Economic benefits of culture
Volume 16 No 10 / March 21, 201821 March 2018
This special issue of the Arts Research Monitor provides a detailed examination of recent national, provincial, and territorial estimates of the direct economic and employment impacts of the arts, culture, and heritage, based on Statistics Canada’s Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2016.
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Territorial estimates from Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2016
Arts Research MonitorYukonBased on Statistics Canada’s product perspective, the direct economic impact of culture products was estimated at $56 million in Yukon in 2016, or 2.1% of territorial GDP. The culture employment estimate was 860 in 2016, or 3.0% of all job… View this resource
Atlantic estimates from Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2016
Arts Research MonitorNew BrunswickBased on Statistics Canada’s product perspective, the direct economic impact of culture products was estimated at $543 million in New Brunswick in 2016, or 1.7% of provincial GDP. The culture employment estimate was 8,500 in 2016,… View this resource
Ontario and Quebec estimates from Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2016
Arts Research MonitorOntarioBased 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
Western provincial estimates from Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2016
Arts Research MonitorBritish 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
National estimates from Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2016
Arts Research MonitorUsing 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
Introductory notes regarding Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2016
Arts Research MonitorStatistics 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
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