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Table 23
Federal government operating and capital expenditures on culture, by function, 2003/2004 to 2007/2008

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Federal government operating and capital expenditures on culture, by function, 2003/2004 to 2007/2008
  2003/2004  2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007  2007/2008
  thousands of dollars
Libraries  
National libraries 41,917 55,104 50,520 40,288 41,300
Public libraries 0 0 0 0 0
School libraries 0 0 0 0 0
University and college libraries 0 0 0 0 0
Total libraries 41,917 55,104 50,520 40,288 41,300
Heritage resources  
Museums 1 281,602 307,848 277,001 265,890 271,626
Public archives 57,574 53,220 55,404 46,716 58,520
Historic parks and sites 76,055 77,800 83,768 96,925 108,704
Nature/provincial parks 262,382 255,288 271,007 317,261 320,083
Other heritage 180,389 203,726 192,583 202,440 222,136
Total heritage resources 858,002 897,883 879,763 929,232 981,069
Arts education 0 0 0 0 120
Literary arts 303 298 311 311 309
Performing arts 59,577 61,746 63,398 72,537 84,562
Visual arts and crafts 540 321 689 133 375
Film and video 97,511 92,934 94,515 95,718 100,261
Broadcasting 1,594,053 1,669,530 1,660,493 1,741,753 1,710,015
Sound recording 1,289 1,009 236 0 0
Multiculturalism 4,536 6,811 10,274 7,022 11,693
Multidisciplinary and other activities 82,356 88,688 84,039 85,544 87,825
Total expenditures 2,740,084 2,874,324 2,844,237 2,972,534 3,017,526
Includes also a small amount of spending on public archives and historic centres.
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 Years 2003/2004 to 2007/2008.