Supplementary information tables 2023–2024

The LHOV program aims to support Indigenous organizations in their efforts to digitize and preserve existing documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures. It funds projects from Indigenous nations, governments and non-profit organizations to:

• digitize existing documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures
• build the skills, knowledge and resources needed to digitize and preserve existing documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures

One expected result is increased participation in the contribution program. The indicator used to measure this result is the number of applications received.

A second expected result is that Indigenous nations, governments and non-profit organizations have greater capacity to digitize and access their documentary heritage. The indicator used to measure this outcome is, firstly, the percentage of recipients that complete their project, and secondly, the percentage of recipients that achieve their expected results.

Another expected result is that the diversity of Indigenous nations is considered throughout the contribution program procedures. Indicators used to measure this result are First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation representation, as per self-identification on the applications, and funding results that include support for projects from First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation applicants.

Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Nation) nations, government or non-profit organizations

Both incorporated and non-incorporated organizations are eligible for funding. Incorporated organizations must provide proof of incorporation. Non-incorporated organizations require a letter of reference from a recognized national, provincial, territorial or municipal government or association. If the organization is non-incorporated, it could partner with an incorporated organization.

LAC is committed to continuing to consult with applicants and recipients through traditional communication channels such as advisory committees and community-level groups. LAC will build on its existing networks to reach out to potential applicants and inform them of the contribution program.

In addition, LAC is committed to organizing training workshops to promote the program and gather feedback from the target audience. When they request them, applicants are supported through one-on-one virtual meetings to provide clarity on the funding eligibility criteria and guidance for presenting strong applications.

• Through the acquisition of government records, this program indirectly supports the Gender Results Framework (GRF) pillars of Education and Skills Development as well as Leadership and Democratic Participation.
  • These records may be accessed and used by the public, yielding knowledge and information that can further GBA Plus aims (e.g. tracing gender-related trends in government staffing or policy).
• This program does not collect sufficient data at this time to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

• Through the acquisition of published heritage, this program indirectly supports the GRF pillars of Education and Skills Development as well as Leadership and Democratic Participation.
  • These records may be accessed and used by the public, yielding knowledge and information that can further GBA Plus aims (e.g. tracing gender-related trends in artistic, scholarly or information production).
• This program may also have indirect or unintentional negative impacts.
  • As a national library and archive, LAC has an acquisitions strategy that necessarily emphasizes acquisitions of national significance while also trying to represent Canada’s complexity and diversity. Sometimes these priorities are difficult to balance and can result in the exclusion of work by marginalized groups (e.g. women, people of colour, 2SLGBTQI+ people), since until recently these groups have largely been excluded from public life.
  • Published Heritage has initiated GBA Plus to support effective re-examination of its acquisitions strategy, approach and practices.
• This program does not collect sufficient data at this time to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

• Through the acquisition of private archives, this program indirectly supports the GRF pillars of Education and Skills Development as well as Leadership and Democratic Participation.
  • These records may be accessed and used by the public, yielding knowledge and information that can further GBA Plus aims (e.g. tracing gender-related trends in the collections and correspondence of private citizens and organizations).
• This program may also have indirect or unintentional negative impacts.
  • As a national library and archive, LAC has an acquisitions strategy that necessarily emphasizes acquisitions of national significance while also trying to represent Canada’s complexity and diversity. Sometimes these priorities are difficult to balance and can result in the exclusion of work by marginalized groups (e.g. women, people of colour, 2SLGBTQI+ people), since until recently these groups have largely been excluded from public life.
  • Private Archives has initiated GBA Plus to support effective re-examination of its acquisitions strategy, approach, and practices.
• This program does not collect sufficient data at this time to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

• Through the preservation of all LAC holdings, this program indirectly supports the GRF pillars of Education and Skills Development as well as Leadership and Democratic Participation.
  • These holdings may in future be accessed and used by the public, yielding knowledge and information that can further GBA Plus aims along many different avenues, depending on the purpose of access or focus of research.
• This program may also have indirect or unintentional negative impacts.
  • Preservation is an extension of the acquisitions process and is determined by the recommendations of subject experts, who must decide what to dispose of and what to preserve. Increased GBA Plus awareness and training will ensure that the stewardship of holdings, as well as their acquisition, is influenced by GBA Plus.
• This program does not collect sufficient data at this time to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

• This program indirectly supports all GRF pillars, particularly those of Education and Skills Development as well as Leadership and Democratic Participation.
  • In accordance with the foregrounded aim to proactively broaden and diversify access to collections, as outlined in its Vision 2030, LAC wants to ensure that all Canadians have access to documentary heritage upon request, eliminating barriers to access (physical, geographic, economic and linguistic). By ensuring equitable access to its collections, and thus to information and cultural heritage, LAC indirectly supports all GRF pillars.
• GBA Plus considerations will be applied to LAC’s service renewal project and will be measured through enhanced client satisfaction surveys.

LAC’s ATIP program is working on the renewal of its processes and policies in order to facilitate user access to the collections of government records held by LAC. This work includes the development of a new delivery system for ATIP requests using secure links, which will simplify the request process and allow LAC to respond to the high volume of requests more easily while still complying with relevant legislation. Such self-service tools based on plain language and clear instructions will directly benefit users who rely on virtual access (including those who live in remote areas and those who have different accessibility or mobility needs).

• By improving access to information, this program indirectly supports the GRF pillars of Education and Skills Development as well as Leadership and Democratic Participation.
• This program does not collect sufficient data at this time to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.

• This program directly supports the GRF pillars of Education and Skills Development as well as Leadership and Democratic Participation.
  • By increasing digital access to and awareness of its holdings, LAC assists diverse Canadian communities, including Indigenous and gender-diverse communities, to manage their records and access knowledge of their heritage, including linguistic access for Indigenous and official languages minority contexts. Awareness of community culture supports Leadership and Democratic Participation.
  • Increasing digital access also greatly enhances service delivery capacity for disabled and geographically remote Canadians.
• This program indirectly supports all GRF pillars.
  • To ensure the improved visibility of LAC collections and initiatives, barriers to visibility (physical, geographic, economic and linguistic) must be eliminated. By increasing its visibility, LAC encourages access to its collections and services, and thus to information and cultural heritage, which indirectly supports all GRF pillars.
• This program does not collect sufficient data at this time to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity.