News Releases

News Releases 2019

Library and Archives Canada unveils new exhibition: Prime Ministers and the Arts: Creators, Collectors and Muses
February 6, 2019

Library and Archives Canada acquires rare book once belonging to Adolf Hitler
January 23, 2019

News Releases 2018

Preservation Centre in Gatineau Named Outstanding Building of the Year in Canada
December 7, 2018

Library and Archives Canada offers financial assistance to preserve and share your histories and documentary heritage
October 18, 2018

Kudos to innovative TD Summer Reading Club programs for kids
May 31, 2018

Library and Archives Canada: 12 projects to preserve documentary heritage funded in Quebec
May 10, 2018

Library and Archives Canada: seven projects for preservation of documentary heritage funded in Western Canada and Yukon
May 10, 2018

Library and Archives Canada: nine projects for preservation of documentary heritage funded in Ontario
May 10, 2018

Library and Archives Canada: four projects for preservation of documentary heritage funded in Atlantic
May 10, 2018

Library and Archives Canada: seven projects for preservation of documentary heritage funded in British Columbia
May 10, 2018

Library and Archives Canada to safeguard all future Death Star plans in their new Preservation facility
May 4, 2018

International meeting in Ottawa on the future of libraries
April 13, 2018

News Releases 2017

Guy Berthiaume appointed Officer of the Order of the Arts and Letters of the French Republic
December 4, 2017

Library and Archives Canada launches 2018–2019 funding cycle for Documentary Heritage Communities Program
December 4, 2017

On the Leading Edge of Technology: Second Preservation Centre Will Be Built in Gatineau
October 31, 2017

New Library and Archives Canada travelling exhibition offers unique opportunity to discover the Métis Nation
June 27, 2017

Supreme Court of Canada and Library and Archives Canada sign agreement on transfer, preservation and access to case files
June 9, 2017

Library and Archives Canada launches a major exhibition—"Canada: Who Do We Think We Are"
June 5, 2017

Library and Archives Canada announces financial assistance of $1.5 million to support the preservation of documentary heritage: eight projects funded in Ontario
June 2, 2017

Library and Archives Canada announces financial assistance of 1.5 million to support the preservation of documentary heritage: 17 projects funded in Western Canada
June 2, 2017

Library and Archives Canada announces financial assistance of $1.5 million to support the preservation of documentary heritage: five projects funded in Atlantic
June 2, 2017

Library and Archives Canada announces financial assistance of $1.5 million to support the preservation of documentary heritage: 18 projects funded in Quebec
June 2, 2017

Children's reading club rewards public libraries
May 26, 2017

Michel Pagliaro Donates Personal Archives to Library and Archives Canada
May 5, 2017

15-year anniversary of Project Naming—connecting with Inuit, Métis Nation and First Nations history
March 1, 2017

Canada 150: Library and Archives Canada and Canada on Screen pay tribute to Quebec cinema classic Tit-Coq
February 28, 2017

News Releases 2016

The Canadian Museum of History and Library and Archives Canada collaborate on new exhibition gallery
December 5, 2016

Library and Archives Canada announces the digitization of over 600 documents from the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
November 3, 2016

Library and Archives Canada to offer its public services from a new service point in Vancouver
October 5, 2016

Library and Archives Canada Announces Launch of 2017–2018 Funding Cycle for Documentary Heritage Communities Program
October 3, 2016

Launch of Open Books: International Artists Explore the Chinese Folding Book
September 27, 2016

Icons of Knowledge: Architecture and Symbolism in National Libraries
September 21, 2016

Ten projects funded in Ontario - Library and Archives Canada announces $1.5 million in funding to help local communities preserve Canada's documentary heritage
June 14, 2016

Ten projects funded in Québec - Library and Archives Canada announces $1.5 million in funding to help local communities preserve Canada's documentary heritage
June 14, 2016

Seventeen projects funded in Northern and Western Canada - Library and Archives Canada announces $1.5 million in funding to help local communities preserve Canada's documentary heritage
June 14, 2016

Three projects funded in Atlantic provinces - Library and Archives Canada announces $1.5 million in funding to help local communities preserve Canada's documentary heritage
June 14, 2016

Librarian and Archivist of Canada announces National Heritage Digitization Strategy collaboration
June 3, 2016

Library and Archives Canada and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation sign agreement to safeguard residential school records
June 2, 2016

Laurier House National Historic Site, Château Laurier and Library and Archives Canada Launch Sir Wilfrid Laurier Themed Reservation Package
June 1, 2016

Library and Archives Canada and the TD Summer Reading Club Announce the 2015 Library Award Winners (French category)
May 26, 2016

Library and Archives Canada and the TD Summer Reading Club Announce the 2015 Library Award Winners (English category)
April 30, 2016

Library and Archives Canada and the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 collaborate to make it easier for Atlantic Canadians to access their heritage
April 15, 2016

Hiding in Plain Sight: Discovering the Métis Nation in the Collection of Library and Archives Canada
February 10, 2016

Discover 100 years in the struggle for women's rights, on the Rideau Canal Skateway
January 29, 2016

News Releases 2015

Library and Archives Canada approves $1.5 million in funding for 65 documentary heritage projects
December 14, 2015

