Library and Archives Canada

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Library and Archives Canada is the federal institution responsible for preserving Canada’s documentary heritage and making it accessible to the public.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal cultural institution
national archives
national library
archivesFor Government of Canada NERFINISHED
collectionIncludes books
digital records
films
government records
manuscripts
maps
newspapers
periodicals
photographs
sound recordings
web archives
country Canada
formedByMergerOf National Archives of Canada NERFINISHED
National Library of Canada NERFINISHED
hasBuilding Carling Avenue facility, Ottawa NERFINISHED
Gatineau Preservation Centre NERFINISHED
LAC main building at 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa
hasCollectionType Indigenous archival materials
census records
genealogical resources
immigration records
military and war records
national portrait collection
hasResponsibility acquisition of government records of archival value
acquisition of private archival records of national significance
legal deposit of Canadian publications
making documentary heritage accessible to the public
management of federal government records
national bibliography of Canada NERFINISHED
preservation of Canada’s documentary heritage
preservation of audiovisual heritage
preservation of born-digital records
headquartersLocation Ottawa
surface form: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
inception 2004
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of Canada
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
legalMandate Library and Archives of Canada Act NERFINISHED
libraryFor Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Ontario NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
officialName Bibliothèque et Archives Canada NERFINISHED
Library and Archives Canada NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Government of Canada NERFINISHED
partOf Canadian Heritage portfolio
serviceProvided digitization of collections
exhibitions and public programming
interlibrary loan services
on-site research facilities
online catalogues and databases
reference services to the public
shortName BAC NERFINISHED
LAC NERFINISHED
website https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca

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Canadian Heritage Portfolio includesAgency Library and Archives Canada
Haldimand Proclamation archivedIn Library and Archives Canada
Pierre Berton hasPart Library and Archives Canada
this entity surface form: Pierre Berton fonds (archival collection)
Pierre Berton describedBySource Library and Archives Canada
Minister of Canadian Heritage oversees Library and Archives Canada
this entity surface form: Library and Archives Canada (policy oversight)