Survey of Provincial/Territorial Government Expenditures on Culture Fiscal Year 2008/2009

Demography Division

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Introduction

This survey covers cultural activities funded by the provincial/territorial government. For the purposes of this survey, the government universe consists of all departments, ministries, agencies, commissions, boards, special funds and government business enterprises responsible for the support of arts and culture.

Excluded from this survey are the following activities: physical recreation, religion, horticultural societies, agricultural exhibition centres and fairs, language training, development and promotion of languages (including translation bureaus of departments and agencies), and non-cultural Indian and Metis activities.

The data from this survey are used by all levels of government, arts organizations, institutions and researchers for the assessment and development of cultural policies and programs as well as for resource justification purposes.

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from publishing any statistics which would divulge information obtained from this survey that relates to any identifiable department, ministry or agency without the previous written consent of that department, ministry or agency. The data reported on this questionnaire will be treated in confidence, used for statistical purposes and published in aggregate form only. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other legislation.

To reduce response burden and ensure uniform statistics, Statistics Canada has entered into an agreement under Section 11 of the Statistics Act with the Institut de la statistique du Québec for the sharing of information from Québec-based respondents to this survey. The Act respecting the Institut de la statistique du Québec includes the same provisions for confidentiality and penalty for disclosure of information as the federal Statistics Act.

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Instructions and Definitions

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Culture Functions:

The cultural activities or functions included in this questionnaire are by no means exhaustive. They are, however, intended to cover the major areas of current economic and political interest. Report expenditures under the function which is the sole beneficiary of that expenditure. Expenditures related to numerous cultural activities should be included in the function "Multidisciplinary Activities".

1. National Library

A National library is an institution designated as such by the government.

2. Public Libraries

Libraries used by the public, supported chiefly by taxation, and generally governed by a public library board. Public libraries consist of main and branch libraries as well as regional, rural, provincial and urban. Excluded are departmental and agency libraries.

3. School Libraries

Libraries administered as units, each located in one place at least as large as a classroom, and providing books and other library services and materials for the use of all pupils and teachers. Excluded are classroom collections, teachers' collections and book collections located in the school but administered by the public library authority.

4. University and College Libraries

All libraries in university and college institutions, including private colleges, technical institutes and teachers' colleges.

5. Museums

All institutions open to the public and administered in the public interest for the purpose of conserving, studying, interpreting, assembling and exhibiting objects and specimens of educational and cultural value, including artistic, scientific, historical and technological materials. Included in this definition are: general museums, history museums, natural-science museums, science and technology museums, art museums and galleries (excluded are galleries primarily concerned with temporary exhibits), etc.

6. Public Archives

Institutions designated as public archives by the government.

7. Historic Parks and Sites

All parks, sites, monuments and buildings designated as historical by official documentation and/or law, including pioneer villages and heritage areas.

8. Nature/Provincial Parks

All nature and provincial parks whose purpose is to acquire, preserve, study, interpret, and make accessible to the public, objects, specimens, documents, buildings and land areas of educational and cultural value. Exclude expenses associated with recreational activities, such as the cost of providing a camp ground in a park. If these expenses cannot be excluded, provide your best estimate for such expenses in a footnote.

9. Other Heritage

All expenses associated with the management of programs to preserve, protect, investigate and interpret archaeological sites, as well as expenses associated with restoring historical buildings or structures of archaeological significance. Also include all other heritage activities which are not defined in Categories 7 and 8.

10. Arts Education

For the purpose of this survey, arts education refers to the fine, applied and performing arts rather than to strictly academic fields such as language, history, literature, etc. The term "arts" as used here includes theatre, music, dance, painting, drama, photography and any other area of art study reported by arts education institutions.

Report all expenditures associated with the teaching of the arts both at national schools (such as the National Ballet School in Toronto and the National Theatre School in Montreal) and at arts institutions (such as Holland College of Visual Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Ontario College of Art, Kootenay School of Art, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Mennonite Brethren Bible/Art College and conservatories of music and dramatic arts.

Do not report expenditures associated with the teaching of the arts at educational institutions (elementary and secondary schools, and college and university institutions).

