TORONTO — A new report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says every dollar the government invests in the arts generates $29 in economic activity.

The research from the Business Data Lab, which was commissioned by the national charity Business / Arts in partnership with the Canada Council for the Arts, says the arts and culture sector contributed $65 billion to the economy last year.

The findings are laid out in “Artworks: The Economic and Social Dividends from Canada’s Arts and Culture Sector,” which was published on Tuesday.

The report makes the case that funding the arts is a worthy investment for the government, saying the sector returns it two times over in tax revenue alone.

The report also says the eight per cent growth in the sector over the past three years has outpaced the

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