Arts and Cultural Industries
The creative industries have a unique and significant impact across Canada. The Trade Commissioner Service groups Arts and Culture enterprises into six key subsectors:

- audiovisual
- music
- written and published works
- performing arts
- visual and applied arts
- heritage and museums
With many established programs that exist across the country, including the launch of the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Creative Export Strategy and, Canada offers a variety of services and support to maintain a thriving, innovative creative industries ecosystem and takes Canadian content to the world.
Ready to do business internationally? Our trade commissioners around the world can support Canadian companies with market intelligence, identify new business opportunities, and find qualified contacts that will help them succeed in foreign markets.
Sector reports
Title | Country | Updated |
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Video game market in Brazil | Brazil | 2023 |
Digital Branding Price Catalogue for Chinese Market | China | 2023 |
Video game market in South Korea | Korea, Republic | 2023 |
Video game market in Germany | Germany | 2023 |
Events
Title | Dates | City | Country |
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Startup Global 2023 | May 8 - December 31, 2023 | Canada | |
Montréal International Game Summit – MIGS 2023 | November 8-9, 2023 | Montréal | Canada |
Africa Investment Forum (AIF) 2023 | November 8-10, 2023 | Marrakech | Morocco |
Reservation Economic Summit (RES) 2024 | March 11-14, 2024 | Las Vegas | United States of America |
WBENC 2024 | March 19-22, 2024 | Denver, Colorado | United States of America |
CanadExport
Article title | Publication date | International region | Sector |
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Podcast Transcript: Putting your game face on | September 29, 2023 | North America | Arts and cultural industries; Consumer products |
Canadian ingenuity brings Expo 2020 Dubai to life | September 29, 2023 | Middle East and North Africa; North America | Arts and cultural industries; Clean technologies; Education; Forestry and wood products; Information and communications technologies; Infrastructure; Professional services |
Are you ready to grow your business abroad? | July 12, 2023 | Asia Pacific; Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; Middle East and North Africa; North America; Sub-Saharan Africa; United States of America and Mexico | Aerospace; Agriculture and processed foods; Arts and cultural industries; Automotive; Chemicals; Clean technologies; Consumer products; Defence and security; Fish and seafood; Forestry and wood products; Industrial machinery; Information and communications technologies; Infrastructure; Life sciences; Market access; Mining; Ocean technologies; Oil and gas; Professional services; Science and technology; Transportation; Wine, beer and spirits |
The TCS helps Canadian businesses level up their game at MEGAMIGS! | December 5, 2022 | North America | Arts and cultural industries; Information and communications technologies |
CETA@5: Delivering trade benefits during unprecedented times | November 3, 2022 | Europe; North America | Aerospace; Agriculture and processed foods; Arts and cultural industries; Automotive; Chemicals; Clean technologies; Consumer products; Defence and security; Education; Fish and seafood; Forestry and wood products; Industrial machinery; Information and communications technologies; Infrastructure; Life sciences; Mining; Ocean technologies; Oil and gas; Science and technology; Transportation; Wine, beer and spirits |