The Department of Canadian Heritage, or simply Canadian Heritage (French: Patrimoine canadien), is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for policies and programs regarding the arts, culture, media, communications networks, official languages, status of women, sports, and multiculturalism.
The Department oversees Royal visits of the Queen of Canada and members of the royal family to Canada. It was formerly a part of the Department of Communications, until that department's technical side was merged into the Department of Industry in 1996, forming the Department of Canadian Heritage from its non-technical side. In late 2008, the multiculturalism component of this department was transferred to the Department of Citizenship and Immigration.
The department's headquarters are in the Jules Léger Building (South) (Édifice Jules Léger (Sud)) in Terrasses de la Chaudière, Gatineau, Quebec, across the Ottawa River from the Canadian capital of Ottawa.
Officials and Structure
Minister of Canadian HeritageHon. Mélanie JolyMinister of Sport and Persons with DisabilitiesHon. Carla QualtroughMinister of Status of WomenHon. Maryam MonsefCanadian Heritage funds the following:
federally funded 150th anniversary of Canada activitiesAboriginal Friendship CentresAboriginal Languages InitiativeAboriginal Languages Initiative Innovation FundAboriginal Post-Secondary Scholarship ProgramAboriginal Women's ProgrammingAction Canada (program)|Action CanadaAccent: Part-Time Language Assistant ProgramArts Presentation Canada (now Canada Arts Presentation Fund)Athlete Assistance ProgramBook Publishing Industry Development Program (now Canada Book Fund)Building Communities through Arts and HeritageCanada Arts Presentation Fund (formerly Arts Presentation Canada)Canada Arts Training Fund (formerly National Arts Training Contribution Program)Canada Book Fund (formerly Book Publishing Industry Development Program)Canada Cultural Investment Fund (formerly Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program)Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (formerly Cultural Spaces Canada)Canada Interactive FundCanada Media FundCanada Music FundCanada Periodical Fund (formerly Publications Assistance Program/Canada Magazine Fund)Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification ProgramCanada/Territorial Co-operation Agreements for Aboriginal LanguageCanadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program (now Canada Cultural Investment Fund)Canadian Conservation Institute InternshipsCanadian Film or Video Production Tax CreditCanadian Studies ProgramCelebrate Canada! FundingCultural Capitals of CanadaCultural Connections for Aboriginal Youth (formerly Urban Multipurpose Aboriginal Youth Centre Initiative)Cultural Development FundCultural Spaces Canada (now Canada Cultural Spaces Fund)Development of Official-Language Communities ProgramDestination Clic: French Enrichment Bursary ProgramEnhancement of Official Languages ProgramExchanges Canada ProgramExplore: Second Language Summer ProgramFilm or Video Production Services Tax CreditHosting ProgramKatimavikLanguages at WorkMovable Cultural Property Grants ProgramMuseums Assistance ProgramNational Aboriginal DayNational Arts Training Contribution Program (now Canada Arts Training Fund)Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting and Distribution ProjectsOdyssey: Full-Time Language Assistant ProgramPublications Assistance Program/Canada Magazine Fund (now Canada Periodical Fund)Sport Support ProgramStatus of Women Funding ProgramsUrban Multipurpose Aboriginal Youth Centre Initiative (now Cultural Connections for Aboriginal Youth)Virtual Museum of Canada Investment ProgramsYoung Canada WorksYouth Take Charge
