Library and Archives Canada invites applications for the Documentary Heritage Communities Program 2025–2026. On a yearly basis, Library and Archives Canada provides funding to documentary heritage organizations across Canada to ensure that Canada’s continuing memory is documented, preserved and available to the public. Eligible organizations are invited to apply for funding each fall during the annual call for proposals.
Eligibility
- Archives
- Genealogical organizations or societies
- Historical societies
- Indigenous organizations or government institutions (a First Nations, Inuit, and/or Métis Nation band council, government organization or non-profit organization – cultural centres, community organizations, historical societies)
- Private libraries
- Organizations with an archival component (an organization with a documentary heritage collection that portrays the past of the organization, its predecessors or the community in which it is located. The archival component would provide a dedicated storage for the collection(s), include accessible high-level descriptions and be accessible to the public.)
- Professional library or archival associations (incorporated bodies that represent the professional development of archivists, librarians, historians, authors, and information managers)
All applicants must be privately funded (50% or more) except for Indigenous organizations or government institutions.
Application Deadline: January 9, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (PST).
For further information about the Documentary Heritage Communities Program or to apply, click here.