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Table 2
Government expenditures on culture, by province or territory and level of government, 2007/2008

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Government expenditures on culture, by province or territory and level of government, 2007/2008
  Level of government Total gross expenditures
Federal Provincial/Territorial Municipal 1
  thousands of dollars
Newfoundland and Labrador 44,414 62,980 13,994 121,388
Prince Edward Island 21,780 16,090 4,115 41,985
Nova Scotia 101,698 82,652 41,083 225,433
New Brunswick 55,187 64,561 27,462 147,210
Quebec 1,282,568 904,008 590,863 2,777,439
Ontario 1,355,538 701,749 1,103,537 3,160,824
Manitoba 80,906 172,169 63,962 317,037
Saskatchewan 49,794 139,101 91,799 280,694
Alberta 197,608 326,228 286,599 810,435
British Columbia 207,277 328,594 384,566 920,437
Yukon 19,552 17,078 418 37,048
Northwest Territories 33,468 10,202 2,476 46,146
Nunavut 12,238 5,386 395 18,019
Other 2 274,664 274,664
Total expenditures 3,736,693 2,830,800 2,611,269 9,178,762  3
Municipal spending is on a calendar year basis.
Includes national organizations, foreign countries, and unallocated expenditures which are not broken down by province or territory.
Includes inter-governmental transfers of about $443 million.
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 Federal Government Expenditures on Culture, Fiscal Year 2007/2008; Survey of Provincial/Territorial Government Expenditures on Culture, Fiscal Year 2007/2008; Public Sector Statistics Division, and Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division.