Heritage Canada shuts down its library, begins months-long work identifying titles to transfer to Library and Archives Canada

The department says this closure will allow it to re-allocate resources to meet growing demand for digital information management services, but librarians and researchers worry that pandemic shutdowns were a first step towards further closures.

Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, pictured July 26, 2023, speaking with reporters after the cabinet shuffle, will oversee the permanent shutdown of the department's library.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

August 3, 2023

Heritage Canada has formally shut down its departmental library, sparking concerns from librarians and researchers about what would happen to historically significant material in its collection.

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