Ontario generates almost half of Canada’s culture sector GDP and employment. But what’s the economic impact of the arts and culture sector
in your municipality? How many people
in your region are directly employed by the arts and culture sector? How can you find out the
financial return on investment of public arts funding
in your community?
Until now, there hasn’t been a way to answer these questions on a sub-provincial level – as Statistics Canada only provides nationwide and province-wide data on these topics.
This changes today, as the
Ontario Arts Council (OAC) unveils a powerful new model for measuring culture sector impact – the
Regional Economic Model, developed by the research firm
Nordicity.
Now, individual municipalities and regions in Ontario will be able to access data on the economic output of their culture sector – empowering policy-makers and decision-makers with
robust, actionable data that will be updated on an annual basis.
The OAC is marking the launch of this new model with
Arts Across Ontario – a wide-ranging report that illustrates the arts and culture sector’s impact on Ontario’s identity, economy and social fabric. The report demonstrates how the arts and culture sector in each area
leverages its distinct regional characteristics, through both quantitative data and local arts sector profiles, including vivid photos and community testimonials.
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