Designated organizations
Designated organizations are located in Canada and demonstrate the ability to ensure the long-term preservation of cultural property. Category A organizations are listed below. For more information on Category B organizations, please contact the Designation Program.
Category A organizations
Category A organizations are designated indeterminately for one or several cultural property classes. The list is divided by province and provides the cultural property classes that are associated with each organization. NB: The list is subject to change. Please inquire with the organization or the Designation Program to confirm the most up to date information.
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
Alberta
Name of organization | Cultural property classes |
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Alberta Culture and Tourism, Heritage Division, Historic Sites and Museums Branch, Edmonton
|
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton | 2, 4, 5, 7 |
Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton | 5 |
Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie | 5, 7 |
Galt Museum & Archives, Lethbridge | 7 |
Glenbow Museum, Calgary | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Legal Archives Society of Alberta, Calgary | 5, 6, 7 |
Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton | 7 |
Red Deer Polytechnic Permanent Collection and Gallery, Red Deer | 4, 5, 7 |
Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery, Red Deer | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Drumheller | 1 |
University of Alberta Archives, Edmonton | 7 |
University of Alberta Library, Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, Edmonton | 7 |
University of Alberta Museums, Edmonton | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
University of Calgary, Libraries and Cultural Resources, Archives and Special Collections, Calgary | 4, 7, 9 |
University of Calgary, Nickle Galleries, Calgary | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 |
University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge | 5 |
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff | 2, 4, 5, 7 |
British Columbia
Name of organization | Cultural property classes |
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Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 |
Audain Art Museum | 2, 5 |
The Canadian Museum of Rail Travel, Cranbrook | 4, 6, 7 |
City of Vancouver Archives, Vancouver | 7 |
City of Victoria Archives, Victoria | 5, 7 |
Haida Gwaii Museum, Skidegate | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops | 5 |
Kamloops Museum and Archives, Kamloops | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna | 5 |
Museum at Campbell River, Campbell River | 1, 2, 7 |
Museum of Northern British Columbia, Prince Rupert | 1, 2, 7 |
Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Royal BC Museum, Victoria | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Simon Fraser University Archives, Burnaby | 7 |
Simon Fraser University Gallery, Burnaby | 5 |
Simon Fraser University Library, Special Collections & Rare Books, Burnaby | 7 |
Simon Fraser University, Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Burnaby | 1, 2, 7 |
Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey | 5, 7 |
Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George | 5 |
U'mista Cultural Centre, Alert Bay | 1, 2, 7 |
University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections, Vancouver | 7, 9 |
University of British Columbia, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver | 2, 4, 5, 7 |
University of British Columbia, Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
University of British Columbia, Pacific Museum of the Earth, Vancouver | 1 |
University of Northern British Columbia, Geoffrey R. Weller Library, Northern BC Archives & Special Collections, Prince George | 7 |
University of Victoria, Legacy Art Galleries, Victoria | 2, 4, 5, 7 |
University of Victoria Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, Victoria | 7 |
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver | 5 |
Vancouver Maritime Museum, Vancouver | 1, 4, 5, 7 (Designation currently suspended) |
Manitoba
Name of organization | Cultural property classes |
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Archives of Manitoba, Winnipeg | 7 |
Assiniboine Park Conservancy, Pavilion Gallery Museum, Winnipeg | 5, 7 |
The Central Museum of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (also known as The RCA Museum), Canadian Forces Base Shilo, Shilo | 3, 5, 6, 7 |
Manitoba Agricultural Museum, Austin | 4, 6 |
Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, Winnipeg | 1, 3, 6, 7 |
Société historique de Saint-Boniface, Centre du patrimoine, Saint Boniface | 7 |
Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre, Winnipeg | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
University of Manitoba Libraries, Archives & Special Collections, Winnipeg | 7 |
University of Manitoba, School of Art Gallery, Winnipeg | 5, 7 |
University of Winnipeg, Gallery 1C03, Winnipeg | 5 (Designation currently suspended) |
