Canadian Heritage · Grant program
Museum Assistance Program (MAP) - Collections Management
- Total value
- $2.9M
- Agreements
- 91
- Apr 2020 to Sep 2021
- Median agreement
- $25K
- Typical range
- $15K–$46K
- 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.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 2 agreements ($75K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 44 | $1.2M |
| 2021 | 47 | $1.7M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 40 | $1.3M |
| British Columbia | 18 | $566K |
| Quebec | 14 | $527K |
| Alberta | 6 | $213K |
| Manitoba | 2 | $121K |
| New Brunswick | 3 | $48K |
| Nova Scotia | 3 | $46K |
| Saskatchewan | 2 | $38K |
| Yukon | 1 | $36K |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $20K |
| Northwest Territories | 1 | $16K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 89 | $2.9M |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $40K |
| Academia | 1 | $26K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2021 | The Welland Historical Museum | Lower Gallery Artifact Storage UpgradeGrant | $19,027 |
| Aug 2021 | Musée québécois de culture populaire | Installation de mobilier d'entreposage de type Mobilex dans la réserve 2Grant | $40,000 |
| Jul 2021 | Museums Association Of Saskatchewan Inc. | Newcomers in Museums: Engaging with Diverse CommunitiesGrant | $14,700 |
| Jul 2021 | Association of Manitoba Museums (1972) Inc. | Building Best Practices in Managing Manitoba's Museum Collections-Phase IIContribution | $112,112 |
| Jun 2021 | York-Sunbury Historical Society, Ltd. | Third Floor Textile Storage SolutionsGrant | $34,684 |
| Jun 2021 | Shelburne Historical Society | Improving Collections Storage and Access at Shelburne County MuseumGrant | $7,818 |
| May 2021 | City Of Toronto | Innovating with online collections: sharing best practiceContribution | $120,020 |
| May 2021 | The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society | Collections Management: Archives Renewal ProjectGrant | $49,555 |
| May 2021 | City of Pickering | Pickering Museum Village Collections Storage ShelvingGrant | $30,000 |
| May 2021 | Université Du Québec À Montréal, Galerie De L'uqam | Mise à niveau de la base de données Ultima et des mesures de conservation préventive de la Collection d'oeuvres d'art de l'UQAMGrant | $25,945 |
| May 2021 | York Region District School Board Heritage Schoolhouse Museum And Archives | Holdings Maintenance UpdateGrant | $34,199 |
| May 2021 | Town Of Bridgewater - Desbrisay Museum | Collections Capacity Improvement ProjectGrant | $11,545 |
| May 2021 | Museum of Ontario Archaeology | Museum of Ontario Archaeology Integrated Collections Management SystemGrant | $45,000 |
| May 2021 | Éco-Nature | Mise à niveau de la base de donnéesGrant | $11,390 |
| May 2021 | Canadian Centre for the Great War/Centre Canadien pour la Grande Guerre | Catalog System UpgradeGrant | $17,710 |
| Apr 2021 | Corporation Of The County Of Bruce - Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre | Optimizing Artifact Storage SpaceGrant | $2,189 |
| Apr 2021 | Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation | Accessing Canada's Heritage through Photography: Managing the CHPF ArchivesGrant | $13,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Varley Art Gallery Of Markham | Vault Storage UpgradesGrant | $17,564 |
| Apr 2021 | The Vancouver Art Gallery Association | Vancouver Arts Gallery DAMS ProjectGrant | $50,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Société Des Musées Du Québec | Colloque : Musées en transformationGrant | $50,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Sncewips Heritage Museum | Display and Storage UpgradesGrant | $25,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Rossland Historical Museum & Archives Association | Large Artifact Horizontal Storage SystemGrant | $16,715 |
| Apr 2021 | Regional Municipality of Waterloo | Curatorial Centre - Archives Storage Upgrade and Rehousing ProjectGrant | $49,260 |
| Apr 2021 | Osgoode Township Rural Museum | Community Collections ManagementGrant | $9,500 |
| Apr 2021 | Ontario Museum Association | Professional Development 2021-2022Grant | $32,200 |