Library and Archives Canada will provide financial aid to Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation), persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities through the Price McIntosh Bursary, to encourage them to enrol or pursue studies in fields related to libraries and archives. The call for applications for the Price McIntosh Bursary is … Read more
This year, archives, libraries and documentary heritage institutions will share $1.5 million to carry out 38 projects, selected under Library and Archives Canada’s Documentary Heritage Communities Program. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-4589.
On May 9 in Ottawa, five Canadians received the 2023 Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards during a reception held at the Canadian Museum of Nature. This event was a celebration of our shared identity, our diverse perspectives, and our collective journey towards a brighter future. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-4589.
After the legislated 92 years in the vault, the highly anticipated 1931 Census of Canada will be made available to the public. Collected during the Great Depression and at a time of significant immigration, the census provides a snapshot of the more than 10 million people living in Canada in 1931. On June 1, 2023, … Read more
Library and Archives Canada launched the 2023–2024 funding cycle of its Listen, Hear Our Voices initiative. The deadline for applications is Jan. 31, 2023. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-4589. Library and Archives Canada announced the recipients of the most recent funding cycle of its Listen, Hear Our Voices initiative. Twenty-five Indigenous organizations across the country received funding … Read more
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) celebrated the opening of its new state-of-the-art Preservation Storage Facility in Gatineau, Que. A plaque was unveiled and guests toured the site at the event, which was attended by, among others, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.);Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.); Chief Government Whip Steven MacKinnon (Gatineau, … Read more
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) announced that documentary heritage organizations across the country can now apply for funding for the 2023–2024 cycle of the Documentary Heritage Communities Program. For a ninth consecutive year, LAC will provide $1.5 million to support communities in all parts of Canada that preserve and make accessible local documentary heritage. The … Read more
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and the LAC Foundation announced the names of the 2022 recipients of the Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-4589.
City of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.), Councillor Matthew Luloff, Chair of the Ottawa Public Library Board and representatives from Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg and the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, celebrated the setting of the foundation for Ādisōke, the new Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada joint … Read more
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and Sephardi Voices announced a new exhibition in Ottawa and the donation of the Victor and Edna Mashaal Canadian Collection. The Victor and Edna Mashaal Canadian Collection was donated to LAC by Sephardi Voices, an international heritage organization. In addition, LAC is hosting the exhibition The Forgotten Exodus—A Canadian Refuge in Ottawa until the end … Read more