Winnipeg Art Gallery (Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq), Winnipeg | 4, 5, 7 |
New Brunswick
Name of organization | Cultural property classes |
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Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton | 4, 5, 7 |
Kings Landing Historical Settlement, Kings Landing | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Mount Allison University, Libraries and Archives, Sackville
|
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Mount Allison University, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 |
New Brunswick Museum, Saint John | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton | 7 |
Saint John Free Public Library, Special Collections, Saint John | 7 |
Tourism, Heritage and Culture (Department), Heritage Branch, Fredericton | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Université de Moncton, Bibliothèque Champlain, Moncton
|
4, 5, 7 |
Université de Moncton, Galerie d’art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen, Moncton | 4, 5 |
University of New Brunswick Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Fredericton | 7 |
University of New Brunswick, UNB Art Centre, Fredericton | 4, 5, 7 |
Newfoundland and Labrador
Name of organization | Cultural property classes |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland Libraries, St. John’s
|
7 |
The Rooms, St. John’s
|
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Northwest Territories
Name of organization | Cultural property classes |
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Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Nova Scotia
Name of organization | Cultural property classes |
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Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville | 5 (Designation currently suspended) |
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax | 4, 5 |
Cape Breton Miners' Museum, Glace Bay | 2, 6, 7 |
Cape Breton University Art Gallery, Sydney | 5 |
Cape Breton University, Beaton Institute, Sydney | 5, 7 |
Dalhousie University, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax | 5 |
Dalhousie University Libraries, Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections, Halifax | 5, 7 |
Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax | 7 |
Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax
|
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Yarmouth County Museum, Yarmouth | 4, 5, 7 |
Ontario
Name of organization | Cultural property classes |
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Ottawa | 1, 7 |
Anglican Church of Canada, General Synod Archives, Toronto | 4, 5, 7 |
Archives of Ontario, Toronto | 7 |
Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie | 2, 4, 5, 7 |
Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington | 4, 5 |
Art Gallery of Guelph, Guelph | 3, 4, 5, 7 |
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton | 4, 5, 7 |
Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga | 2, 4, 5, 7 |
Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg | 4, 5, 7 |
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto | 2, 4, 5, 7 |
Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough | 5 |
Art Gallery of Sudbury, Sudbury | 4, 5 |
Art Gallery of Windsor (Art Windsor-Essex), Windsor | 2, 4, 5, 7 |
Bank of Canada Museum, Bank of Canada, Ottawa | 4, 7 |
Base Borden Military Museum, Borden | 3 |
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Brant Museum and Archives, Brantford | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Brock University, James A. Gibson Library, Special Collections and Archives, St. Catharines | 7 |
Brock University, Rodman Hall Art Centre, St. Catharines | 5 |
Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Ottawa | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank, Ottawa | 8 |
Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Canadian Automotive Museum, Oshawa | 6 |
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo | 4, 5 |
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa | 1, 2, 4, 5. 6. 7 |
Canadian War Museum, Ottawa | 1, 2, 3, 4 5, 6, 7 |
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mt. Hope | 3, 6 |
Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa | 2, 4, 5 |
Carleton University Library, Archives and Research Collections, Ottawa | 7 |
City of Hamilton Public Library, Local History & Archives, Hamilton | 7 |
City of Ottawa Archives, Ottawa | 7 |
City of Toronto Archives, Toronto | 7 |
City of Toronto Museum and Heritage Services (including the Market Gallery), Toronto | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
City of Toronto Public Library, Special Collections, Toronto | 7 |
Elgin County Archives, St. Thomas | 7 |
Gallery Stratford, Stratford | 4, 5 |
Gardiner Museum, Toronto | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Glanmore, National Historic Site, Belleville | 4, 5 |
Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby | 5 |
Huronia Museum, Midland | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 |
