Table 2
Government expenditures on culture, by province or territory and level of government, 2008/2009

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Government expenditures on culture, by province or territory and level of government, 2008/2009
  Level of government Total gross expenditures
Federal Provincial/Territorial Municipal 1
  thousands of dollars
Newfoundland and Labrador 47,668 70,385 15,130 133,183
Prince Edward Island 20,935 17,139 4,665 42,739
Nova Scotia 109,745 92,000 43,729 245,474
New Brunswick 62,654 79,134 22,926 164,714
Quebec 1,393,113 941,720 563,123 2,897,956
Ontario 1,453,238 886,731 1,162,079 3,502,048
Manitoba 90,355 140,135 61,021 291,511
Saskatchewan 57,384 133,937 93,058 284,379
Alberta 214,495 373,422 302,428 890,345
British Columbia 224,398 272,091 429,285 925,774
Yukon 19,395 18,165 744 38,304
Northwest Territories 35,898 8,716 2,375 46,989
Nunavut 11,456 7,640 372 19,468
Other 2 265,562 … … 265,562
Total expenditures 4,006,297 3,041,216 2,700,935 9,748,448 3
1.
Municipal spending is on a calendar year basis.
2.
Includes national organizations, foreign countries, and unallocated expenditures which are not broken down by province or territory.
3.
Includes inter-governmental transfers of about $489 million.
Note(s):
As a result of changes in methodology, data for 2008/2009 should not be compared with data that were released prior to the revised 2003/2004 data.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada: Survey of Federal Government Expenditures on Culture, Fiscal Year 2008/2009; Survey of Provincial/Territorial Government Expenditures on Culture, Fiscal Year 2008/2009; Public Sector Statistics Division, and Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division.