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Table 3
Government expenditures on culture, by function and
level of government, 2007/2008
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| Level of government | Total gross expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal | Provincial/Territorial | Municipal 1 | ||
| thousands of dollars | ||||
| Libraries | 41,336 | 972,043 | 1,782,454 | 2,795,833 |
| Heritage resources | 1,017,230 | 848,307 | 119,242 | 1,984,779 |
| Arts education | 21,939 | 124,828 | 0 | 146,767 |
| Literary arts | 133,579 | 24,409 | 0 | 157,988 |
| Performing arts | 240,698 | 221,485 | 47,354 | 509,537 |
| Visual arts and crafts | 24,606 | 74,083 | 0 | 98,689 |
| Film and video | 330,457 | 116,327 | 0 | 446,784 |
| Broadcasting | 1,727,738 | 201,427 | 0 | 1,929,165 |
| Sound recording | 27,060 | 5,328 | 0 | 32,388 |
| Multiculturalism | 19,440 | 22,858 | 0 | 42,298 |
| Multidisciplinary and other activities | 152,609 | 219,705 | 662,219 | 1,034,533 |
| Total expenditures | 3,736,693 | 2,830,800 | 2,611,269 | 9,178,762 2 |
Municipal spending is on a calendar year basis.
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.
