Digital Access to Heritage — Museums Assistance Program

Upcoming changes to funding programs

Canadian Heritage’s 2024-2025 Departmental Plan was tabled on February 29, 2024.

Changes to certain programs, as outlined in the Departmental Plan, will come into effect starting on April 1, 2024, at the earliest.

The Department will communicate with program clients and key stakeholders, as appropriate, regarding these changes. More information will also be available on the webpages of affected programs in the coming weeks.

The Digital Access to Heritage component of the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) provides funding to heritage organizations to digitize collections, develop digital content and build their capacity in these areas.

Who can apply

Applicants must meet the criteria in 1 of the 4 categories:

1. An Indigenous governing body or an Indigenous organization with a mandate to preserve and support Indigenous heritage

OR

2. An incorporated non-profit Canadian museumFootnote 1 which:

  • provides services to the public year-round
  • employs the equivalent of 1 full-time paid professional staff
  • has policies for key museum functions
  • has a current 3 to 5-year strategic/business plan

OR

3. An incorporated non-profit Canadian museum* that does not have a permanent physical space which:

  • provides services and/or programming to the public year-round, in person and/or online
  • has been in continuous operation for at least 2 years
  • employs the equivalent of 1 full-time paid professional staff
  • has policies for relevant museum functions
  • has a current 3 to 5-year strategic/business plan

OR

4. A museums association or an incorporated non-profit Canadian service organization whose membership relates to the museum sector which:

  • provides services to the public year-round
  • employs the equivalent of 1 full-time paid professional staff
  • has a current 3 to 5-year strategic/business plan

Application deadlines

The final application deadline is September 1, 2022

For projects taking place between September 1, 2022, and March 31, 2024

How to apply

Applicants are required to:

Contact us

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

or

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 am to 5 pm (ET).

Regional offices of the Department of Canadian Heritage

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