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Table 25
Federal government operating and capital grants, contributions and transfers for culture, by function, 2003/2004 to 2007/2008

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Federal government operating and capital grants, contributions and transfers for culture, by function, 2003/2004 to 2007/2008
  2003/2004  2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007  2007/2008
  thousands of dollars
Libraries  
National libraries 32 0 959 0 37
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 32 0 959 0 37
Heritage resources  
Museums 1 23,226 22,246 15,432 17,204 19,865
Public archives 3,119 3,017 2,029 0 2,906
Historic parks and sites 2,027 1,267 1,964 262 321
Nature/provincial parks 6,375 1,476 1,328 2,586 2,950
Other heritage 562 3,406 9,789 9,578 10,118
Total heritage resources 35,309 31,412 30,543 29,630 36,160
Arts education 14,794 15,766 18,631 19,344 21,819
Literary arts 131,744 135,518 133,250 134,948 133,271
Performing arts 130,637 138,696 124,829 153,965 156,137
Visual arts and crafts 19,918 19,352 19,253 22,161 24,231
Film and video 261,826 257,230 250,006 255,385 230,196
Broadcasting 15,942 16,294 16,857 17,108 17,724
Sound recording 24,188 23,066 23,007 24,421 27,060
Multiculturalism 11,321 12,376 10,492 9,721 7,748
Multidisciplinary and other activities 75,787 73,960 74,998 73,055 64,785
Total expenditures 721,499 723,671 702,825 739,739 719,168
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.