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Table 27
Federal government total expenditures on culture, by function, 2003/2004 to 2007/2008

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Federal government total 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 41,949 55,104 51,479 40,287 41,336
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 41,949 55,104 51,479 40,287 41,336
Heritage resources  
Museums 1 304,828 330,094 292,434 283,094 291,491
Public archives 60,693 56,237 57,433 46,716 61,427
Historic parks and sites 78,081 79,067 85,731 97,187 109,024
Nature/provincial parks 268,757 256,764 272,335 319,847 323,033
Other heritage 180,950 207,132 202,373 212,018 232,254
Total heritage resources 893,310 929,295 910,305 958,861 1,017,230
Arts education 14,794 15,766 18,631 19,344 21,939
Literary arts 132,047 135,817 133,561 135,259 133,579
Performing arts 190,214 200,442 188,226 226,502 240,698
Visual arts and crafts 20,458 19,673 19,942 22,294 24,606
Film and video 359,337 350,163 344,521 351,103 330,457
Broadcasting 1,609,996 1,685,824 1,677,351 1,758,860 1,727,738
Sound recording 25,476 24,076 23,244 24,421 27,060
Multiculturalism 15,857 19,187 20,766 16,743 19,440
Multidisciplinary and other activities 158,144 162,648 159,036 158,599 152,609
Total expenditures 3,461,582 3,597,994 3,547,062 3,712,273 3,736,693
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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.
Date Modified: 2010-04-21

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