Young Canada Works Receives Additional $5.5 Million in Funding

August 28, 2019

The Department of Canadian Heritage today announced an additional $5.5 million investment in the Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations program.

The additional funding will be divided between the program’s five national delivery partners: the Canadian Museums Association, the Canadian Council of Archives, the National Trust for Canada, the Fédération des milieux documentaires, and the Cultural Human Resources Council:

• The Canadian Museums Association received an additional $3,381,000, which will increase its internships to 165 and its summer jobs in museums and other heritage organizations to 1,389
• The Canadian Council of Archives received an additional $1,504,000, bringing its total internships to 69 and summer jobs in Canadian archives and English speaking libraries to 210
• The National Trust for Canada received an additional $478,000, bringing its total number of internships to 20 and its summer jobs in the built heritage sector to 105
• La Fédération des milieux documentaires received an additional $124,000, bringing its total number of internships to 16 and summer jobs in Canadian Francophone libraries to 46
• The Cultural Human Resources Council received an additional $50,000 for internships in arts administration, bringing its total to 25

(Via Canadian Heritage)