Canada's Investments

The Government of Canada is a proud partner of the 2010 Winter Games and has made a major investment to the event. The Games represent an opportunity to shine a light on Canada as an innovative, inclusive, and progressive nation that boasts one of the highest standards of living in the world.

The Government of Canada's total commitment to the Games is $1.23 billion distributed to a number of initiatives, as follows:

Capital Investments

• $290 million for infrastructure projects related to sport and event venues including an additional $55 million that was approved post MPA due to rising construction costs in the lower mainland of British Columbia.

2010 Paralympic Winter Games Involvement

• $20 million to help offset the operating costs of the Paralympic Winter Games.

Legacy Investments

• $55 million to establish a Legacy Endowment Fund that will provide operational funding for specific 2010 Winter Games sport venues and fund charitable and not-for-profit organizations conducting high-performance amateur sport programming at those venues and elsewhere in Canada. This will ensure Canadians will continue to use the venues and benefit from sport programming well beyond 2010.

Strategic Opportunities to Leverage the 2010 Winter Games

• $20 million for the Celebration Sites Program, a series of Olympic and Paralympic viewing venues located in Vancouver and Whistler which will allow residents and visitors to share in the excitement of the Games experience.
• $20 million towards the Opening Ceremony to showcase Canada's capacity for excellence and innovation and to reflect Canada's diversity, Aboriginal participation, linguistic duality, and inclusiveness.
• $24.5 million to help make the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays a symbol of community and national pride.
• $26 million for the Canadian Tourism Commission to leverage the 2010 Winter Games and promote Canadian tourism abroad.
• $10.4 million for a Pavilion to showcase Canadian excellence and innovation.

Official Languages

• $7.7 million to support Official Languages.

First Nations Support

• $34.55 million for First Nations Olympic Legacy Agreements.
• $2 million towards the Four Host First Nations Society.

Essential Federal Service Delivery

• $647.5 million for security related federal essential services.
• $40.1 million for non-security related federal essential services such as meteorology and protection of intellectual property.

Operational

• $35 million towards the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Federal Secretariat, the focal point for the Government of Canada's participation in the Games.

Cultural Olympiad

Through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund (formerly known as Arts Presentation Canada) of the Canadian Heritage Department, the Government of Canada invested $250,000 towards Cultural Olympiad 2008, $1 million towards Cultural Olympiad 2009 and $1 million towards Cultural Olympiad 2010. Through the Celebration and Commemoration Program, the Government also invested $400 000 towards Canada CODE, an initiative of the Cultural Olympiad Digital Edition.