Corporate Profile

The Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC) is a Crown Corporation established by the Museums Act (Statutes of Canada 1990, Chapter 3) which came into force on July 1, 1990. As an agent Crown Corporation, the CMCC is named in Part 1 of Schedule III to the Financial Administration Act.

The Museums Act declares that:

"the heritage of Canada and all its peoples is an important part of the world heritage and must be preserved for present and future generations and that each national museum established by this Act

(a) plays an essential role, individually and together with other museums and like institutions, preserving and promoting the heritage of Canada and all its peoples throughout Canada and abroad and in contributing to the collective memory and sense of identity of all Canadians; and

(b) is a source of inspiration, research, learning and entertainment that belongs to all Canadians and provides, in both official languages, a service that is essential to Canadian culture and available to all."

The Act further states that the purpose of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation is:

"to increase, throughout Canada and internationally, interest in, knowledge and critical understanding of and appreciation and respect for human cultural achievements and human behaviour by establishing, maintaining and developing for research and posterity a collection of objects of historical or cultural interest, with special but not exclusive reference to Canada, and by demonstrating those achievements and behaviour, the knowledge derived from them and the understanding they represent."