Canadian Heritage
How Canadian Heritage spent its budget in fiscal year 2021-22, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2021-22,
$4.47B
was spent by Canadian Heritage
In FY 2021-22,
0.9%
of federal spending was by Canadian Heritage
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $5.78B in FY 2021-22 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Canadian Heritage spend its budget in 2021-22?
Spending by entity, FY 2021-22
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
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
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
$2.01B
$1.25B
$510.4M
$151.2M
$131.8M
$84.7M
$69.3M
$59.9M
$52M
$43.2M
$35.7M
$29.3M
$14M
$13.2M
$9.5M
$6.2M
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 | $315,796,990 |
| Contributions | Contributions for the Sport Support Program | $212,819,735 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the Canada Media Fund | $196,650,839 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Enhancement of Official Languages Program | $135,392,752 |
| Grants | Grants to the Canada Periodical Fund | $104,126,890 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program | $103,038,153 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Music Fund | $101,399,231 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund | $68,221,136 |
| Grants | Grants to the Canada Arts Presentation Fund | $58,202,334 |
| Grants | Grants under the Museums Assistance Program | $38,338,351 |
| Grants | Grants to the Canada Book Fund | $34,210,212 |
| Grants | Grants to the Athlete Assistance Program | $31,938,847 |
| Grants | Grants in support of the Building Communities through Art and Heritage Program | $28,100,590 |
| Contributions | Contributions for the Hosting Program | $27,726,191 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Museums Assistance Program | $25,531,115 |
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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.
