Canadian Heritage
How Canadian Heritage spent its budget in fiscal year 2023-24, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Canadian Heritage is responsible for federal policy and programming related to arts, culture, heritage, sport, and Canadian identity, including support for official languages, multiculturalism, and Indigenous languages and cultures. It also funds and oversees a number of affiliated cultural organizations and Crown corporations.
In fiscal year 2023-24, Canadian Heritage spent $4.78B, or 0.9% of total federal spending.
Spending was split between the Department of Canadian Heritage itself and several organizations it funds, most notably the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, along with the Canada Council for the Arts, Library and Archives Canada, and Telefilm Canada. Beyond these organizational transfers, the department's largest program contributions supported the Development of Official-Language Communities Program, the Canada Media Fund, the Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program, the Sport Support Program, and the Enhancement of Official Languages Program.
Department Spending
In FY 2023-24,
$4.78B
was spent by Canadian Heritage
In FY 2023-24,
0.9%
of federal spending was by Canadian Heritage
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $5.03B in FY 2023-24 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Canadian Heritage spend its budget in 2023-24?
Spending by entity, FY 2023-24
Department of Canadian Heritage
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canada Council for the Arts
Library and Archives of Canada
Telefilm 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
The National Battlefields Commission
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
$2.15B
$1.45B
$369.3M
$216.9M
$155.3M
$85.6M
$71.6M
$66.4M
$50.7M
$40.4M
$32.3M
$28.8M
$20.1M
$19.9M
$10.1M
$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 | $351,940,995 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the Canada Media Fund | $217,346,077 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program | $216,174,024 |
| Contributions | Contributions for the Sport Support Program | $212,632,415 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Enhancement of Official Languages Program | $205,094,213 |
| Grants | Grants to the Canada Periodical Fund | $83,268,220 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund | $67,637,054 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Music Fund | $42,170,042 |
| Grants | Grants to the Canada Book Fund | $34,478,973 |
| Grants | Grants to the Athlete Assistance Program | $31,741,012 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Arts Training Fund | $26,640,000 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Museums Assistance Program | $26,281,831 |
| Grants | Grant to the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver | $25,000,000 |
| Contributions | Contributions for the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program | $23,497,716 |
| Grants | Grants in support of the Development of Official-Language Communities Program | $23,058,841 |
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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.
