Nordicity to study employment issues in cultural industries

Nordicity partners with MediaINTELLIGENCE and PricewaterhouseCoopers to prepare studies of employment and human resources issues in the cultural industries and newspaper industry

OTTAWA — June 1, 2007 — The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) has selected Nordicity Group Ltd. and its consulting partners, MediaINTELLIGENCE.ca Inc. and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, to prepare two separate studies on employment and human resources issues in the cultural industries and newspaper industry.

For one study, Nordicity will prepare a statistical profile of the cultural workforce at large and medium-sized employers in the cultural industries, including film and TV production, broadcasting, sound recording, new media, and book and magazine publishing. For the other study, Nordicity will prepare a statistical profile of the cultural workforce in the Canadian newspaper industry. As part of both studies, Nordicity will investigate the human resources issues faced by large and medium-sized employers in the cultural industries and newspaper industry.

Susan Annis, Executive Director, CHRC welcomed Nordicity and its partners to this project. “The CHRC and the project steering committee are very pleased that Nordicity will be leading these two important studies with the support of such a highly qualified team comprised of MediaINTELLIGENCE and PricewaterhouseCoopers.”

Nordicity and its partner companies will complete the research for both studies during summer 2007 and report its findings to the CHRC and the project steering committee in the fall.

Created in 1995, the Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) is one of 28 sector councils supported by Human Resources Development Canada. CHRC’s mission is to strengthen the Canadian cultural workforce, by bringing together representatives of arts disciplines and cultural industries to address the training and career development needs of cultural workers.

Nordicity Group Ltd. (http://www.nordicity.com) is one of Canada’s leading strategy-consulting firms for clients in the media/entertainment, culture/content, and telecommunications sectors. Our consultants work with clients in both the private and public sectors to make business and policy decisions, and to understand the impacts of policy and regulatory developments.

MediaINTELLIGENCE.ca Inc. offers full service recruitment, training and career management services for the Canadian media and culture employment markets, providing a tangible connection between talent, employers and cultural industry stakeholders.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP, Canada, is a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited and is one of the “big four” accounting firms. Its 4,300 partners and staff across Canada provide industry-focused assurance, advisory and tax services for public, private and government clients in all markets.