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CHER Committee Report

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APPENDIX 1
The Canadian Heritage Portfolio

The Canadian Heritage Portfolio includes:

  • The Department of Canadian Heritage, responsible for arts policy, broadcasting policy, Canadian identity, cultural industries, heritage, multiculturalism, national parks and national historic sites, official languages and sport; as well as the Canadian Conservation Institute, the Canadian Heritage Information Network, the Cultural Property Export Review Board, and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
  • Seven Departmental Agencies: The Canada Information Office, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (an independent regulatory agency), the National Archives of Canada, the National Battlefields Commission, the National Film Board of Canada, the National Library of Canada, and Status of Women Canada.
  • Ten Crown Corporations: The Canada Council for the Arts, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Canadian Film Development Corporation (Telefilm Canada), the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, the National Gallery of Canada, the National Arts Centre, the National Capital Commission, and the National Museum of Science and Technology.
  • The Public Service Commission also reports to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage.