CANADIAN GOVERNMENT CULTURAL BUDGETS - BACKGROUND INFORMATION

In 2008-09, 21 federal departments and crown corporations budgeted a total of $3 billion for Canadian Culture, Heritage and Sports

Of this, CBC budgets total $1.1 billion. PCH Culture budgets amount to $400 million, and Heritage Programs are $584 million.

Culture receives another $500 million for cultural agencies like Canada Council, Telefilm and the NFB.This totals $2 billion for culture, $600 million for heritage programs, and $400 million for public service overhead and corporate management.

CBC & Canadian Heritage (PCH) are the federal government’s lead cultural organizations, with 63 per cent of all budget expenditures in the cultural area. The remaining 37% is allocated to Canada Council for the Arts, Telefilm, NFB, Cultural Museums, Science & Tech Museums, Canadian Space Agency, Battlefield Monuments, Remembrance Day and National Parks signage.

When culture’s $2 billion is added to $1b for heritage budgets, citizenship programs, science museums and park signage, the total of culture, heritage, museums and sports adds up to $3 billion.

Online information
www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/0708/pch/pch01-eng.asp#name1.1


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