Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA)
This page brings together information published about the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) / Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (FCAB).
- Governance
- Updates
- Events
- Background Documents
- Advocacy
- Guidelines and Position Papers
- Programs
- Coverage
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Governance
On May 16, 2016 the Canadian Federation of Library Associations / Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques was officially incorporated as a federal not-for-profit corporation.
- Bylaws
- Strategic Plan (2019-2022)
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
Executive (2024-2025)
- Chair – Andrea Cecchetto
- Vice Chair – Laura Winton
- Secretary – Mary-Jo Romaniuk
- Treasurer – Mélanie Raymond
Board Members
| 2024-25 | 2023-2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Tracey Therrien | Tracey Therrien |
| Alberta | Laura Winton | Jessica Knoch |
| Prairie Provinces (SK and MB) | Vacant | Brad Doerksen |
| Central Canada (ON) | Andrea Cecchetto | Andrea Cecchetto |
| Quebec | Emily Jaeger-McEnroe | Denis Chouinard |
| Atlantic Canada | Cate Carlyle | Ann Smith |
| Northern Territories | Nora Hehemann | Nora Hehemann |
| Francophone library association | Mélanie Raymond | Mélanie Raymond |
| Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC) | Monika Machacek | Monika Machacek |
| Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) | Mary-Jo Romaniuk | Brett Waytuck |
| Canadian Indigenous Ancestry | Lorisia MacLeod | Lorisia MacLeod |
| Member at Large |
Previous Members of CFLA Boards and Executives
Senior Project Executive
Kevin Brennan (June 2016 to August 2017)
Executive Director
Katherine McColgan (August 2017 to June 2020)
Rebecca Raven (July 2, 2020 to June 30, 2021)
Updates
2024
CFLA endorsement of the Prison Libraries Network’s Position Statement on the Prisoners’ Right to Read
September 18, 2024
Soutien de la FCAB à l’énoncé de position du Réseau des bibliothèques de prison sur le droit de lire en prison
18 septembre 2024
CFLA Receives Federal Funding for “Climate Action in Libraries” Project
September 15, 2024
CFLA Releases Position Statement on the Status of School Libraries in Canada
May 9, 2024
La FCAB publie un énoncé de position sur la situation des bibliothèques scolaires au Canada
9 mai 2024
CFLA Releases Intellectual Freedom Statement on Labeling
May 9, 2024
FCAB publie une déclaration sur la liberté intellectuelle concernant l’étiquetage
9 mai 2024
Survey: Climate Action and Canadian Libraries
May 6, 2024
Sondage : Action pour le climat et bibliothèques canadiennes
6 mai 2024
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (April 2024)
April 23, 2024
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (March 2024)
March 27, 2024
CFLA Releases 2023-2027 Strategic Plan
February 16, 2024
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (January 2024)
February 12, 2024
James L. Turk Receives the CFLA Intellectual Freedom Award
January 25, 2024
Centre for Free Expression and CFLA Announce Partnership in Library Challenges Database
January 22, 2024
Innisfil ideaLAB & Library Receives the W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service to Seniors
January 22, 2024
Innisfil ideaLAB & Library reçoit le prix W. Kaye Lamb pour services novateurs aux aînés
22 janvier 2024
Candidates for 2024-26 CFLA Board of Directors Announced
January 18, 2024
2023
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (November 2023)
December 7, 2023
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (October 2023)
October 30, 2023
CFLA Op-Ed: Don’t Blame Copyright for Declining Revenue. It Won’t Help Authors
August 15, 2023
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (Summer 2023)
July 25, 2023
Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (FCAB) : Mise à jour (été 2023)
25 juillet 2023
Canadian Statement on the Decision for IFLA WLIC 2024 to be held in Dubai
July 4, 2023
Déclaration canadienne sur la décision de tenir le Congrès de l’IFLA 2024 à Dubaï
4 juillet 2023
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (Spring 2023)
April 15, 2023
Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (FCAB) : Mise à jour (printemps 2023)
15 avril 2023
Call for Nominations: CFLA Intellectual Freedom Award
April 5, 2023
Appel de candidatures : Prix de la FCAB pour la liberté intellectuelle
5 avril 2023
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (March 2023)
March 30, 2023
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (February 2023)
March 3, 2023
Centre for Free Expression and CFLA Partner to Manage Portal to Report and Access Information on Intellectual Freedom Challenges
February 21, 2023
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (January 2023)
January 24, 2023
2022
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (November 2022)
December 1, 2022
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (October 2022)
November 3, 2022
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (Fall 2022)
October 6, 2022
CFLA Calls for the Release of all Outstanding Residential School Records
September 29, 2022
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (September 2022)
September 23, 2022
CFLA Issues Guidance on Challenges to Library Programming and Collections Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ Communities
July 23, 2022
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (July 2022)
July 22, 2022
CFLA Issues Guidance on Responding to “Notices of Personal Liability”
July 7, 2022
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (May 2022)
June 1, 2022
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (Spring 2022)
May 20, 2022
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (April 2022)
April 28, 2022
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (February 2022)
March 7, 2022
Canadian Library Community Expresses Support for Ukraine
March 2, 2022
Controlled Digital Lending of Library Books in Canada
February 15, 2022
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (January 2022)
February 1, 2022
Library and GLAM Sector Submissions to 2022 Pre-Budget Consultations
January 9, 2022
2021
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (September 2021)
September 23, 2021
CFLA, Intellectual Freedom, and the Canadian Library Community
September 22, 2021
Library and Archive Communities Responses to Consultation on a Modern Framework for Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things
September 20, 2021
CFLA Releases Federal Election 2021 Information Package
September 16, 2021
CFLA Intellectual Freedom Brief on Challenges to Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier
July 30, 2021
Library Community Response to Consultation on Copyright and Online Intermediaries
June 3, 2021
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (May 2021)
May 25, 2021
CFLA: Bill C-10 Opens Door to Infringement of Canadians’ Freedom of Expression
May 5, 2021
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (April 2021)
May 1, 2021
Budget 2021: An analysis by Impact Public Affairs for CFLA
April 21, 2021
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (March 2021)
April 13, 2021
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (Spring 2021)
April 10, 2021
Library Community Response to Consultation on Copyright Term Extension
March 29, 2021
CFLA Copyright Committee Update (February 2021)
March 22, 2021
CFLA Updates: AGM, New Board of Directors
February 12, 2021
Library and GLAM Sector Submissions to 2021 Pre-Budget Consultations
January 4, 2021
2020
CFLA Launches 2020 Intellectual Freedom Challenges Survey
December 7, 2020
CFLA, Libraries, and A National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
December 6, 2020
National Library Associations Speak Out on Tech Industry Censorship and Access to Government Information
October 4, 2020
Rebecca Raven Appointed Executive Director of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA)
July 2, 2020
Statements and Commitments from the Canadian Library and GLAM Community On Racism, Injustice, and Violence
June 5, 2020
CFLA Issues Guidance for Canadian Libraries on Copyright and Online Storytimes
May 8, 2020
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (April 2020)
May 4, 2020
CFLA Issues Fair Dealing Guidance for Canadian Libraries During the Time of COVID-19
May 4, 2020
CFLA Updates: AGM, New Board of Directors
