Culture in Canada is a sector that accounted for more than 655,000 jobs in 2018, far ahead of the agriculture, the natural resource extraction, oil and gas, utilities and automotive
- Culture GDP exceeded $57 billion in 2019, or 2.7% of Canadian GDP.
- But the industry has been greatly disrupted by the health crisis:
- Arts, entertainment and recreation GDP melted by 63% between February and May 2020.
- One in four jobs was lost in the sector in 2020.
According to Canadian Heritage, C-11 would inject an additional $830 million per year into the music and audiovisual sectors.
For years, the web giants have been getting rich in Canada without contributing to our culture. It’s time to end this injustice and defend our culture.
It’s time to stand up for C-11.