1997 Survey of Toronto's Multimedia Industry
Preliminary Findings
Contents
by Shauna Brail, May 1997
© Copyright 1997 Shauna Brail
The survey results presented here comprise the
first in-depth study of the multimedia industry in
the Toronto area. The results are being used to help
develop a detailed picture of Toronto's multimedia
industry, and to help inform understanding of
emerging high technology industries in metropolitan
areas.
Executive Summary
Part 1
- Focus of Ontario's Multimedia
Industry: the Toronto Area
- Survey of Toronto Area
Multimedia Firms
- Geographic Distribution of
Firms
Part 2
- Characteristics of Toronto's
Multimedia Industry
Part 3
- Features & Practices of
Employment in Multimedia
- Subcontracting Practices in
Multimedia
Part 4
- The Geography of Multimedia
Production
- Profitability and Revenues in
Toronto's Multimedia Industry
- Conclusions
If you have any questions or comments about this
survey, please contact Shauna Brail at: brail@geog.utoronto.ca
or Department of Geography, University of Toronto,
100 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G3.
Acknowledgments: I would like to
thank: Prof. Philip Coppack, Ryerson Polytechnic
University, for his assistance in geocoding Maps 3
and 4; the generous assistance of GCM Services Inc.
for providing base maps and technical support in the
development of Maps 3 and 4; and the support of ITRC, MultiMediator
and SMART
Toronto in promoting the survey. The
financial assistance of SSHRC is also much
appreciated.
