Weir(d?) Times at LAC

• June 2026 – ATIP action plan progress report
  In the past year there has been an increase in the number of ATIP requests for all three types or record: Military – former Canadian Armed Forces members and former public servants; GOC – Government of Canada archival records; and LAC – LAC operational records.

  Received during the reporting period	Military	GOC	LAC
  January 1 to March 31, 2026	2,687	1,213	32
  October 1 to December 31, 2025	2,965	545	10
  July 1 to September 30, 2025	1,717	657	20
  April 1 to June 30, 2025	1,750	586	13

  Despite this, the number of late responses (beyond the legislated timeframe) is significantly reduced from a year earlier. LAC’s focus on reducing the military backlog is evident. As of 31 March, there are more late Government of Canada archival records (2,186) than late military records (1,078).

• Co-Lab
  There are now 3,413 results found in LAC Collection Search as Co-Lab.  only. There appears to be no way to determine how many are recent additions. Sorting by most recent, the top five are:

1. Canadian Recording Artists [philatelic record] = Artistes canadiens de la chanson
2, Year of the tiger [philatelic record] = Année du tigre = [Title in Chinese characters]
3. Happy Thanksgiving Your Majesty!
4. THE LAW – LATIMER CASE
5. You are not gay! You are not!/ — Talk some sense into him!!!

• LAC Organization Chart
  Who’s Who at LAC? Keeping up with personnel movements can be a challenge. Here’s the top level of the organization.

Office of the Librarian and Archivist of Canada

• Librarian and Archivist of Canada – Leslie Weir
• Chief of Staff – Marilyne Lafortune
• Director, International Affairs and Stakeholder Relations – Francesco Manganiello

Collections Sector

• Assistant Deputy Minister – Jennifer Schofield
  • Director General, Government Record – Roxane Lafrenière
    • Director, Ministerial and Government Archives – Sarah Cook
    • Director, Government Records Initiatives & Services – Julie Bibaud
  • Director General, Private Archives and Published Heritage – Karen Linauskas
    • Director, Published Heritage – Julie Anne Richardson
    • Director, Private Archives – Sandy Ramos
    • Director, Coordination, Standards & Collections Systems – Rebecca Giesbrecht
  • Director General, Access to Information and Privacy – Kristina Lillico
    • Director, ATIP Requests – Georges Fattouche (acting)
    • Director, ATIP Strategy, Systems and Privacy – Boris Stipernitz

User Experience Sector

• Assistant Deputy Minister – Jasmine Bouchard
  • Director General, Digital Discovery and Access – Julie-Anne Lemire
    • Director, Digitization Services – Sophie Dazé
    • Director, Online Experience – Tina Grznar
    • Director, Research Support – Andrew Ross
  • Director General, Communications and Policy – Lisa Tremblay-Goodyer
    • Director, Communications – Zeina Harb
    • Director, Policy and Strategic Support – Marie-Mai Tourangeau
  • Director General, Visitor and Collection Care – Maryse Laflamme
    • Director, Programs – Gary Goodacre
    • Director, Client Services – Meghan Laidlaw (acting)
    • Director, Collections Management – Jean-Michel Smith

Corporate Services Sector

• Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer – Nancy Taillon
  • Director, Corporate Accountability, Results and Integration – Shélie Laforest
  • Strategic Advisor – Mireille Miniggio
  • Director General, Real Property – Jean Deschamps
    • Director, Special Projects – Mario Gasperetti
  • Director General, Financial Services, Procurement and Deputy Chief Financial Officer – Julie Charbonneau
  • Director General, Human Resources and Security Branch and Chief Security Officer – Jonathan Salois
  • Director, Workplace Management and Security – Marc Leduc

Digital Services Sector

• Chief Information Officer and Chief Data Officer, and Senior Director General, Digital Services – Wanito Bernadin
  • Director, Solutions, IT Solutions – Simon Pageot
  • Director, Operations, Infrastructure and IT Security – Patrick Lajoie
  • Director, Digital Collections Operations – Kyle Browness
  • Director, Innovation, Project & Data Management – Sylvain J. Richard