Culture GDP in Canada up 2.8% in 2014: StatCan

OTTAWA – Led by Ontario, culture activities accounted for 3.0% of Canada's total gross domestic product (GDP) and 3.5% of jobs in 2014, according to new data from Statistics Canada.Figures released Thursday showed that culture GDP in Canada rose 2.8% in 2014, following a 4.3% gain in 2013. Among the provinces and territories, culture's share of GDP ranged from 1.3% in Saskatchewan to 3.8% in Ontario. Culture GDP increased in all jurisdictions in 2014, except the Northwest Territories (-2.4%), New Brunswick (-1.6%) and Prince Edward Island (-0.6%).Audio-visual and interactive media (+4.7%) contributed more than half of the overall growth in culture GDP in Canada in 2014, with sound recording (+7.9%) posting...