The Benefits of the Wireless Telecommunications Industry to the Canadian Economy in 2017

The Benefits of the Wireless Telecommunications Industry to the Canadian Economy in 2017 Prepared for: The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) Prepared by: Nordicity March 2019 Benefits of the Wireless Telecommunications Industry, 2017 Table of Contents 1. Key Findings 1 2. Introduction 2. Context 2. Overview of Methodology 2 3. The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Ecosyste [...] In 2010, the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) commissioned The Benefit of the Wireless Telecommunications Industry to the Canadian Economy, providing a detailed analysis of the economic contribution of the wireless industry in 2008. [...] The report, prepared by Nordicity Group Ltd., is intended to provide an independent assessment of the economic contribution of the companies in the Canadian wireless telecommunications ecosystem to the Canadian economy as a whole. [...] More specifically, this report provides quantification of the economic impacts of Canadian wireless service providers in the Canadian wireless telecommunications ecosystem in terms of direct, indirect and induced GDP; employment; and productivity gains. [...] Exhibit 3 (below) provides a comparative view of the contribution of companies in the wireless ecosystem to Canadian GDP in the period 2010-2017.