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Centre for Global and Community Engagement - In the Service of Others
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland
Room 304
Ottawa, ON, Canada
K1N 6N5

Tel.: 613-562-5800 ext. 5945
Fax: 613-562-5285
Email: servingothers@uOttawa.ca

Students – Community Partners Details




COMMUNITY PARTNER INFORMATION:
Organization:
Department of Canadian Heritage
Description:
The Department of Canadian Heritage is responsible for formulating policies and delivering programs that help all Canadians to participate in their shared cultural and civic life. It is Canada’s culture ministry, created in 1993. The Department’s legislative mandate is set out in the Department of Canadian Heritage Act, which offers an extensive but not exhaustive list of responsibilities for the Minister under the general heading of “Canadian identity and values, cultural development, and heritage.” The Department oversees the administration of a large set of governing legislation, notably: the Broadcasting Act, the Copyright Act (shared with Industry Canada), the Official Languages Act (Part VII), the Museums Act, the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Status of the Artist Act, and the Physical Activity and Sport Act (shared with Health Canada). Canadian Heritage is specifically responsible for the formulation and implementation of policy related to official languages, state ceremonial and protocol, Canadian symbols, and the formulation of cultural policy related to copyright, foreign investment, and broadcasting. The Department’s main activities involve funding community and other third party organizations with a view to promoting the benefits of culture, identity, and sport for Canadians.

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