Nordicity was engaged by the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) to conduct an economic impact and industry profile study of the Canadian English-language publishing industry. The purpose of this study is to establish baseline indicators of the size, structure and economic impact of the industry. The results of this study rely primarily on three data sources:
- A universe list, identifying all in-scope publishers across Canada, including their province, size (by employment), and sources of public funding;
- An online survey, to collect information from companies that was not available from administrative sources; and
- Administrative data sources, providing information that publishers are required to submit as part of their eligibility for public funding.
In addition, Nordicity facilitated a validation roundtable with ACP Board members to present and discuss the preliminary findings. The objective of this session was two-fold: First, to test the findings against the common understanding of the industry among active publishers; and second, to establish a set of indicators that are likely to be relevant for measuring and tracking the industry in the future.