- In a brief to House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Finance regarding Budget 2026, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries included in its recommendations: “Continue to recognize, support and appropriately invest in Libraries and Archives Canada so that it can fulfill its vital role and obligations in preserving Canada’s documentary and cultural heritage, providing accessible knowledge, and serving as the enduring memory of the federal government.”
- LAC announced Canada Scholar Awards to five remarkable Canadians notable for their “creation and promotion of Canada’s culture, literary heritage and historical knowledge.” How many have you heard of? Remarkable Canadians whose domain is STEM are evidently not scholars in LAC’s view.
- On Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 7 PM, there’s an open invitation to the book launch at LAC of Unparliamentary: Tales from Canada’s Colourful Parliamentary Past by Charlie Feldman. The conversation will be moderated by Forrest Pass, curator in the Programs Division at LAC.
Free admission; registration is required. - Quarterly statistics on access to information and privacy at Library and Archives Canada, reported for 1 January to 31 March 2026, show that records of former Canadian Armed Forces members and former public servants carried over to the next reporting period declined to 2,874 from 3,379 the previous quarter. That’s good news. These are the records most genealogists order. By contrast, two other categories show an increase in backlog: Government of Canada archival records, from 2,934 to 3,071, and LAC operational records, from 8 to 20. These are the records journalists, authors and academic researchers typically request.