Spending program
Official Languages
Department of Canadian Heritage · Culture, heritage and sport
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Canadian Heritage spent $625 million on Official Languages, up from $606 million in 2023–24. That is $20.87 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$625M
13.7% of Culture, heritage and sport spending in 2024–25.
Up $19.9M from $606M in 2023–24.
$20.87per tax filer$15.20per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Show these figures as a table
| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | $393M |
| 2019–20 | $423M |
| 2020–21 | $462M |
| 2021–22 | $492M |
| 2022–23 | $626M |
| 2023–24 | $606M |
| 2024–25 | $625M |
Source and basis
- GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Actual spending reported by the department for this program, reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote. Includes operating costs, capital and payments to others.
← All culture, heritage and sport spendingHow the figures are calculated