Canada's national museums

Langlois, Marie-Claude 1976- (author.). Canada. Library of Parliament. (issuing body.). Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service, (issuing body.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.). Coherent Digital (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: In the fall of 2012, the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, announced changes to the name and mandate of the Canadian Museum of Civilization: the institution would become the Canadian Museum of History. These changes were made through a bill introduced in the House of Commons in November 2012 to amend, among other things, various provisions of the Museums Act. The government conducted nation-wide consultations from November 2012 to January 2013, in order to obtain public input and answer questions about the creation of this new museum. To put this change into context, this background paper provides an overview of the history, governance, funding and future of Canada's national museums. It begins with a look at the country's museum policy from 1968 to the present day, focusing on federal legislation and official documents concerning these museums. It then examines the role, operations and financial resources of the Crown corporations that are Canada's national museums. Lastly, the paper describes the federal government's future plans for managing and funding the national museums, as set out in Budget 2012.

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Physical Description: 1 electronic text (i, 14, iii pages).
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Publisher: [Ottawa, Ontario] : Library of Parliament, 2013.
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.

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General Note:	"6 February 2013." CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 10-14).
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Introduction -- 2. Canada's museum policy: history and evolution -- 3. Governance of national museums -- 4. Funding for national museums -- 5. The national museums and budget 2012 -- 6. A new national museum policy -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix. The national museums and their mandates.
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