding the right fit, how dealers really find artists, what to send each type, how to follow up, and what to avoid.

• What Canadian galleries pay artists: the CARFAC fee schedule

  The CARFAC-RAAV minimum fee schedule explained: who it binds, the 2026 exhibition and talk fees, how to invoice, and what to do when a gallery will not pay.