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Table 26
Provincial and territorial government operating and capital grants, contributions and transfers for culture, by function, 2003/2004 to 2007/2008

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Provincial and territorial 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 242 196 424 r 0
Public libraries 128,567 124,762 156,541 165,012 r 140,229
School libraries 239,252 244,622 259,963 r 273,583 r 285,584
University and college libraries 371,542 388,229 403,293 423,337 r 441,952
Total libraries 739,603 757,810 820,221 r 861,933 r 867,764
Heritage resources  
Museums 54,847 64,844 78,106 84,303 r 183,850
Public archives 2,557 2,703 2,694 2,413 r 3,241
Historic parks and sites 37,300 39,284 40,647 40,142 r 41,363
Nature/provincial parks 644 2,256 926 2,251 r 1,344
Other heritage 16,198 14,168 66,687 8,930 r 21,809
Total heritage resources 111,548 123,254 189,059 138,038 r 251,607
Arts education 58,175 61,974 68,027 110,653 r 96,786
Literary arts 17,873 19,469 18,360 21,396 r 22,993
Performing arts 137,178 138,378 136,231 150,047 r 155,807
Visual arts and crafts 43,374 42,042 44,798 44,738 r 44,919
Film and video 64,027 70,756 79,254 103,468 r 101,170
Broadcasting 43,235 32,633 30,773 28,072 r 52,553
Sound recording 5,207 4,187 4,263 5,476 r 4,732
Multiculturalism 5,583 7,454 6,951 9,060 r 13,173
Multidisciplinary and other activities 101,225 136,313 124,584 111,030 r 128,597
Total expenditures 1,327,029 1 1,394,271 1 1,522,520 r 1,583,910 r 1,740,099
Excludes Nunavut.
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 Years 2003/2004 to 2007/2008.