The report says promoters and presenters of performing arts, sports and similar events hit hard by COVID-19 cancellations in 2020 and 2021 saw revenue increases of nearly 146 per cent in 2022, compared to the previous year.
StatCan says 2022 was the first full year of true recovery in these industries and it used data from the goods and services tax sales and payroll deduction files, among other sources, to estimate related revenue and salary growth. Despite good news across the arts, entertainment, culture and recreation sectors, StatCan says there was no post-pandemic bounce back for newspaper, book and periodical publishing industries, which all saw a countrywide decline in revenues in 2022.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: