Canadian Heritage
How Canadian Heritage spent its budget in fiscal year 2020-21, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2020-21,
$4.45B
was spent by Canadian Heritage
In FY 2020-21,
0.7%
of federal spending was by Canadian Heritage
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $4.94B in FY 2020-21 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Canadian Heritage spend its budget in 2020-21?
Spending by entity, FY 2020-21
Department of Canadian Heritage
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canada Council for the Arts
Telefilm Canada
Library and Archives of Canada
Canadian Museum of History
National Film Board
National Arts Centre Corporation
National Gallery of Canada
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
National Museum of Science and Technology
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
The National Battlefields Commission
$1.96B
$1.37B
$428.6M
$132.3M
$130.4M
$81.5M
$71.8M
$59.2M
$54.5M
$39.3M
$38.5M
$34.9M
$29.2M
$10.6M
$9.4M
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 | $294,998,230 |
| Contributions | Payments to establish a COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $290,666,433 |
| Contributions | Contributions for the Sport Support Program | $180,267,706 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the Canada Media Fund | $160,511,077 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Enhancement of Official Languages Program | $121,909,928 |
| Grants | Payments to establish a COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $114,763,956 |
| Grants | Grants to the Canada Periodical Fund | $71,288,438 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program | $52,975,750 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund | $45,490,751 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Music Fund | $36,649,231 |
| Grants | Grants to the Canada Book Fund | $33,607,202 |
| Grants | Grants to the Athlete Assistance Program | $31,086,969 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Arts Training Fund | $22,779,000 |
| Grants | Grants to the Canada Cultural Investment Fund | $20,000,000 |
| Grants | Grants to the Canada Arts Presentation Fund | $19,691,925 |
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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.
