This annual report from Canadian Heritage's Cultural Affairs Sector highlights sector trends and Heritage support for the audio-visual, music, book and magazine publishing, and arts industries in Canada in 2008-09. Various federal policies over the 2008-09 year are reported on, including copyright and foreign cultural investment policies. Specific funds or support mechanisms that Heritage oversaw/administered in 2008-09 are reported on, including the Canadian Television Fund (CTF), federal film and television production tax credits, the Canada Music Fund, Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) and Canada Magazine Fund.