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Museums Assistance Program - Museum Assistance Program-Collections Management

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

Total value
$8.7M
Agreements
203
Apr 2022 to May 2026
Median agreement
$30K
Typical range
$15K–$45K
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
Canadian Museums Association9$2.4M
Ontario Museum Association4$321K
Société Des Musées Du Québec4$226K
Boîte Rouge Vif (La)4$214K
Ontario Association Of Art Galleries2$193K
University Of British Columbia Museum Of Anthropology2$190K
Alberta Museums Association2$182K
Association of Nova Scotia Museums4$169K
Cinémathèque Québécoise (La)2$164K
The Welland Historical Museum4$117K
New Brunswick Museum/Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick3$115K
The Corporation of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent2$100K
Museums Association Of Saskatchewan Inc.1$98K
Community Museums Association Of Prince Edward Island Inc.4$93K
Textile Museum Of Canada2$93K
County of Lennox and Addington2$90K
Musée De Saint-Boniface Museum (Le)2$85K
Society for the Protection and Preservation of Black Culture In Nova Scotia1$80K
Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent1$73K
The Ontario Bushplane Heritage and Forest Fire Educational Centre2$73K
Ukrainian Museum Of Canada Of The Ukrainian Women's Association Of Canada Saskatchewan Branch2$68K
The British Columbia Museums Association2$68K
Société Historique De Stanstead / Stanstead Historical Society2$66K
Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum2$64K
Osgoode Township Museum2$58K
Pôle culturel du Monastère des Ursulines2$58K
Ottawa Museum Network / Réseau Des Musées D'ottawa1$50K
Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural And Educational Centre Inc.1$50K
Canadian Hispanic-Latin American Virtual Museum / Musée virtuel hispano-latino-américain du Canada1$50K
Fondation Guido Molinari / Guido Molinari Foundation1$50K
Corporation Of The County Of Lambton - The Oil Museum Of Canada1$50K
Arquives: Canada’S Queer Archives (The)1$50K
Monastère des Augustines: Lieu de mémoire habité1$50K
Corporation Du Musée Du Saguenay-Lac St-Jean Et Du Site De La Pulperie (La)1$50K
Corporation Of The City Of Sault Ste. Marie - Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site1$50K
Agnes Etherington Art Centre1$50K
City of Hamilton1$50K
Montreal Holocaust Museum/Musée De L'holocauste Montréal1$50K
Musée d'histoire, d'ethnographie et d'art religieux de Nicolet1$49K
Société Du Musée D'archéologie Et D'histoire De Montréal Pointe-À-Callière1$49K
Musée d'art de Joliette1$49K
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre1$47K
The Corporation of the Town of Perth1$47K
Thunder Bay Art Gallery1$46K
Toronto Holocaust Museum1$45K
Musée de Charlevoix2$45K
Art Gallery of Sudbury / Galerie d'art de Sudbury2$45K
The Corporation of the Township of Scugog1$45K
City Of Swift Current - Art Gallery Of Swift Current1$44K
Western Development Museum Board (The)1$44K

Plus 3 agreements ($67K) 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
20228$420K
202339$1.6M
202459$3.2M
202544$1.7M
202653$1.8M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario88$5M
Quebec41$1.6M
British Columbia26$555K
Alberta14$351K
Nova Scotia9$331K
Saskatchewan6$270K
Manitoba4$174K
New Brunswick6$154K
Prince Edward Island6$124K
Newfoundland and Labrador2$34K
Yukon1$15K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not stated by the department150$6.9M
Other organizations53$1.8M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
May 2026County of Lennox and Addington$41,660
May 2026Mississippi Valley Textile Museum$35,792
May 2026Multicultural History Society of Ontario$34,168
May 2026The Welland Historical Museum$30,230
May 2026Ottawa Museum Network / Réseau Des Musées D'ottawa$50,000
Apr 2026Cumberland & District Historical Society$8,400
Apr 2026Community Museums Association Of Prince Edward Island Inc.$18,418
Apr 2026Orillia Museum of Art & History$8,911
Apr 2026Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre$47,000
Apr 2026Corporation Of The Town Of Blind River (The) - Timber Village Museum$19,335
Apr 2026Dawson City Museum Society$15,000
Apr 2026Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders$30,000
Apr 2026Corporation Of The County Of Bruce - Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre$750
Apr 2026Association of Nova Scotia Museums$45,000
Apr 2026Corporation de développement faunique touristique et culturelle, "FAUCUS"$14,500
Apr 2026University Of British Columbia Museum Of Anthropology$90,000
Apr 2026Ukrainian Museum Of Canada Of The Ukrainian Women's Association Of Canada Saskatchewan Branch$42,173
Apr 2026Toronto Railway Historical Association - Toronto Railway Museum$29,350
Apr 2026Toronto Asian Art Museum$42,245
Apr 2026Textile Museum Of Canada$50,000
Apr 2026Tank 77 Museum$20,000
Apr 2026Société Historique De Stanstead / Stanstead Historical Society$30,321
Apr 2026Société Des Musées Du Québec$58,000
Apr 2026Royal Institution For The Advancement Of Learning (The) / Mcgill University - Maude Abbott Medical Museum$14,500
Apr 2026Pôle culturel du Monastère des Ursulines$17,033