Knowra Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada is Canada’s federal institution for preserving the country’s documentary heritage and government records and providing public access to them.
National library : A library designated to collect, preserve, and provide access to a country's published heritage. Library and Archives Canada performs national-library functions for Canada's published record.
Legal deposit : A legal requirement for publishers to submit copies of publications to a designated library or archive. Legal deposit supplies the institution with Canadian publications for its national collection.
Public Archives of Canada : The federal archival institution established in 1872 to collect and preserve records documenting Canada's history. It was one of the predecessor institutions whose holdings and functions entered the present agency.
Canadian census : A nationwide statistical enumeration conducted by the Government of Canada at regular intervals. Historical census records are widely used for demographic and genealogical research.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada : A Canadian commission that documented the history and lasting effects of the Indian residential school system. Its records and testimony became part of the documentary evidence preserved for public access.
Archives : Records kept permanently for their historical, legal, administrative, or evidential value. The institution preserves archival records alongside published collections.
Archival appraisal : The process of deciding which records have enduring value and should be preserved permanently. Appraisal helps determine which government and private records merit long-term custody.
National Library of Canada : Canada's federal institution for collecting and providing access to the country's published heritage, established in 1953. Its collections and national-library functions became part of the integrated institution.
Canadian military history : The history of Canada's armed forces, conflicts, and military institutions. Military personnel files, photographs, and records support research into Canada's military past.
Residential schools in Canada : A system of government-funded, church-operated schools that forcibly separated Indigenous children from their families and communities. Related government and institutional records help document this history and its consequences.
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