Placemat by PCH sectors – 2020-21 Main Estimates

List of acronyms

AAP

Athlete Assistance Program

CMF

Canada Media Fund

CPF

Canada Periodical Fund

CRTC

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

DCCP

Digital Citizen Contribution Program

FACTOR

The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings

FY2020

Fiscal year 2020

GAC

Global Affairs Canada

PCH

Department of Canadian Heritage

PCH Funding Programs for Cultural Affairs*

*Unless specified otherwise, figures reflect planned spending figures for FY2020-21 as per the 2020-21 Main Estimates.

Canada Media Fund $134.1M

plus $193M (2018-2019, latest data available) contribution from broadcasting distribution units via CRTC requirements (down from $199.6M in 2017-18)

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Canadians as consumers of convergent programs and creators of leading-edge content and applications; specific funding envelopes for Indigenous communities, official language minority communities and other diverse language groups

Results:

• Innovative Canadian content and software applications are created for commercial potential or public use
• Canadians watch or interact with CMF-supported television programs or digital convergent content

Canada Periodical Fund $75.3M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Canadian readers, Canadian magazine and non-daily newspaper industries

Results:

• A range of Canadian periodicals supported by the CPF is produced
• Canadian periodicals supported by the CPF are accessed by Canadian readers

Canada Cultural Spaces Fund $54.2M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Local communities

Results:

• Canadians have access to cultural facilities in their communities

Canada Book Fund $42.2M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Readers in Canada and abroad

Results:

• Readers everywhere have access to a broad range of Canadian-authored books
• Readers everywhere consume a broad range of Canadian-authored books

Canada Arts Presentation Fund $40.3M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Local communities

Results:

• Canadians have access to and experience the work of Canadian artists

Canada Music Fund $36.6M

plus $13.5M (2018-19, latest data available) contribution from radio broadcasters to FACTOR and Musicaction via CRTC requirements

Ultimate beneficiaries include: music artists, Canadian and international audiences

Results:

• A range of Canadian music is published by CMF recipients
• Canadian music supported by the CMF is accessed in Canada and abroad

Canada Arts Training Fund $22.8M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Canadian artists and creators, Canadian and international audiences

Results:

• Graduates of arts training institutions have professional careers in Canada and internationally

Canada Cultural Investment Fund $22.0M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Communities served by professional arts and heritage organizations

Results:

• Arts and heritage organizations demonstrate sound organizational, administrative and financial health

TV5 $13.0M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Francophones and Francophiles in Canada and abroad.

Results:

• Canadian content is part of TV5MONDE’s international programming
• Canadians have access to the diversity of the international Francophonie through TV5 Québec Canada

Local Journalism $10.0M

Ultimate recipients: Canadian media organizations; which include press agencies, private news organization or non-profit news organization.

Results:

• Increase in journalistic capacity in underserved communities
• Availability of news in communities across Canada
• Increased access to local news and civic journalism in undeserved communities.
• Increased consumption of local news in underserved communities

Creative Export Canada $7.0M

Total Export Funding $25M (annually through 2022-2023) includes export-focused top-up funding for music; film, TV and broadcasting; periodicals; books; and arts presentation as well funding for GAC for investment in the presence of Canadian cultural industries abroad

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Canadian creative entrepreneurs, Canadian and international audiences

Results:

• Canadian creative industries access international markets
• Canadian works are discovered by international consumers

Harbourfront Centre Funding Program $5.0M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: the public (local residents and visitors)

Results:

• Innovative cultural, recreational and educational program and events are organized on Toronto’s waterfront

Digital Citizen Initiative $2.1M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Canadian citizens and other individuals living in Canada.

Results:

• Canadians have access to different forms of literacy including civic, news, and digital media literacy made available through third-party activities and programming
• Funded literacy activities and programming reaches more than 5 million Canadians collectively
• Researchers are better connected and have access to information on how online disinformation affects Canadians
• Results of funded research informs policy development and DCCP call for proposals to fund literacy activities and programming

PCH Funding Programs for Community and Identity*

*Unless specified otherwise, figures reflect planned spending figures for FY2020-21 as per the 2020-21 Main Estimates

Indigenous Languages and Cultures $60.4M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Indigenous peoples, all Canadians.

Results:

• Indigenous communities have access to resources to deliver projects that incorporate Indigenous languages and cultures.

Building Communities Through Arts And Heritage $24.7M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Canadian public

Results:

• Canadians across the country are engaged in their communities through local arts and heritage
• Local organizations receive financial resources to carry out local festival, community anniversary and / or legacy projects in their communities

Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program $21.2M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Canadians of all regions

Results:

• increased awareness of Canada’s cultural diversity
• increased awareness of issues affecting full participation in society and the economy
• increased awareness of democratic institutions, systems, and legal frameworks, including the Charter
• increased capacity within communities to address racism and discrimination

Exchanges Canada $18.2M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: young Canadians

Results:

• Young participants enhance their knowledge and understanding of Canada
• Young participants connect and create linkages with one another
• Young participants enhance their appreciation of the diversity and shared aspects of the Canadian experience

Youth Take Charge $4.0M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Young Canadians

Results:

• increase awareness among youth participants of the importance of being an active and engaged citizen
• increase relevance of youth-serving organizations to youth
• increase youth engagement in communities

Canada History Fund $3.9M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: All Canadians.

Results:

• Canadians are exposed to knowledge on Canada’s history, civics and public policy

PCH Funding Programs for Official Languages, Heritage and Regions*

*Unless specified otherwise, figures reflect planned spending figures for FY2020-21 as per the 2020-21 Main Estimates

Development of Official-Language Communities $299.7M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Official language minority communities

Results:

• Members of official-language minority communities have access to programs and services in their language, in their communities

Enhancement of Official Languages $130.6M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: All Canadians

Results:

• Canadians have a better understanding and appreciation of the advantages of Canada's two official languages

Museums Assistance $15.7M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Canadian public

Results:

• Heritage exhibitions and other public programming products/activities are presented to the public
• Heritage institutions and workers have enhanced their professional knowledge, skills and practices
• Heritage objects and collections are better managed and preserved

PCH Funding Programs for Sport, Major Events and Commemorations*

*Unless specified otherwise, figures reflect planned spending figures for FY2020-21 as per the 2020-21 Main Estimates

Sport Support Program $178.9M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Canadian athletes and coaches, all Canadians

Results:

• Canadian children and youth are enrolled in a sport activity
• Canadian athletes succeed at the highest levels of competition

Athlete Assistance Program $33.0M

Target recipients: Canadian high-performance athletes, identified by their National Sport Organizations, who have met the AAP requirements; post-secondary educational institutions on behalf of carded athletes; retired, previously carded, Canadian high performance athletes

Results:

• Canadian athletes access academic opportunities
• Canadian high performance athletes are optimally prepared to achieve podium level performance at Olympic and Paralympic Games and the respective sports' Senior World Championships

Sport Canada Hosting Program $24.1M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Canadian athletes and coaches, Canadian public

Results:

• Canadian athletes, coaches and officials have opportunities to participate at sport events in Canada funded by Sport Canada

Celebration and Commemoration $20.1M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: Canadian public

Results:

• Canadians participate in commemorations and celebrations of national significance
• Canadians have access to events and activities across Canada that celebrate Canadian identity

PCH Funding Programs for Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs*

*Unless specified otherwise, figures reflect planned spending figures for FY2020-21 as per the 2020-21 Main Estimates

Court Challenges $5.0M

Ultimate beneficiaries include: All Canadians

Results:

• Facilitating access for Canadians to courts by providing financial assistance for test cases of national significance.