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Table 9
Provincial and territorial government operating expenditures on culture, by function and province or territory, 2007/2008

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Provincial and territorial government operating expenditures on culture, by function and province or territory, 2007/2008: Part 1
  Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba
  thousands of dollars
Libraries  
National libraries 0 0 0 0 58,012 0 0
Public libraries 0 2,292 1,441 2,049 755 6,888 1,765
School libraries 0 0 0 5,105 0 0 0
University and college libraries 0 0 0 118 365 0 0
Total libraries 0 2,292 1,441 7,272 59,132 6,888 1,765
Heritage resources  
Museums 3,373 0 13,125 5,785 63,714 136,521 6,345
Public archives 2,387 353 2,694 2,467 7,497 17,533 4,628
Historic parks and sites 606 0 4 2,993 8,267 17,908 0
Nature and provincial parks 4,792 3,020 5,524 225 0 2,343 21,647
Other heritage resources 502 168 712 1,566 2,880 17,132 1,945
Total heritage resources 11,659 3,541 22,060 13,036 82,358 191,437 34,566
Arts education 0 65 0 2,105 24,262 671 0
Literary arts 0 0 0 0 282 746 0
Performing arts 5,299 0 8 0 40,926 2,005 0
Visual arts and crafts 2,399 55 1 0 1,039 552 0
Film and video 482 25 912 642 5,972 1,099 605
Broadcasting 0 0 0 0 55,696 57,195 0
Sound recording 0 0 0 0 50 313 221
Multiculturalism 199 42 0 0 4,807 2,456 121
Multidisciplinary and other activities 1,939 141 1,705 1,119 48,443 7,081 7,227
Total expenditures 21,976 6,161 26,127 24,174 322,965 270,445 44,504
Provincial and territorial government operating expenditures on culture, by function and province or territory, 2007/2008: Part 2
  Saskat-
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Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Canada
  thousands of dollars
Libraries  
National libraries 0 0 0 0 0 0 58,012
Public libraries 2,566 1,498 1,288 1,289 952 677 23,461
School libraries 0 0 0 417 0 0 5,522
University and college libraries 0 0 0 0 0 0 483
Total libraries 2,566 1,498 1,288 1,706 952 677 87,478
Heritage resources  
Museums 2,468 20,339 20,786 707 2,591 1,316 277,070
Public archives 3,450 2,511 3,491 955 487 0 48,454
Historic parks and sites 577 12,714 969 1,042 179 0 45,260
Nature and provincial parks 18,295 0 0 3,231 0 0 59,076
Other heritage resources 1,541 19,422 2,882 343 0 0 49,095
Total heritage resources 26,332 54,986 28,129 6,278 3,257 1,316 478,954
Arts education 194 97 0 44 0 0 27,438
Literary arts 121 161 87 0 0 0 1,398
Performing arts 187 5,509 96 13 0 0 54,041
Visual arts and crafts 267 273 35 0 0 0 4,620
Film and video 0 1,058 2,293 497 0 0 13,584
Broadcasting 8,058 90 9,094 0 0 0 130,133
Sound recording 0 8 0 0 0 0 592
Multiculturalism 0 1,463 381 0 0 0 9,469
Multidisciplinary and other activities 1,971 9,674 1,002 378 0 2,299 82,979
Total expenditures 39,696 74,814 42,406 8,915 4,209 4,292 890,685
Note(s):
As a result of changes in methodology, data for 2007/2008 should not be compared with data that were released prior to the revised 2003/2004 data.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada: Survey of Provincial/Territorial Government Expenditures on Culture, Fiscal Year 2007/2008.