Report

Creative Export Strategy – A Budgetary Analysis

Aug 31, 2023

This report provides a budgetary analysis of the Creative Export Strategy.

Highlights

Total actual spending under the federal government’s Creative Export Strategy (CES) amounted to $125.9 million between 2018-19 to 2022-23. This amount is $15.9 million lower than what was planned.
The largest programs/initiatives funded by the CES were the Creative Export Canada (CEC) program ($36.2 million) and the Frankfurt Book Fair ($14.5 million). Additionally, $18.1 million was used to fund costs to administer the CES, including salary, employee benefit plans and corporate costs.
More than 90% of spending dedicated to specific locations was spent in Germany ($18 million), Canada ($15.8 million) and the United States ($1.8 million).
The CES was renewed in 2022-23 with a planned funding of $62 million over three years (2023-24 to 2025-26).