INNOVATION & RESILIENCE
IN CANADA’S CULTURAL SECTOR

OntarioBased on Statistics Canada’s product perspective, the direct economic impact of culture products was estimated at $25.7 billion in Ontario in 2016, or 3.5% of provincial GDP. The culture employment estimate was 269,100 in 2016, or 3.8% o… View this resource

British ColumbiaBased on Statistics Canada’s product perspective, the direct economic impact of culture products was estimated at $7.2 billion in British Columbia in 2016, or 2.9% of provincial GDP. The culture employment estimate was 98,200 in… View this resource

Using the product perspective, Statistics Canada estimates that the direct economic impact of culture products was $53.8 billion in Canada in 2016, or 2.8% of overall GDP. The employment estimate was 652,400 in 2016, or 3.5% of the 18.5 million jobs… View this resource

Statistics Canada’s recent release of Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators (PTCI) provides estimates of the direct economic and employment impact of the arts, culture, and heritage, similar to the 2010 and 2013 Culture Satellite Accoun… View this resource

A brief summary accompanies two longer reports that highlight the situation of 49 media arts presenters and 45 production centres “that receive recurring funding from the Media Arts Section of the Canada Council for the Arts”, based on fi… View this resource