January 29, 2020
2019
Candidates for 2020-22 CFLA Board of Directors Announced
December 16, 2019
CFLA Election Priorities and the 2019 Ministerial Mandate Letters
December 13, 2019
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (October 2019)
November 24, 2019
CFLA Launches #VoteCdnLibraries Campaign
September 30, 2019
CFLA and NIKLA Release First Nations, Métis, and Inuit – Indigenous Ontology (FNMIIO)
July 1, 2019
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (May 2019)
June 18, 2019
Canadian Library Associations React to Copyright Act Review Committee Report
June 14, 2019
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (February 2019)
March 18, 2019
2018
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (November 2018)
December 13, 2018
CFLA Survey on Voilà, the National Union Catalogue
November 21, 2018
CFLA Strategic Planning Survey
October 2, 2018
CFLA Releases Position Statement on Modernizing Crown Copyright
September 28, 2018
GLAM Sector Submissions on Copyright Act Review
September 9, 2018
CFLA Submission to 2019 Pre-Budget Consultations
September 9, 2018
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (August 2018)
September 1, 2018
CFLA Highlights Progress Made in Truth and Reconciliation Initiatives
June 22, 2018
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (May 2018)
June 8, 2018
CFLA Releases Position Statement on Indigenous Knowledge and Copyright
May 2, 2018
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (February 2018)
March 20, 2018
CFLA Statement on the Signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
March 9, 2018
CFLA Releases New Position Statements on Copyright Issues
February 15, 2018
CFLA Updates: AGM, New Board of Directors
January 31, 2018
Candidates for CFLA Board of Directors Announced
January 15, 2018
2017
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (November 2017)
December 19, 2017
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (September 2017)
October 20, 2017
Katherine McColgan Appointed Executive Director of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA)
July 17, 2017
CFLA Updates: AGM, New Board of Directors, Library Core Values
February 7, 2017
2016
CFLA Updates: AGM, Truth and Reconciliation, Guidelines/Position Papers, CLA Book Awards Collection
December 2, 2016
Message from the CFLA-FCAB Interim Chair, Donna Bourne-Tyson
July 14, 2016
CFLA Update: Kevin Brennan Joins As Senior Project Executive
June 24, 2016
Update on the Dissolution of the Canadian Library Association
June 24 2016
Update from the Canadian Federation of Library Associations
June 9, 2016
Update on the Dissolution of the Canadian Library Association
May 27, 2016
Message from the CFLA-FCAB Chair Paul Takala
May 24, 2016
CFLA Wordmark/Graphic Identity Challenge
May 17, 2016
Update from the Canadian Federation of Library Associations
May 13, 2016
CFLA Replaces CLA as Canadian Co-Publisher of RDA
May 13, 2016
Update on the Dissolution of the Canadian Library Association
April 29, 2016
Update on Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA)
March 25, 2016
Events
February 9, 2023
CFLA-FCAB Annual General Meeting
February 11, 2022
CFLA-FCAB Annual General Meeting
February 12, 2021
CFLA-FCAB Annual General Meeting
April 2020 (Part of the Manitoba Library Conference)
January 29, 2020 – 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (Part of the OLA Superconference)
CFLA-FCAB Annual General Meeting
January 30, 2019 – 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (Part of the OLA Superconference)
CFLA-FCAB Annual General Meeting
May 2, 2018 (Part of the Saskatchewan Library Association Conference)
January 31, 2018 – 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (Part of the OLA Superconference)
CFLA-FCAB Annual General Meeting
February 1, 2017 – 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (Part of the OLA Superconference)
CFLA-FCAB Annual General Meeting
June 2, 2016 – 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM (Part of the CLA Forum)
CFLA-FCAB Town Hall
Join members of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations / Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA/FCAB) board of directors for a town hall meeting.
