Economic contribution of the culture sector to Canada's provinces

The Atlantic provinces recorded the largest increase in the levels of culture imports, whereas the fastest growth in exports occurred in the Prairies (168%) over the same period. [...] Majority of culture employees worked in the private sector In 2003, a majority of culture workers in Canada were employed in the private sector – Newfoundland and Labrador had the highest proportion of private sector culture jobs (81%), while British Columbia had the lowest (61%). [...] Self-employment in the culture sector increased in almost all provinces in Canada With the exception of Saskatchewan, all provinces reported a rise in self-employment in the culture sector. [...] The methodology section of the report identifies instances where these data gaps exist, and provides detailed explanations of the treatment of the data, and the implications for the results in terms of data quality. [...] The culture sector in Newfoundland and Labrador experienced a significant increase in employment In 2003, 6,300 workers were employed in the culture sector, accounting for 3% of total provincial employment (Table 3.2), or 1% of total culture employment in Canada.