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Budget offers $4B in cultural funding for museums, ice rinks, CBC
The budget also includes free admission for people under 25 at national museums and new support for CBC/Radio-Canada and community ice rinks.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney's government tabled a federal budget providing $4 billion in support for Canadian culture and recreation over five years.
- "Being sovereign means building a country where Canadian culture in all its diversity and creativity thrives," the budget states; The Liberal government intends to repair aging facilities and protect national collections.
- The budget allocates $1.5 billion over nine years to the Build Communities Strong Fund for constructing recreational facilities and ice rinks, while $783.1 million supports Museum institutions and the National Arts Centre.
- Ottawa also promises $300 million over two years for CBC and Radio-Canada to strengthen capacity, and $76 million in 2027-28 will renew the Canada Strong Pass offering tourism and museum discounts.
- Additional proposals include $32.2 million for a national digital book collection and a new Canada Creative Credit for artists, while the budget extends the 35 per cent Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit through 2028.
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Budget offers $4B in cultural funding for museums, ice rinks, CBC
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it is providing "unprecedented" support in the new federal budget for culture and recreation through $4 billion in funding over five years.
·Toronto, Canada
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Canada's new budget proposes $5B for culture. Here's where it would go
The Carney government's new budget proposes roughly $5 billion over the next five years toward several initiatives to promote Canadian culture, including building new recreational facilities and ice rinks, supporting national museums and permanently making their admissions free for people 25 and younger.
·Ottawa, Canada
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Budget 2026: Liberals announce new temporary funding for CBC, local journalism program - The Wire Report
Ottawa is renewing a $150 million funding top-up for CBC/Radio-Canada for the next two years — but the federal budget didn’t mention a mandate review for the public broadcaster, which has long been sought by advocates.
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