Statistics Canada - Statistique Canada
Skip main navigation menuSkip secondary navigation menuHomeFrançaisContact UsHelpSearch the websiteCanada Site
The DailyCanadian StatisticsCommunity ProfilesProducts and servicesHome
CensusCanadian StatisticsCommunity ProfilesProducts and servicesOther links
  Canadian Statistics > Culture, leisure and travel > Heritage institutions
Symbols

Profile of heritage institutions (excluding nature parks)

  1993 – 1994 1995 – 1996 1997 – 1998 1999 – 2000 2002 – 2003
  number
Number of institutions 2,122 2,390 2,357 2,436 2,517
Attendance (thousands of visits)1 54,928 54,482 53,825 56,299 58,759
  $ thousands
Revenues  
Total operating revenues 869,947 959,045 1,013,018 1,116,576 1,297,832
Total unearned revenues 674,541 699,992 719,300 762,356 899,504
Federal government 233,627 252,358 259,653 268,987 326,205
Provincial government 253,039 252,748 239,313 253,510 272,057
Other governments2 121,605 120,221 131,719 132,711 177,331
Institutional/private3 66,270 74,664 88,616 107,149 123,910
Total earned revenues 195,407 259,053 293,718 354,220 398,228
Membership 7,963 9,721 10,846 12,374 16,121
Admission 75,967 91,163 106,081 114,748 126,890
Other earned revenues4 111,476 158,169 176,791 227,097 255,218
Total capital revenues 116,716 144,995 105,507 110,405 164,448
Federal government 34,643 54,019 38,253 35,230 53,230
Provincial government 36,932 26,514 26,643 26,119 56,860
Other governments 12,487 24,261 13,125 13,918 25,077
Institutional/private 26,314 34,989 23,984 25,780 21,926
Other capital revenues5 6,341 5,212 3,502 9,358 7,356
Expenditures  
Total operating expenses 844,016 932,696 978,707 1,073,331 1,264,775
Wages 522,458 528,452 528,812 566,729 669,419
Artifacts 8,025 14,489 12,972 15,289 21,699
Other operating expenses6 313,533 389,755 436,922 491,312 573,658
Total capital expenses 125,949 166,001 131,381 131,849 254,016
Purchase and construction 47,645 43,686 31,321 25,259 135,972
Renovations 31,311 63,178 47,799 60,082 60,360
Other capital expenses7 46,993 59,137 52,261 46,508 57,684
  number
Employment  
Full-time8 10,017 10,162 9,856 10,355 10,939
Part-time8 14,108 13,073 13,654 14,567 14,588
Volunteers 55,128 52,035 46,403 44,614 47,414
Note :
- Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.
-The period of collection is the time period covered by the survey. It refers to the respondent's fiscal year which is between April 1st of the reference year and March 31st of the following year. While the frequency for the survey is biennial, there was no survey in 2001-2002. Instead a survey was done for the 2002-2003 financial year.
1. Includes paid and non-paid admissions.
2. Includes municipal and regional sources.
3. Includes educational, religious, institutional or corporate budgets; corporate or foundation grants; and donations.
4. Includes earned revenues such as gross revenues from gift shops, sales counters, cafeterias, camping or recreational activity fees as well as interest income and other earned revenues. Also includes unallocated operating revenues.
5. Includes interest income from capital endowment funds.
6. Includes operating expenses such as the cost of goods sold, utilities, insurance, office supplies, fundraising and special events expenses.
7. Includes capital expenses such as capital equipment, furniture and vehicles.
8. Full-time includes paid employees who worked at least 30 hours per week all year. Part-time includes paid employees who do not meet the full-time definition.
Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 504-0001 and Catalogue no 87F0002X.
Last modified: 2004-10-25.

Find information related to this table (CANSIM table(s); Definitions, data sources and methods; The Daily; publications; and related Canadian Statistics tables).


Home | Search | Contact Us | Français Return to top of page
Important Notices