Department of Canadian Heritage
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| Formed | 1993 |
| Type | Department responsible for
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| Jurisdiction | Canada |
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| Website | www |
The Department of Canadian Heritage, or simply Canadian Heritage (Template:Lang-fr), 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.
Department
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,[1] across the Ottawa River from the Canadian capital of Ottawa.
Officials and Structure
Funding
Canadian Heritage funds the following:[2]
- Aboriginal Friendship Centres
- Aboriginal Languages Initiative
- Aboriginal Languages Initiative Innovation Fund
- Aboriginal Post-Secondary Scholarship Program
- Aboriginal Women's Programming
- Action Canada (program)
References
- ^ "Contact Us." Canadian Heritage. Retrieved on February 4, 2011. "Address: Canadian Heritage 15 Eddy Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M5." Address in French: "Adresse : Patrimoine canadien 15, rue Eddy Gatineau, Québec K1A 0M5"
- ^ http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1268917737337/1268917925906
