Library and Archives Canada · Contribution program
Documentary Heritage Communities Program
The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to, and promote local documentary heritage.
- Total value
- $12M
- Agreements
- 322
- May 2016 to Apr 2025
- Median agreement
- $39K
- Typical range
- $24K–$50K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Library and Archives Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 1 agreements ($21K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | $186K |
| 2017 | 6 | $373K |
| 2018 | 35 | $1.2M |
| 2019 | 53 | $1.6M |
| 2020 | 49 | $1.8M |
| 2021 | 27 | $931K |
| 2022 | 44 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | 34 | $1.4M |
| 2024 | 40 | $1.6M |
| 2025 | 31 | $1.2M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 85 | $3.7M |
| Ontario | 72 | $2.9M |
| British Columbia | 69 | $1.9M |
| Alberta | 19 | $667K |
| Manitoba | 18 | $612K |
| Saskatchewan | 13 | $472K |
| Yukon | 9 | $453K |
| Nova Scotia | 13 | $361K |
| Nunavut | 8 | $312K |
| Northwest Territories | 5 | $249K |
| New Brunswick | 6 | $118K |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | $102K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 3 | $88K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 257 | $9.1M |
| Indigenous recipients | 65 | $2.9M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | Wongs' Benevolent Association | Digitizing records of Vancouver’s Wongs’ Benevolent Association to preserve Chinese Canadian documentary heritageContribution | $24,245 |
| Apr 2025 | Willmore Wilderness Preservation and Historical Foundation | Voices of the MountainsContribution | $49,763 |
| Apr 2025 | Western Front | Hank Bull fonds: Transfer, access and preservation of an artist's archiveContribution | $23,660 |
| Apr 2025 | Vancouver Holocaust Centre for Remembrance and Education Society | From LTO 7 to LTO 10: Transfer and Migration of VHEC Holocaust Testimonies and Collection Materials for Long-Term Digital PreservationContribution | $40,465 |
| Apr 2025 | Télévision Communautaire Universitaire - Concordia (Tvcu) | Digitization and Dissemination of CUTV’s Physical Video Archives 1969-1999Contribution | $49,193 |
| Apr 2025 | Société historique du Saguenay | From glass to digital: preserving and sharing the Fonds Joseph-Eudore LemayContribution | $49,983 |
| Apr 2025 | Société historique de la Saskatchewan | Processing and enhancement of Fransaskois audiovisual cultural heritage (AVFransaskois)Contribution | $49,995 |
| Apr 2025 | Société d'histoire de Drummond (SHD) | The legacy of André Camirand: archives and achievements of a visionary architect in the heart of QuebecContribution | $50,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Satellite Video Exchange Society | Preserving 1970s Community Cable Activism And ProgrammingContribution | $16,391 |
| Apr 2025 | Salish Sea Indigenous Guardians Association ("SSIGA") | Salish Sea Indigenous Guardians Association: Recording and Preserving the Voices of our EldersContribution | $31,876 |
| Apr 2025 | Prud'homme Multicultural Providence Museum | Prud’homme archive project 2025Contribution | $24,884 |
| Apr 2025 | The Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre | Creating accessibility to Mi’kmaw Elders’ collections via MDCC's digital portal and exhibitionsContribution | $50,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Kitikmeot Heritage Society | The Inuinnait Cultural CloudContribution | $52,665 |
| Apr 2025 | Hazara Heritage | Our stories, Our voices: Hazara Narratives in CanadaContribution | $23,917 |
| Apr 2025 | Haida Gwaii Museum | Creating Community Access to Haida Cultural Heritage CollectionsContribution | $42,494 |
| Apr 2025 | Grenville County Historical Society | Grenville County Newspaper Digitization ProjectContribution | $48,933 |
| Apr 2025 | Fernie & District Historical Society | Under the Coal Dust: CNPCC Archives Preservation and Access ProjectContribution | $19,091 |
| Apr 2025 | Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) | CYFN Arrangement, Description and Access 2025-26Contribution | $60,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Collectif Super Boat People | Preserving and promoting the oral history of the Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese communities in Quebec.Contribution | $33,558 |
| Apr 2025 | Cold Lake First Nations | Lue Chok Tue Archives: Increasing Awareness of and Access to Cold Lake First Nations Documentary HeritageContribution | $33,272 |
| Apr 2025 | Chipewyan Prairie First Nation | Bringing our People Home: Video Project to Document Elders’ Stories and Traditional TeachingsContribution | $45,352 |
| Apr 2025 | Chinese Canadian Historical Society of British Columbia | Diversifying the Okanagan’s Past and Future: An Oral History Workshop SeriesContribution | $24,967 |
| Apr 2025 | The Charlotte County Archives Inc. | Preserving and Digitizing Scrapbooks of Southwest New BrunswickContribution | $26,073 |
| Apr 2025 | Canadian National Exhibition Foundation | Preserving the Legacy of the Canadian National Exhibition: Digitizing Archival Images from the Alexandra Studio Collection 1981-1983Contribution | $48,459 |
| Apr 2025 | (The Canadian Jewish Archives is a program of) United Israel Appeal of Canada Inc. | Database migration and enhancementsContribution | $22,770 |