Statistics Canada has released an article exploring the impact of the cultural sector on the Canadian economy in its Quarterly Bulletin. The impact of the culture sector on the Canadian economy, has been adapted from Economic Contribution of Culture in Canada, published in the Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics research paper series, and updated with 2002 data. [The original document is available from the Statistics Canada website HERE.] The new article measures the impact of the culture sector on Canadian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employment. To read the Quarterly Bulletin article, CLICK HERE.

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