Thursday, October 9, 2008
Canadian Government Culture Budgets
online references: www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/estime.asp
www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/mindep_e.cfm
www.canadianheritage.gc.ca
Background Information
In 2008-09, 21 federal departments and crown corporations budgeted
A total of $3 billion on Canadian culture, heritage, citizenship & sports.
Of this, CBC budgets total $1.1 billion. PCH Culture budgets are $400 million. Heritage is $584m.
Culture Portfolio receives another $500m for cultural agencies like Canada Council, Telefilm, NFB.
This totals $2 billion for culture, $600 million for heritage, and $400m for public service overhead.
CBC and Canadian Heritage (PCH) are the federal government’s lead cultural organizations,
wiith 63 per cent of all budget expenditures in the cultural area. The remaining 37% is for the
Canada Council for the Arts, Telefilm, NFB, Cultural Museums, Science and Tech Museums,
Canadian Space Agency, Battlefield Monuments, Remembrance Day Celebrations and Parks.
When culture’s $2 billion is added to $1b for heritage, citzenship, museums and sports,
total budgets for culture, heritage, museums, citizenship and sports amount to $3 billion
According to an online report from Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage in 2007,
PCH budgets will be cut by $80 million in 2008 and cut again in 2008-09 by $140 million.
Based on these accounts, culture, heritage & sports may be cut $220 million over 2 years.
Canadian Heritage - Budgets 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Financial Resources ($) $1.38 b $1.30 b $1.16 billion
Human Resources (Personnel) 2 299 2 287 2 281
information sources - Government of Canada websites:
www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/0708/PCH/pch01-eng.asp#name1
www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/0708/PCH/pch04-eng.asp#name4.2.1
www.artsvote.info
www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/mindep_e.cfm
www.canadianheritage.gc.ca
Background Information
In 2008-09, 21 federal departments and crown corporations budgeted
A total of $3 billion on Canadian culture, heritage, citizenship & sports.
Of this, CBC budgets total $1.1 billion. PCH Culture budgets are $400 million. Heritage is $584m.
Culture Portfolio receives another $500m for cultural agencies like Canada Council, Telefilm, NFB.
This totals $2 billion for culture, $600 million for heritage, and $400m for public service overhead.
CBC and Canadian Heritage (PCH) are the federal government’s lead cultural organizations,
wiith 63 per cent of all budget expenditures in the cultural area. The remaining 37% is for the
Canada Council for the Arts, Telefilm, NFB, Cultural Museums, Science and Tech Museums,
Canadian Space Agency, Battlefield Monuments, Remembrance Day Celebrations and Parks.
When culture’s $2 billion is added to $1b for heritage, citzenship, museums and sports,
total budgets for culture, heritage, museums, citizenship and sports amount to $3 billion
According to an online report from Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage in 2007,
PCH budgets will be cut by $80 million in 2008 and cut again in 2008-09 by $140 million.
Based on these accounts, culture, heritage & sports may be cut $220 million over 2 years.
Canadian Heritage - Budgets 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Financial Resources ($) $1.38 b $1.30 b $1.16 billion
Human Resources (Personnel) 2 299 2 287 2 281
information sources - Government of Canada websites:
www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/0708/PCH/pch01-eng.asp#name1
www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/0708/PCH/pch04-eng.asp#name4.2.1
www.artsvote.info
# posted by ADL : 11:41 PM
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