Canadian Heritage
How Canadian Heritage spent its budget in fiscal year 2019-20, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2019-20,
$3.78B
was spent by Canadian Heritage
In FY 2019-20,
1.0%
of federal spending was by Canadian Heritage
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $4.48B in FY 2019-20 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Canadian Heritage spend its budget in 2019-20?
Spending by entity, FY 2019-20
Department of Canadian Heritage
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canada Council for the Arts
Library and Archives of Canada
Telefilm Canada
National Capital Commission
National Film Board
Canadian Museum of History
National Gallery of Canada
National Arts Centre Corporation
National Museum of Science and Technology
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
The National Battlefields Commission
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
$1.55B
$1.21B
$327.8M
$134.4M
$109.4M
$94.3M
$75.9M
$75.7M
$47.2M
$35.3M
$30.9M
$29.2M
$27M
$12.1M
$10.4M
$7.9M
Canadian Heritage’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 2014–2025
Line items
Every transfer-payment (grant and contribution) program, in dollars. These are the named programs behind the transfer-payments object in the chart above. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Category | Description | Amount ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Development of Official-Language Communities Program | $252,205,899 |
| Contributions | Contributions for the Sport Support Program | $179,975,740 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the Canada Media Fund | $157,793,710 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support the Enhancement of Official Languages Program | $129,697,578 |
| Grants | Grants to the Canada Periodical Fund | $71,283,009 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the Aboriginal Peoples' Program | $52,078,744 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund | $50,462,856 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Book Fund | $38,619,164 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Music Fund | $36,389,231 |
| Grants | Grants to the Athlete Assistance Program | $31,424,968 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Arts Training Fund | $22,786,894 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Arts Presentation Fund | $20,710,666 |
| Contributions | Contributions for the Hosting Program | $19,609,323 |
| Grants | Grants to the Canada Arts Presentation Fund | $19,314,142 |
| Contributions | Contributions for the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program | $18,824,310 |
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Canadian Heritage figures are net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II, and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
