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Table 28
Provincial and territorial government total expenditures on culture, by function, 2003/2004 to 2007/2008

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Provincial and territorial 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 21,213 32,986 43,061 60,428 r 68,070
Public libraries 148,404 145,267 177,999 187,784 r 170,433
School libraries 244,387 249,730 265,384 r 279,120 r 291,106
University and college libraries 371,882 388,691 403,715 423,878 r 442,434
Total libraries 785,885 816,673 890,159 r 951,210 r 972,043
Heritage resources  
Museums 316,151 377,473 375,666 416,786 r 527,152
Public archives 40,986 43,998 49,101 48,612 r 53,183
Historic parks and sites 93,053 95,549 102,492 100,388 r 110,955
Nature/provincial parks 60,222 60,316 61,008 77,441 r 80,974
Other heritage 46,095 45,837 99,833 49,729 r 76,043
Total heritage resources 556,508 623,172 688,101 692,955 r 848,307
Arts education 74,915 79,439 85,135 127,645 r 124,828
Literary arts 19,490 21,751 20,577 22,713 r 24,409
Performing arts 179,549 178,138 191,053 211,597 r 221,485
Visual arts and crafts 47,155 46,219 49,919 49,647 r 74,083
Film and video 80,981 88,271 97,279 119,476 r 116,327
Broadcasting 191,715 179,437 175,659 157,582 r 201,427
Sound recording 6,215 4,898 5,265 6,015 r 5,328
Multiculturalism 22,987 16,997 16,846 18,115 r 22,858
Multidisciplinary and other activities 164,399 205,806 201,389 187,823 r 219,705
Total expenditures 2,129,800 1 2,260,802 1 2,421,383 r 2,544,776 r 2,830,800
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.