C. Expenditures on Cultural Activities
Function Type of Expenditure Total expenditures
15=3+4+9+14
Transfers from the federal government
16
Net expenditures
17=15-16
Intramural Extramural
Operating grants, contributions and transfers to: Capital grants, contributions and transfers to:
Wages and salaries
1
Purchases of goods and services
2
Operating expenditures
3=1+2
Capital expenditures
4
Individuals 5 Associations and organizations
6
Municipal governments
7
Other * (specify below)
8
Total
9=5+6+7+8
Individuals 10 Associations and organizations 11 Municipal governments 12 Other * (specify below)
13
Total 14=10+11+ 12+13
Libraries Round all entries to the nearest dollar - omit cents
1. National                                  
2. Public                                  
3. School                                  
4. University and College                                  
Libraries - Total                                  
Heritage Resources                                  
5. Museums                                  
6. Public Archives                                  
7. Historic Parks and Sites                                  
8. Nature/ Provincial Parks                                  
9. Other Heritage (specify)                                  
Heritage Resources - Total                                  
10. Arts Education                                  
11. Literary Arts                                  
12. Performing Arts                                  
13. Visual Arts and Crafts                                  
14. Film and Video                                  
15. Broadcasting                                  
16. Sound Recording                                  
17. Multiculturalism                                  
18. Multidisciplinary Activities                                  
19. Other (specify)                                  
Total Expenditures                                  
* For other category, indicate the box number, followed by the name of institution or sector in receipt of grants.
D. Sources of Revenues for Cultural Activities
(Report the revenues used to finance the expenditures reported on page 5, column 15) Dollars
1. Provincial/Territorial government (specify department)  
2. Federal government (specify department)  
3. Lottery (specify)  
4. Other (specify)  
5. Total  
E. Department/Agency Personnel Engaged in Cultural Activities
  End of August End of March
Number Number
1. Employees who worked full-time in culture related areas    
2. Employees who worked part-time in culture related areas    
3. Freelancers    
4. Total    


     

11. Literary Arts

Report grants to authors and publishers for the publication of books, periodicals, magazines and newspapers. Also include financial support for literary seminars, workshops and prizes, as well as subsidies to bookstores and distributors. Costs associated with a publication put out by a cultural department or an agency should be included in expenditures for the cultural activity covered in the publication. Expenditures on these publications covering two or more cultural activities should be included in the function "Multidisciplinary Activities".

Do not report expenditures on non-cultural government publications. Also exclude financial support for organizations which distribute non-literary material, such as agricultural newsletters, etc.

12. Performing Arts

The performing arts include theatre, dance, music, and opera. Report expenditures related to creation, production and performance. Also include the financial support given to performing arts organizations, associations and groups.

13. Visual Arts and Crafts

Activities traditionally labelled "visual arts and crafts" include painting, sculpture, plastic arts, photography, fine and decorative arts, and craft works. Report expenditures on activities related to the actual creation and production of works of art and crafts.

Also include the financial support given to organizations and institutions for activities related to visual arts and crafts, such as grants to art galleries which hold temporary exhibits or travelling shows of works of art.

14. Film and Video

Activities related to the creation, production, dissemination and exhibition of films and video. Report the financial support given to film organizations, associations and societies for these activities. Also include the funds spent by government on activities related to the production and distribution of films of a cultural nature.

Do not report expenditures related to government production of non-cultural films, such as educational and promotional films produced for government by private film-makers. Also exclude the expenditures on censor boards.

15. Broadcasting

Report expenditures related to radio and television including those associated with government broadcasting (e.g., CBC and TV Ontario). Also report financial assistance to private stations and to institutions (e.g., grants for school broadcasting).

16. Sound Recording

Report records, tapes and compact discs of a musical and oral nature. Report expenditures related to the creation of records, tapes, compact discs and other digital recordings as well as funds for operation of studios and purchase of equipment. Also include expenditures related to distribution, including subsidies to distributing companies, manufacturers and stores.

17. Multiculturalism

Report expenditures and grants for multiculturalism.

18. Multidisciplinary Activities

Report expenditures related to numerous cultural activities or functions which cannot be broken down by function. This includes financial support given to cultural facilities, centres, festivals, municipalities, cultural exchange programs and arts organizations for various cultural activities.

19. Other

Report unallocatable general and administration expenditures related to numerous cultural activities. Allocatable general and administration expenditures should be included in the expenditures for the various cultural activities.

C. Expenditures on cultural activities

Departments/Ministries should report their gross budgetary expenditures (revenues credited to the vote are not subtracted).To avoid duplication, exclude from department or ministry expenditures any grants given to agencies which keep their own financial accounts because these agencies will file their spending reports separately.

