Key Messages – 2020-2021 Supplementary Estimates (A)  

An amount of $418 million dollars was allocated to the Department of Canadian Heritage and was mainly distributed as follows:

• $198.3M for the Arts and Culture beneficiaries through existing programs
• $88.8M to the Canada Media Fund to support the audiovisual sector
• $72M for the Sport Sector
• $53M to support the Heritage sector through the Museums Assistance Program
• $3.5M to the Digital Citizen Initiative for COVID-19 related projects

Portfolio organizations

• $55M to the Canada Council for the Arts
• $27.3M for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
• $27M to Telefilm Canada

Budgetary Credits

Canada Media Fund (CMF)

• $88.8 million will be distributed by the Canada Media Fund to support the Canadian audiovisual sector.

Canada Council for the Arts

• Through the Supplementary Estimates (A), the Canada Council for the Arts received $55 million from the COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund to help arts organizations that support artists. This funding will address the urgent needs of arts organizations.

Canada Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

• After discussions with the Government of Canada, the CRTC did not issue letters requesting payments for Part I license fees by broadcasters for the 2020-21 fiscal year. The Government will transfer necessary funds to the CRTC to support its operations. As a result, by way of 2020-21 Supplementary Estimates (A), the CRTC will receive $27,330,000 in 2020-21. The net impact of supplementary estimates (A) also represents $5.13 million in statutory authorities in relation to contributions to the employee benefit plans for the CRTC employees.

Telefilm Canada

• By way of the 2020-21 Supplementary Estimates (A), Telefilm Canada will receive $27 million from the COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund. This funding will allow Telefilm Canada to support their recipients facing significant losses due to COVID-19 and ensure a continuity of operations.