Joseph Schneider Haus Museum, Kitchener | 4, 5, 7 |
Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery, Sarnia | 4, 5, 7 |
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener | 5 |
Lakehead University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Thunder Bay | 7 |
Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa | 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 |
Lynnwood Arts Centre, Simcoe | 4, 5 |
Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, Kingston | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Designation currently suspended) |
McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton | 4, 5 |
McMaster University Library, William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, Hamilton | 7 |
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Museum London, London | 4, 5, 7 |
Museum of Ontario Archaeology, London | 1, 2 |
National Air Force Museum of Canada, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Astra | 3, 7 |
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa | 4, 5, 7 |
Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, Earth Material Collections, Ottawa | 1, 7 |
Nipissing University and Canadore College Archives and Special Collections, North Bay | 7, 9 |
Norfolk County Archives, Simcoe | 4, 5, 7 |
Oakville Museum, Oakville | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Ontario Heritage Trust, Toronto | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Ontario Jewish Archives Foundation, Toronto | 4, 7 |
Ontario Science Centre, Toronto | 6 |
Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa | 5, 7 |
Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, Brampton | 1, 4, 5, 7 |
Peterborough Museum & Archives, Peterborough | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Queen's University, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston | 2, 4, 5 |
Queen's University Library and Archives, Kingston
|
7 |
Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa | 2, 4, 5, 7 |
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 |
Simcoe County Archives, Minesing | 7 |
St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, St. Thomas | 5 |
Stratford Festival Archives, Stratford | 4, 5, 7 |
Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto | 4 |
Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay | 2, 5 |
Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound | 5 |
Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Toronto | 7 |
Toronto Metropolitan University, The Image Centre, Ryerson University, Toronto | 5, 7 |
Trent University, Thomas J. Bata Library, Trent University Archives, Peterborough | 7 |
Trinity College Library and Archives, Toronto
|
5, 7 |
Université d'Ottawa, Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française, Ottawa | 7 |
University of Guelph, McLaughlin Library, Archival and Special Collections, Guelph | 7 |
University of Ottawa, Morisset Library, Archives and Special Collections, Ottawa | 7 |
University of St. Michael's College, John M. Kelly Library, Archival and Manuscript Collections, Toronto | 7 |
University of Toronto, Art Museum at the University of Toronto, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Toronto | 5 |
University of Toronto, Art Museum at the University of Toronto, University of Toronto Art Centre, Toronto | 4, 5, 7 |
University of Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Toronto
|
7 |
University of Toronto Scarborough, Doris McCarthy Gallery, Toronto | 5, 7 |
University of Waterloo Library, Special Collections and Archives, Waterloo | 7 |
University of Windsor (Leddy Library), Archives and Special Collections, Windsor | 7 |
Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Varley Art Gallery of Markham, Unionville | 5, 7 |
Victoria University Library, Special Collections, Toronto | 5, 7 |
Wellington County Museum and Archives, Fergus | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Western University, McIntosh Gallery, London | 5 |
Western University, Western Libraries, London
|
7 |
Wilfrid Laurier University, Archives and Special Collections, Waterloo | 7 |
Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford | 2 |
Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock | 4, 5, 7 |
York University, Art Gallery of York University, Toronto | 2, 4, 5 |
York University Libraries, Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections, Toronto | 5, 7 |
Prince Edward Island
Name of organization | Cultural property classes |
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Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation, Charlottetown | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown | 1, 3, 7 |
University of Prince Edward Island, Robertson Library, University Archives & Special Collections, Charlottetown | 7 |
Quebec
Name of organization | Cultural property classes |
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Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute, Ouje-Bougoumou | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 |
Avataq Cultural Institute, Inukjuak and Montreal | 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 |
