Nordicity

Nordicity was engaged by The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to complete an international price comparison study (Canada, USA and OECD countries) of all telecom services (fixed voice, wireless voices, fixed broadband, wireless internet, bundles including TV). This study supports telecom policy updates.

Nordicity was engaged to conduct an impact assessment of the Edmonton Public Library. This report includes an assessment of the monetary economic impact of the library system on the City of Edmonton as well as an assessment of other non-monetary impacts of EPL on the community and city (e.g. cultural, community, educational and experiential impacts).

As part of the British Council’s on-going mandate to connect Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) based in the U.K. with opportunities in the U.S. and Canada, the British Council (the BC) has contracted Nordicity to conduct an assessment of the state of the creative industries in the United States and Canada.

Music Canada, the national association representing the major labels in Canada, asked Nordicity to conduct a profile and economic impact assessment of the live music industry in Ontario. This study is the first of its kind.

Nordicity and Peter Miller were retained by ACTRA, Canadian Media Guild, Directors Guild of Canada, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, and Unifor to analyze the economic challenges facing Canadian television in light of the CRTC’s regulatory policy decisions pursuant to the Let’s Talk TV (LTTV) hearings.

Film Distributors’ Association (FDA) commissioned Saffery Champness and Nordicity to prepare the following report on the economic impact of the film distribution sector in the UK. The report provides the first-ever estimate of the film distribution sector’s contribution to the UK economy in terms of employment, GVA and tax revenue.

In 2014, Nordicity, in association with Drew Wylie Ltd., was appointed to undertake a review of Scotland’s literature and publishing sector on behalf of Creative Scotland. The review made an important contribution to Creative Scotland’s development of its Arts Strategy, Creative Industries Strategy, Film Strategy and International Strategy.

In partnership with Olsberg•SPI, Nordicity was retained to produce a key study on the economic, cultural and audience contributions of the UK’s film, high-end TV, animation and video games industries.