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British Columbia is home to over 280 magazines, representing a broad diversity of publications, ranging from small to large, literary to lifestyle, leisure to arts and culture, news, business, and special interest magazines.
These titles represent the diverse interests of British Columbians and are read by millions of people both here in B.C. and around the world. B.C. magazine publishers connect with their audience online as well as through traditional print channels, embracing advertising and circulation opportunities on the web, over social networks and via mobile devices. See a list of magazines and related businesses in Creative BC’s Knowledge Hub.
Industry professionals in all magazine-related occupations are recognized for their excellence in content, design and production as well as providing thought-provoking commentary, engaging narrative, spectacular images and informed analysis of current issues that reflect the lifestyle, spirit and aesthetic of B.C.
Recent Impacts
It’s important to note that this industry activity generates a portion of the additional incremental total GDP attributed to the Multi-Creative Industry Services segment of the creative industries overall.
$151M
Total GDP in B.C.
$159M
Direct Output in B.C.
1,285
Total Jobs
The Magazine Publishing Industry Mapped Across the Sector Value Chain
Some of the “culture industries” as defined by Statistics Canada contribute to more than one creative industry, therefore these NAICS cannot easily be attributed to a single creative industry, nor can their business activities be proportionally allocated. In these cases, their economic contributions have been aggregated into CIERA™’s Multi-Creative Industry figures. Outlined bullets below are Multi-Creative Industry Services that do contribute to some extent to this value chain. See Multi-Creative Industry Services impacts.
See full annual CIERA™ tables and multiple years of data here.
Research + Reports
Recent industry insights and impacts of B.C.’s creative industries.
CIERA™ | Creative Industries Economic Results Assessment
Bringing public datasets into our story
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Associations
Magazine Association of B.C.
The Magazine Association of B.C. represents the B.C. magazine industry by uniting the talent and skills of its publishers, editors, writers, graphic artists and salespeople.
Magazines Canada
Magazines Canada is the national association and lead advocate for the advancement of Canada’s magazine media.
Resources
Magazine Publishing Aid
The Aid to Publishers component of the Canada Periodical Fund is designed to provide eligible Canadian publishers of print magazines, print community newspapers and digital periodicals with the financial support they need to produce and distribute high-quality, Canadian editorial content for Canadian readers.
Other Funders
Visit Magazine Association of B.C. for more funding opportunities across B.C.’s magazine publishing industry.
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