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Department of Canadian Heritage. The Department of Canadian Heritage, or simply Canadian Heritage ( French: Patrimoine canadien ), is the department of the Government of Canada that has roles and responsibilities related to initiatives that promote and support "Canadian identity and values, cultural development, and heritage."
v. t. e. The minister of Canadian heritage ( French: ministre du patrimoine canadien) is the minister of the Crown who heads Canadian Heritage, the department of the Government of Canada responsible for culture, media, sports, and the arts .
The Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund (HSTF) is a sovereign wealth fund established in 1976 [1] : 10 [2] by the Government of Alberta under then- Premier Peter Lougheed. [1] : 10 [2] The Heritage Savings Trust Fund was created with three objectives: "to save for the future, to strengthen or diversify the economy, and to improve the quality of ...
t. e. The Sixties Scoop, also known as The Scoop, [1] was a period in which a series of policies were enacted in Canada that enabled child welfare authorities to take, or "scoop up," Indigenous children from their families and communities for placement in foster homes, from which they would be adopted by white families. [2]
As of March 2021, Canada had 4,961 public foundations and 6,189 private. Canadian foundations collectively comprise a very large asset base for philanthropy. As of 2003, there were over 2,000 active grantmaking foundations in Canada, who had total assets of CA$12.5 billion, with total grants given that year of over $1 billion. In 2018, public ...
The National Trust for Canada ( French: La Fiducie nationale du Canada; formerly known as the Heritage Canada Foundation) is a national registered charity in Canada with the mandate to inspire and lead action to save historic places, and promote the care and wise use of our historic environment. [2]
The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) is a Crown corporation and development agency of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines in the Canadian province of Ontario, whose purpose is to provide funding and program support to foster economic development in the economically disadvantaged Northern Ontario region. [1]
Canadian Conservation Institute. The Canadian Conservation Institute ( CCI; French: Institut canadien de conservation) is a special operating agency of the federal Department of Canadian Heritage that provides research, information, and services regarding the conservation and preservation of cultural artifacts. [1] [2] [3]