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Montreal
|
5, 7 |
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal | 4, 5, 7 |
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Centre d'histoire de Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Hyacinthe | 7 |
Centre régional d'archives de l'Outaouais, Gatineau | 7 |
La Cinémathèque québécoise, Montreal | 6, 7, 9 |
Concordia University, Concordia Cinema Collection, Montreal | 7 |
Concordia University, Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Montreal | 2, 4, 5, 7 |
Concordia University Libraries, Special Collections, Montreal | 7 |
Indigenous Art Centre, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Gatineau | 2, 4, 5, 7 |
Jewish Public Library, Archives, Montreal | 7 |
McCord Stewart Museum, Montreal | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 |
McGill University Library and Archives, Montreal
|
7 |
McGill University, Redpath Museum, Montreal | 1 |
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 |
Musée d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul, Baie-Saint-Paul | 4, 5, 7 |
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal | 5 |
Musée d'art de Joliette, Joliette | 4, 5 |
Musée de Charlevoix, La Malbaie | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Musée de la civilisation, Quebec | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Musée de la Gaspésie, Gaspé | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 |
Musée de Lachine, Lachine | 2, 4, 5, 7 |
Musée des beaux-arts de Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Mont-Saint-Hilaire | 4, 5, 7 |
Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke | 4, 5 |
Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec (Musée des métiers d’arts du Québec), Saint-Laurent | 4, 5 |
Musée des religions du monde, Nicolet | 2, 4, 5, 6 |
Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Rivière-du-Loup | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 (Designation currently suspended) |
Musée Laurier, Victoriaville | 4, 5, 7 |
Musée maritime du Québec Inc., L'Islet-sur-Mer | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Quebec | 2, 4, 5, 7 |
Musée québécois de culture populaire (Musée POP), Trois-Rivières | 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 |
Musée régional de la Côte-Nord, Sept-Îles | 1, 2, 5 |
Musée régional de Rimouski, Rimouski | 4, 5, 7 |
Parks Canada, Heritage Conservation and Commemoration Directorate, Collections, Curatorial and Conservation Branch, Gatineau | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History, Montreal | 1, 2, 5, 7 |
La Pulperie de Chicoutimi / Regional Museum, Chicoutimi | 2, 4, 5, 6 |
Royal 22nd Regiment Museum, Quebec Citadel, Quebec | 3 |
Société historique du Saguenay, Saguenay | 7 |
Université de Montréal, Bibliothèque des livres rares et des collections spéciales, Montreal | 7 |
Université de Montréal, Division de la gestion des documents et des archives, Montreal | 7 |
Université de Sherbrooke, Galerie d’art du Centre culturel (Galerie d’art Antoine-Sirois) | 5, 7 |
Université du Québec à Montréal, Bibliothèque centrale, Service des livres rares, Montreal | 7 |
Université du Québec à Montréal, Galerie de l'UQAM, Montreal | 5 |
Université du Québec à Montréal, Service des archives et de gestion des documents, Montreal | 7 |
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Bibliothèque, Livres rares et anciens, Trois-Rivières | 7 |
Université Laval, Bibliothèque, Les Collections de l'Université Laval, Quebec | 1, 2, 4, 5 |
Université Laval, Bibliothèque, Services conseils et collections, Collection de livres rares et précieux, Quebec | 7 |
Université Laval, Division de la gestion des documents administratifs et des archives, Quebec | 7 |
Université Laval, Musée de géologie René-Bureau, Quebec | 1 |
Ville de Gatineau, Section de la gestion des documents et des archives, Gatineau | 7 |
Ville de Québec, Division de la gestion des documents et des archives, Quebec | 4, 5, 7 |
Saskatchewan
Name of organization | Cultural property classes |
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Allen Sapp Gallery, North Battleford | 5, 7 |
Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina | 4, 5 |
MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina | 4, 5 |
Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, Moose Jaw | 2, 4, 5 |
Remai Modern, Saskatoon | 5, 9 |
Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Regina | 1 |
Saskatchewan Archives Board, Regina | 7 |
Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina | 4, 5, 7 |
Saskatchewan Western Development Museum, Saskatoon | 6 |
University of Regina Library, Archives and Special Collections, Regina | 5, 7 (Designation currently suspended) |
University of Saskatchewan, Kenderdine Art Gallery, Saskatoon | 5 |
University of Saskatchewan Library, University Archives and Special Collections, Saskatoon | 7 |
Yukon
Name of organization | Cultural property classes |
---|---|
Yukon Archives, Whitehorse | 7 |
Yukon Arts Centre Public Art Gallery, Whitehorse | 5 |
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