Access to Heritage — Museums Assistance Program

The Access to Heritage component of the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) provides funding to heritage organizations for travelling exhibitions in Canada, and to promote access to heritage across different geographic regions.

Who can apply

Applicants must meet the criteria in one of three categories:

1. Incorporated non-profit Canadian museums^{Footnote 1} which:
   • provide services to the public year-round;
   • employ the equivalent of one full-time paid professional staff;
   • have policies for key museum functions; and
   • have a current three to five-year strategic/business plan.

OR

2. Incorporated non-profit Canadian service organizations whose membership relates to the museum sector (e.g. national, provincial, territorial or regional museums associations) which:
   • provide services to the public year-round;
   • employ the equivalent of one full-time paid professional staff; and
   • have a current three to five-year strategic/business plan.

OR

3. Indigenous governing bodies or Indigenous organizations within Canada with a mandate to preserve and support First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis heritage.

Federal departments, Crown corporations and agencies are not eligible for MAP funding.

How to apply

Applicants must:

• review the Application Guidelines;
• contact the nearest regional office of the Department of Canadian Heritage to discuss their project;
• complete an application through the Canadian Heritage Funding Portal.

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Application deadline

November 1, 2024 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time

Contact us

For further information please contact the nearest regional office of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

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Department of Canadian Heritage
Museums Assistance Program
25 Eddy St, 9th Floor (25-9-N)
Gatineau QC  J8X 4B5

Email

map-pam@pch.gc.ca

Telephone

819-997-0055
1-866-811-0055 (toll-free)

TTY

1-888-997-3123 (toll-free)

Agents are available to answer your questions Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ET).

Regional offices of the Department of Canadian Heritage

Guides and help

• Application guidelines – Access to Heritage
• Glossary
• Forms – Access to Heritage
• Guide on the public acknowledgement of financial support - Canadian Heritage
• Service standards for Canadian Heritage funding programs
• Report fraud and abuse
• General guide on how to apply – Museums Assistance Program

Related services and information

• Museums Assistance Program
• Digital Access to Heritage – Museums Assistance Program
• Exhibition Circulation Fund — Museums Assistance Program
• Indigenous Heritage — Museums Assistance Program
• Collections Management — Museums Assistance Program
• Canada-France Agreement — Museums Assistance Program
• Evaluation of the Museums Assistance Program 2013-14 to 2017-18