Library and Archives Canada announces launch of 2016–2017 funding cycle for Documentary Heritage Communities Program
November 30, 2015

Digital Publications: New Partnership Between Library and Archives Canada and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
November 24, 2015

Display of rare Sir John A. Macdonald artifacts opens at the Canadian Museum of History
November 20, 2015

Library and Archives Canada acquires iconic items from 1948 RCAF Flyers Olympic hockey gold medal team
November 10, 2015

Hockey Marching as to War exhibition opens at Library and Archives Canada
October 29, 2015

Library and Archives Canada announces new $7.5 million funding program for local documentary heritage communities
June 12, 2015

Library and Archives Canada and the TD Summer Reading Club Announce 2014 Library Award Winners
June 5, 2015

Exhibition of rare Sir John A. Macdonald artefacts opens at Bellevue House National Historic Site
June 5, 2015

Library and Archives Canada launches national Aboriginal photo identification project
May 28, 2015

Library and Archives Canada acquires Robert Hood watercolours
April 16, 2015

Winkworth: Major documentary art acquisition by Library and Archives Canada
April 2, 2015

Malak: Major photographic acquisition by Library and Archives Canada
March 1, 2015

Bellevue House National Historic Site and Library and Archives Canada commemorate Sir John A. Macdonald
January 9, 2015

Historic National Arts Centre interviews donated to Library and Archives Canada
January 7, 2015

News Releases 2014

CMHR displays rarely loaned, historic documents from Library and Archives Canada
December 17, 2014

Hockey and the First World War centennial exhibition opens at the Hockey Hall of Fame
November 10, 2014

Library and Archives Canada Renews TD Summer Reading Club Partnership
September 16, 2014

Library and Archives Canada and TD Summer Reading Club Announce 2013 Library Award Winners
June 03, 2014

Library and Archives Canada acquires Emily Carr's journal of Queen Victoria's funeral
May 29, 2014

Library and Archives Canada Acquires Important Artwork and Maps related to Rupert's Land. Acquisitions will complement existing art and cartographic collections
May 22, 2014

Library and Archives Canada Acquires Cartoonist Lynn Johnston's Material
March 13, 2014

Library and Archives Canada transfers collection of German documents from the First World War to Germany
March 6, 2014

Library and Archives Canada and the National Film Board of Canada Sign an Agreement to Showcase Canada's Heritage
February 5, 2014

News Releases 2013

Government of Canada Acquires Historically Significant Documents About the 1758 Siege of Louisbourg
December 6, 2013

Research Guide to Holocaust-related Holdings at Library and Archives Canada launched at a reception for delegates of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
October 8, 2013

Government of Canada Acquires Largest Known Collection of War of 1812 History
June 19, 2013

Beyond Likeness: Contemporary Works from Library and Archives Canada Opens at the Nickle Galleries in Calgary
June 7, 2013

Library and Archives Canada and National Music Centre Collaborate to Promote Canada's Musical History
June 7, 2013

TD Summer Reading Club Library Awards 2012 Winners
June 3, 2013

Library and Archives Canada Acquisition Update
May 3, 2013

Library and Archives Canada makes Canada's documentary heritage more accessible than ever
April 26, 2013

I Know You by Heart: Portrait Miniatures now at the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon
March 22, 2013

Library and Archives Canada acquires the first Bible printed in Canada
January 17, 2013 

News Releases 2012

Library and Archives Canada contributes to CPAC's New Digital Archive – 18 000 hours of parliamentary proceedings will be digitized
October 15, 2012

Double Take: Portraits of Intriguing Canadians opens at the McMichael Canadian Art Centre in Kleinburg
September 22, 2012

Beyond Likeness: Contemporary Works Opens at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
September 21, 2012

I Know You by Heart: Portrait Miniatures opens at the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John
September 20, 2012

Library and Archives Canada Launches Its Portrait Portal
May 30, 2012

Library and Archives Canada Launches Its Immigration Heritage Online Kits
May 03, 2012

Library and Archives Canada Launches Its New Travelling Exhibition Double Take: Portraits of Intriguing Canadians
March 31, 2012

Portraits on the Ice Returns to the Rideau Canal Skateway for a Fifth Year!
February 03, 2012

News Releases 2011

Library and Archives Canada, Canadian Urban Libraries Council, and Canadian War Museum expand collaboration for the delivery of Lest We Forget workshops
November 09, 2011

Canada's cultural heritage more accessible to all through LAC
November 01, 2011

Library and Archives Canada launches the Canadian Feature Film Index and recognizes UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
October 26, 2011

Library and Archives Canada digitizes past issues of the Canada Gazette (1841-1997)
September 26, 2011

Library and Archives Canada Marks the Opening of the New Nitrate Film Preservation Facility
June 21, 2011

Library and Archives Canada Transfers Consular Files to Government of Lithuania
June 01, 2011

The Portrait Gallery of Canada Frames Our Political Culture in an Unexpected Way with Portraits in the Street
May 19, 2011

Portraits on the Ice Returns to the Rideau Canal Skateway for a Fourth Year
January 31, 2011

Library and Archives Canada offers the Free Thinking Society to reschedule Iranium screening in February
January 19, 2011 ​​​​

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