Background Documents
Final Proposal for the Creation of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA)
December 2015
Consultation: Toward a Federation of Library Associations in Canada
October 2015
Advocacy
Briefs / Statements / Submissions
2022 Pre-Budget Submission
August 2021
Letter to Minister of Canadian Heritage, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and President of the Treasury Board on Access To Government Publications
September 21, 2020
2021 Pre-Budget Submission
August 2020
2020 Pre-Budget Submission
August 2019
Crown Copyright – Library and Archival Community Letter to Ministers
August 2019
Brief to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (CHPC)
As part of the study on the Remuneration Models for Artists and Creative Industries
January 2019
2019 Pre-Budget Submission
August 2018
Brief to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Trade (INDU)
As part of the review of the Copyright Act
August 2018
Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA-FCAB) Concerned about US Net Neutrality Protection Elimination
December 2017
CFLA-FCAB Statement on Québec Bill 62 : An Act to foster adherence to State religious neutrality
October 2017
Letter to the Minister of Canadian Heritage to support the National Heritage Digitization Strategy
September 2017
CFLA Brief on the Reform of the Copyright Board of Canada
September 2017
2018 Pre-Budget Submission
August 2017
CFLA-FCAB Urges the Government of Saskatchewan to Reconsider Budget Cuts to Public Libraries
March 30, 2017
CFLA/FCAB Endorses ALA Defence of Library Core Values
February 3, 2017
Canadian Content in a Digital World: 2016 Federal Consultation
November 2016
Open Letter Regarding the Resignation of Canada’s Chief Statistician
November 11, 2016
2017 Pre-Budget Submission
August 2016
Submission on Canada’s Consultation on Federal Accessibility Legislation
February 2016
Guidelines and Position Papers
Guidelines
Canadian Guidelines on Library and Information Services for Older Adults
2001
CFLA Code of Ethics
August 2018
Effective School Library Programs in Canada
November 2000
Guidelines for the Education of Library Technicians
March 2011
Guidelines on Library and Information Services for People with Disabilities
January 2016
Position Papers
Access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
June 2012
Code of Ethics
June 1976
Copyright
November 1995
Copyright: E-Books And Licensed Digital Content In Public Libraries
January 2019
Copyright: Effects of the Canada, US, Mexico Agreement Term Extensions
January 2019
Copyright: Fair Dealing
August 2018
Copyright: Fair Dealing Guidance for Canadian Libraries During the Time of COVID-19
April 2020
Copyright: Indigenous Knowledge in Canada’s Copyright Act
August 2018
Copyright: Modernizing Crown Copyright
August 2018
Copyright: Online Storytimes Guidelines For Canadian Public Libraries During COVID-19
May 2020
Copyright: Protecting Copyright Exceptions from Contract Override
August 2018
Copyright: Technological Protection Measures
August 2018
Deliberate Destruction of Libraries
September 2007
Diversity and Inclusion
May 2008
Financial Support to Writers
June 1994
Foreign Credentials
June 2003
Intellectual Freedom and Libraries
September 2015
Library & Literacy Services for Indigenous (First Nations, Métis & Inuit) Peoples of Canada
Library Services for Multicultural Communities
January 2016
Open Access for Canadian Libraries
May 2008
Prison Libraries Network: The Right to Read
January 2016
Public Access to the Internet
February 2015
Telecommunications Privacy
June 2013
Third Party Use of Publicly Funded Library Meetings Rooms and Facilities
March 2019
Programs
Cataloguing and Metadata Standards
Copyright
Intellectual Freedom
Truth and Reconciliation
- Overview
- Truth and Reconciliation Committee – Charter
- CFLA-FCAB Truth & Reconciliation Committee Report & Recommendations
- Rapport et recommandations du Comité de vérité et réconciliation de la FCAB-CFLA – Sommaire
- Indigenous Resources
Coverage
From the Canadian Library Association to the Canadian Federation of Library Associations: A Confluence of Evolution and Circumstance by Marie DeYoung
Partnership
June 28, 2020
Taking stock: CFLA-FCAB at four years by Todd Kyle
Open Shelf
October 7, 2019
Libraries and Sustainability – The Building of a Canadian Federation by Katherine McColgan
IFLA WLIC 2019
August 29, 2019
CFLA-FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Efforts
So What?
November 6, 2018
The Creation of the CFLA/FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Committee: The First Report by Sonia Smith
Partnership
August 29, 2017
How does a nascent Federation of Library Associations work well with others? The Case of Canada by Donna Bourne-Tyson and Susan Haigh
IFLA WLIC 2017
August 22, 2017
Reconciliation paths: CFLA-FCAB TRC report by Martha Attridge Bufton
Open Shelf
May 1, 2017
