CHPC Committee Report

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Table of Contents

LIST OF MEMBERS

LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS

MOVING FORWARD – TOWARDS A STRONGER CANADIAN MUSEUM SECTOR

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

PART 1: PORTRAIT OF CANADA’S MUSEUMS

1.1 Definition of “museum”

1.2 Statistical Overview of Canadian Museums

1.3 Overview of Government of Canada Support for Heritage Institutions

1.3.1 The Museums Assistance Program

1.3.2 The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund

1.3.3 The Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program

1.3.4 Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations

1.3.5 The Canada Cultural Investment Fund

1.3.6 The Canadian Conservation Institute

PART 2: STATE OF CANADIAN MUSEUMS

2.1 Finance and Revenue

2.1.1 Major Financial Challenges

2.1.1.1 Operating Costs

2.1.1.2 Short-Term Project Funding

2.1.1.3 Administrative Barriers

2.1.1.4 Competition for Funding and Donations

2.1.2 Federal Government Programs

2.1.2.1 National Museum Policy

2.1.2.2 Museum Assistance Program

2.1.3 Other Sources of Funding

2.1.3.1 Donations and Endowments

2.1.3.2 Admissions

2.2 Human resources

2.2.1 Staff Retention

2.2.2 Recruitment

2.2.4 Peer-to-Peer Mentoring

2.2.5 Youth Employment and Young Professionals

2.2.6 Volunteers

2.3 Collections and Infrastructure

2.3.1 Physical Infrastructure

2.3.2 Digitization and Technology

2.4 Other Challenges

2.4.1 Particularities of rural museums

2.4.2 Role in the community

2.4.3 Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples

2.4.4 Collaboration between museums

APPENDIX A: LIST OF WITNESSES

APPENDIX B: LIST OF BRIEFS

REQUEST FOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSE