Library and Archives Canada and the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, with support from the Embassy of Belgium and the Canadian War Museum, mark the Canadian launch of the Names in the Landscape geoportal. This online tool, developed through the support of the Flemish Government, identifies the locations in the contemporary landscape where missing Canadian soldiers fell … Read more
Library and Archives Canada will fund eight projects submitted by local organizations in the Prairie provinces under the Documentary Heritage Communities Program. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-4589. Through its Documentary Heritage Communities Program, Library and Archives Canada will contribute $13,991 in funding to the Annapolis Heritage Society, in Annapolis Royal, N.S. The funded … Read more
Leslie Weir, Librarian and Archivist of Canada, issued a statement: “Today, the Information Commissioner of Canada published two reports based on the results of her investigation into our difficulties meeting the deadlines set out in the Access to Information Act. We acknowledge her findings and her ten recommendations, and have already taken actions to improve the situation. As highlighted … Read more
Library and Archives Canada announced the first recipients of the Price McIntosh Bursary, for the 2021–22 academic year. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-4589.
For a third consecutive year, Library and Archives Canada is providing funding through its Listen, Hear Our Voices initiative to support First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation communities as they digitize their existing documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures. Up to $100,000 per project is available for eligible organizations. New this year, the scope of … Read more
Library and Archives Canada announced its acquisition of an important collection of the works of Hungarian-Canadian documentary photographer Gabor Szilasi. This acquisition covers nearly seven decades of Szilasi’s life and career, and contains more than 80,000 negatives and 42 photographic prints. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-4589.
On behalf of the Anishinābe Algonquin Nation, Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg and the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation gave the name Ādisōke for the facility. On hand to honour the name of the new facility were Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), and … Read more
Library and Archives Canada announced the launch of the Price McIntosh Bursary, which is made possible thanks to the generosity of the McIntosh and Price family from Montréal. This bursary is a bequest from the family estate, which donated monies to LAC and asked that they be used to create a bursary program. The full … Read more
Library and Archives Canada will provide $1.5 million to support 41 projects (including 26 new projects) by archives, libraries and documentary heritage institutions throughout Canada. A list of projects that will funded by the Documenary Heritage Communities Program in the Prairies in 2021–2022 is available online. Call 819-994-4589. A list of projects to be funded by the Documenary Heritage Communities Program in Nunavut, Yukon … Read more
Significant enhancements to achieve net-zero carbon are being made to the joint Ottawa Public Library (OPL)–Library and Archives Canada (LAC) facility, which will soon take shape in downtown Ottawa. An update was provided today by Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), and Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), along with City of … Read more
