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Canadian Heritage · Grant program

Museums Assistance Program - Access to Heritage

Supports heritage institutions and workers in the preservation and presentation of heritage collections.

Total value
$22.5M
Agreements
143
Apr 2022 to Jun 2026
Median agreement
$62K
Typical range
$20K–$188K
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 Canadian Heritage’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Art Gallery of Ontario3$2.5M
Royal Ontario Museum3$2.5M
Province Of Alberta - Royal Tyrrell Museum3$2.4M
Royal British Columbia Museum3$2M
St. Lawrence Parks Commission3$1.6M
Royal Botanical Gardens3$1.3M
Province Of Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia Museum2$638K
The Manitoba Museum3$524K
Kinngait Arts Foundation1$492K
Province Of Alberta - Royal Alberta Museum3$484K
Chinese Canadian Museum Society of British Columbia2$373K
Minéro - Musée De Thetford1$361K
Rooms Corporation Of Newfoundland And Labrador (The)3$358K
Musée du Fjord1$297K
Beaverbrook Art Gallery4$294K
Western Development Museum Board (The)3$278K
Abbotsford Cultural Centre1$270K
Temiskaming Art Gallery/Galerie D'art Du Temiskaming3$270K
Ontario Ministry Of Tourism, Culture And Gaming2$266K
Société d'histoire du Lac-St-Jean inc.1$263K
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia4$254K
The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society2$240K
Mount Allison University - Owens Art Gallery2$240K
Nanaimo and District Museum Society1$230K
Moose Jaw Art Museum Incorporated1$223K
Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent1$218K
Musée de la nature et des sciences inc.1$200K
Province Of Alberta - Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump3$198K
New Brunswick Black History Society Ltd.2$191K
Musée de la Gaspésie1$188K
McMichael Canadian Art Collection2$173K
Kings Landing Corporation2$170K
The Centennial Centre of Science and Technology1$167K
Government Of The Northwest Territories - Prince Of Wales Northern Heritage Centre1$157K
Science North1$138K
Province Of New Brunswick Tourism And Parks - Village Historique Acadien2$128K
Governing Council Of The University Of Toronto (The) - Art Museum At The University Of Toronto1$120K
Province Of Alberta - Reynolds-Alberta Museum3$113K
Province Of Alberta - Frank Slide Interpretive Centre3$104K
Corporation Of The City Of Markham (The) - Markham Museum (The)1$102K
The Van Horne Estate On Ministers Island Inc.2$102K
The Winnipeg Art Gallery3$98K
THEMUSEUM of Ideas Transcending Objects1$91K
Société Du Jardin Botanique Du Nouveau-Brunswick Inc. (La)2$85K
Art Gallery of Northumberland1$79K
Ontario Ministry Of Tourism, Culture And Gaming - Fort William Historical Park2$77K
The Ontario Bushplane Heritage and Forest Fire Educational Centre1$74K
Musée De La Mémoire Vivante1$66K
Art Gallery of Windsor1$63K
Markham Museum (The)1$63K

Plus 1 agreements ($14K) 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.

YearAgreementsTotal
20221$146K
20239$1.3M
202413$2.4M
202569$10.5M
202651$8.1M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario40$10.5M
Alberta39$3.4M
British Columbia7$2.9M
Quebec10$1.7M
New Brunswick19$1.2M
Nova Scotia8$989K
Manitoba6$622K
Saskatchewan5$511K
Newfoundland and Labrador5$404K
Northwest Territories1$157K
Yukon3$21K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not stated by the department69$11.5M
Other organizations74$11M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jun 2026The Winnipeg Art Gallery$31,706
Jun 2026Western Development Museum Board (The)$112,500
Jun 2026The Van Horne Estate On Ministers Island Inc.$54,300
Jun 2026St. Lawrence Parks Commission$693,000
Jun 2026Société Du Jardin Botanique Du Nouveau-Brunswick Inc. (La)$51,300
Jun 2026Royal Ontario Museum$1,000,000
Jun 2026Royal British Columbia Museum$807,600
Jun 2026Royal Botanical Gardens$628,050
Jun 2026Rooms Corporation Of Newfoundland And Labrador (The)$153,301
Jun 2026Province Of Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia Museum$322,754
Jun 2026Province Of New Brunswick Tourism And Parks - Village Historique Acadien$66,000
Jun 2026Province Of Alberta - Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village$17,136
Jun 2026Province Of Alberta - Stephansson House Provincial Historic Site$285
Jun 2026Province Of Alberta - Rutherford House Provincial Historic Site$1,454
Jun 2026Province Of Alberta - Royal Tyrrell Museum$986,700
Jun 2026Province Of Alberta - Royal Alberta Museum$208,350
Jun 2026Province Of Alberta - Reynolds-Alberta Museum$45,300
Jun 2026Province Of Alberta- Remington Carriage Museum$8,100
Jun 2026Province Of Alberta - Oil Sands Discovery Centre$8,250
Jun 2026Province Of Alberta - Historic Dunvegan Provincial Park$338
Jun 2026Province Of Alberta - Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump$81,750
Jun 2026Province Of Alberta - Frank Slide Interpretive Centre$42,600
Jun 2026Province Of Alberta - Fort George And Buckingham House Provincial Historic Site$233
Jun 2026Province of Alberta$692
Jun 2026Province of Alberta$355