Municipal Cultural Investment in Five Large Canadian Cities A study prepared for the City of Vancouver, the City of

In the City of Toronto, the level of investment in the cultural sector increased slightly during the study period ($17 in 2006, $18 in 2007 and 2008, and $19 in 2009). [...] As shown in the chart below, grants and operating expenditures comprise the largest portions of the overall cultural investment of the five cities: • $82.6 million in operating expenditures (36% of the total) • $89.6 million in grants (39%) • $56.0 million in capital expenditures (25%) Combined breakdown of municipal cultural investments in five large Canadian cities in 2009 Capital, $56.0 million. [...] As shown in Table 6, the City of Ottawa’s investment in the cultural sector in 2009 includes: • $10.2 million in operating expenditures (46% of the total) • $8.4 million in grants (37%) • $3.8 million in capital expenditures (17%) Total gross investment in the cultural sector in Ottawa was $46.1 million in 2009. [...] Calgary’s investment in the cultural sector in 2009 includes: • $3.5 million in operating expenditures (8% of the total) • $18.2 million in grants (43%) • $20.2 million in capital expenditures (48%) Total gross investment in the cultural sector in Calgary was $44.6 million in 2009. [...] Toronto’s investment in the cultural sector in 2009 includes: • $21.3 million in operating expenditures (45% of the total) • $18.8 million in grants (40%) • $7.4 million in capital expenditures (16%) Total gross investment in the cultural sector in Toronto was $74.2 million in 2009.