Canadian Heritage · Grant program
Museums Assistance Program
- Total value
- $13.8M
- Agreements
- 137
- May 2019 to Oct 2022
- Median agreement
- $51K
- Typical range
- $28K–$120K
- 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 1 agreements ($368K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | $11K |
| 2020 | 1 | $124K |
| 2021 | 22 | $3.3M |
| 2022 | 113 | $10.4M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 56 | $6.4M |
| British Columbia | 24 | $2.5M |
| Quebec | 27 | $2.4M |
| Alberta | 11 | $1.1M |
| Manitoba | 6 | $415K |
| Saskatchewan | 7 | $394K |
| New Brunswick | 2 | $178K |
| Nova Scotia | 2 | $155K |
| Northwest Territories | 1 | $80K |
| Nunavut | 1 | $73K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 137 | $13.8M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2022 | Workers Arts And Heritage Centre Inc. | Banner Digitization ProjectGrant | $73,080 |
| Sep 2022 | Goulbourn Museum | Goulbourn Museum Digitization StrategyGrant | $46,134 |
| Sep 2022 | Corporation Of The Town Of Blind River (The) - Timber Village Museum | Digital Tour InitiativeGrant | $32,070 |
| Sep 2022 | Ukrainian Cultural And Educational Centre (The) | The Oleksander Koshetz Collection Digitization ProjectGrant | $38,325 |
| Aug 2022 | Musée Des Maîtres Et Artisans Du Québec (Le) | Optimisation de la réserve muséale du MUMAQGrant | $41,500 |
| Aug 2022 | Corporation of the County of Northumberland | NCAM Inaugural Travelling Ojibwe (Michi Saagiig) Language Exhibits (Full & Compact Versions)Contribution | $397,300 |
| Aug 2022 | Canadian Railroad Historical Association / Association canadienne d'histoire ferroviaire | Voyage au coeur des arts en compagnie de Sir William Cornelius Van HorneContribution | $151,015 |
| Jul 2022 | Corporation Of The Town Of Blind River (The) - Timber Village Museum | Collection Storage Facility Expansion ProjectGrant | $7,500 |
| Jul 2022 | Canadian Automotive Museum Inc. | Origins of the Canadian AutomobileGrant | $39,656 |
| Jul 2022 | The Mann Art Gallery Inc. | The Mann Art Gallery Digital Project, Part I: Digitization Strategy and Proof-of-ConceptsGrant | $12,112 |
| Jul 2022 | Art Gallery of Guelph | Imperiled landscapes: In search of Tim PitsiulakContribution | $245,795 |
| Jul 2022 | Art Gallery of Algoma | Art Gallery of Algoma Collections Management System (CMS) Implementation ProjectGrant | $35,000 |
| Jun 2022 | Metis Nation of Ontario Secretariat | Sault Ste. Marie Métis Cultural Centre - Collections Management SystemContribution | $101,500 |
| Jun 2022 | Musée de la nature et des sciences inc. | Tournée de l'exposition Poussière et lumièreGrant | $52,000 |
| Jun 2022 | Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation | Debwewin: The Oakville Truth ProjectContribution | $183,670 |
| Jun 2022 | Métis Nation of Alberta Association | Métis History of Southern AlbertaContribution | $138,000 |
| Jun 2022 | The Lincoln Museum & Culture Centre | Digitizing the LMCC CollectionGrant | $99,000 |
| Jun 2022 | Corporation Of The Town Of Atikokan - Museum Of Atikokan | Digitizing the Atikokan ProgressGrant | $66,178 |
| Jun 2022 | Corporation Of The County Of Huron - Huron County Museum And Historic Gaol | Huron County Cultural Services Digitized CollectionGrant | $68,915 |
| Jun 2022 | Boîte Rouge Vif (La) | Collections audiovisuelles partagées; Réalités contemporaines des Premiers Peuples (Stratégie de numérisation)Grant | $28,297 |
| May 2022 | The Canadian Canoe Museum | Grand Portage: moving the largest and most difficult items in the collections of The Canadian CGrant | $45,000 |
| May 2022 | The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society | Collections Management: Collections Maximization ProjectGrant | $44,655 |
| May 2022 | Musée des Ursulines de Trois-Rivières inc. | Aménagement d'une réserve muséaleGrant | $45,127 |
| May 2022 | Municipalité Régionale De Comté De Roussillon - Musée D'archéologie De Roussillon | Sciences et archéologie : l’aventure technologiqueContribution | $175,000 |
| May 2022 | Tlicho Government | Showcasing Tlicho Culture and HistoryGrant | $80,058 |