Agencies should report their gross total expenditures. The expenditures of an agency may exceed government grants if its spending is supported by revenues generated by its operation.

Type of Expenditure

Intramural – the reporting department/unit. The cultural work is normally carried out by personnel assigned to the department and usually in facilities of the department. Also included are the administration of extramural programs, the costs of acquiring land, buildings and equipment to be used for cultural activities, and contracts to provide services required for cultural projects (e.g. computer services).

1. Wages and Salaries

Report expenditures for wages and salaries for all full-time, part-time, regular, term and casual employees. Also include the employee benefits paid by the government into social security, pension funds, etc. Exclude expenses not requiring a cash outlay, such as accrued employee termination benefits and vacation pay.

2. Purchases of Goods and Services

Report expenses associated with the purchase of materials and office supplies, rent, fuel and light, repairs and maintenance, printing, travel expenses, telephone and Internet charges, equipment with a normal life of under one year, and purchases of other goods and services (excluding employee services) required for the department or agency to operate. Also include the fees paid to freelancers during the reporting period. Exclude expenditures not requiring a cash outlay, such as depreciation and amortization expenses, and imputed costs of accommodation provided without charge by departments and agencies.

3. Operating Expenditures

Report the sum of the amounts listed in Column 1 (wages and salaries) and Column 2 (purchases of goods and services).

4. Capital Expenditures

Expenditures on goods with a normal life of more than one year. Report expenses associated with the construction and acquisition of land, buildings, machinery and equipment. Also include the expenses associated with extraordinary buildingrepairs.

Extramural – grants, contributions and transfers to arts and culture.

(a) Operating Grants, Contributions and Transfers

Report financial assistance which is not for capital development or acquisition but is described as current (operating) in the financial statements.

5. Individuals

Report financial assistance to individuals, such as grants to artists, and prizes and awards to individuals.

6. Associations and organizations

Report financial assistance and transfers to institutions (such as museums, archives and libraries), companies, associations, groups and organizations.

7. Municipal Governments

Report transfers to municipalities, special-purpose boards (such as regional library boards and conservation authorities) and school boards for arts and culture related activities.

8. Other

Report financial assistance and transfers for arts and culture not included in the above categories, such as assistance to foreign governments for arts and culture related activities.

(b) Capital Grants, Contributions and Transfers

Report grants and transfers made to finance the acquisition of capital assets. Definitions of Columns 10 to 13 correspond to the definitions above for Columns 5 to 8.

16. Transfers from the Federal Government

Report the transfers of money by the federal government to finance the expenditures reported by the provincial/territorial government (page 5, column 15).

D. Sources of revenues for cultural activities

1. From the Provincial/Territorial Government

Departments/Ministries should report the actual spending of revenues provided through legislative appropriations on culture, as described in this report. Do not subtract revenues credited to the vote. Exclude revenues provided through federal transfers.

Agencies should report the grants provided by the government for expenditures on culture, as described in this report.

2. From the Federal Government

Report revenues provided by the federal government for expenditures on culture, as described in this report. The funds are referred to as payments, contributions, transfers, etc. Also include federal portions of any federal-provincial cost sharing programs and identify the program. This amount should equal the total transfers from the federal government reported on page 5, column 16.

3. From Lotteries

Report revenues provided by lotteries for expenditures on culture, as described in this report.

4. From Other Sources

Report revenues used to finance cultural expenditures which are not included in Categories 1 to 3, such as revenues from sales, advertisements, fees, municipal government and other transfers, investment income, private donations, etc.

5. Total Revenues

For departments and ministries total revenues should equal total expenditures reported on page 5, column 15.

For agencies total revenues may not always equal total expenditures.

E. Department/agency personnel engaged in culture activities

1. Employees Who Worked Full-time in Culture Related Areas

Report the number of paid employees who worked at least 30 hours in culture-related areas during the last week of August and/or March of the reporting year.

2. Employees Who Worked Part-time in Culture Related Areas

Report the number of paid employees who worked less than 30 hours in culture-related areas during the last week of August and/or March of the reporting year.

3. Freelancers

Freelancers include talent and technical workers (e.g. actors, writers, camera operators, etc.) who receive fees for rendering services. Report separately freelancers hired more than once during the reporting period. Include numbers at the end of August as well as those at the end of March of the reporting period.

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