Newfoundland and Labrador s tourism and culture portfolio supports arts, heritage, Indigenous cultural heritage and cultural economic development projects across the province. View Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation's website for more information.
Newfoundland and Labrador s tourism and culture funding portfolio supports the province s arts, heritage, cultural organizations and creative economy. Programs linked to this provider include the Cultural Economic Development Program for arts and heritage, Indigenous Cultural Heritage support and related cultural-development grants. These streams help artists, heritage organizations, museums, archives, cultural groups and community partners create programming, preserve local stories, strengthen organizations and connect culture with regional economic development. In the funding ecosystem, this provincial role is important because cultural work often produces public value that is not captured by ticket revenue or private sponsorship alone. Public grants can pay for project development, heritage preservation, community programming, professional activity and capacity-building in rural and urban communities. By funding culture as both identity and economic infrastructure, the province helps maintain local heritage while supporting creative-sector jobs, tourism appeal and community pride.