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Estimates of tourism spending on culture and sport products rely on information from the following sources of data.
Culture Satellite Account
The Canadian Culture Satellite Account (CSA) provides measures of the economic importance of culture (inclusive of the arts and heritage) and sport by province and territory in terms of output, gross domestic product and employment, for a reference year. The CSA defines culture and sport products, which can in turn be used to link the CSA with the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA).
Provincial and Territorial Cultural Indicators
The Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators (PTCI) are used to provide the culture and sport product ratios for each reference year. These ratios provide an estimate of the proportion of each good or service that is attributable to culture and sport.
Tourism Satellite Account
The Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) provides a coherent framework within which to integrate and analyze economic statistics relevant to tourism in terms of supply (i.e., industry output) and demand (i.e. tourist spending). It defines tourism products, which can be used to establish a link between the TSA and the Culture Satellite Account.
For more information on the concepts, sources and methods of the TSA please see Canadian Tourism Satellite Account, 2012, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 13-604-M.
National Tourism Indicators
The National Tourism Indicators (NTI) provide timely quarterly information which facilitate ongoing monitoring and analysis of tourism and its related activities in Canada. The NTI cover the domestic supply of tourism products (such as transportation, accommodation, food & beverages, recreation & entertainment), the demand for these products by Canadian and foreign visitors, as well as the employment and GDP generated as a result of this demand. The NTI are used to provide annual estimates of tourism spending (domestic as well as foreign tourists) by product.
For more information on the sources and methods of the NTI please see National Tourism Indicators, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 13-604-M.
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