Ministry of Culture (Ontario)
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The Ministry of Culture in the Canadian province of Ontario is responsible for the development of policies and programs and the operation of programs related to arts, cultural industries, heritage sectors and libraries, in Ontario. It oversees program and financial liaison with the ministry's twelve cultural and two library agencies.
The ministry structure includes:
- Minister's Office
- Deputy Minister's Office
- Policy, Programs and Services Division
- Policy Branch
- Culture Policy Unit - leads the development of cultural policy, sector or industry specific strategies, legislation and regulations for Ontario's arts, heritage, libraries and cultural industries.
- Strategic Policy and Planning Unit - leads the development of strategic policy and multi-year plans, assess research on best practices across jurisdictions and coordinate policy development with other ministries and levels of government.
- Program and Services Branch
- Culture Liaison Unit - manages the ministry's relationship with its agencies and builds stronger linkages with key national and provincial cultural organizations to achieve shared cultural objectives, including infrastructure renewal and cultural tourism promotion.
- Culture Programs Unit - coordinates and manages all ministry programs and grants for the full range of stakeholder organizations, providing our cultural sector partners with one-window customer service.
- Culture Services Unit - develops and coordinates guidelines and tools for service delivery, provides advice and interpretation of relevant legislation and conducts stakeholder education, training and outreach on key cultural initiatives.
Agencies overseen by the ministry include:
- Art Gallery of Ontario
- Conservation Review Board
- McMichael Canadian Art Collection
- Ontario Arts Council
- Ontario Heritage Trust
- Ontario Media Development Corporation
- Ontario Science Centre
- Ontario Trillium Foundation
- Royal Botanical Gardens
- Royal Ontario Museum
- Science North
- Trillium Book Award
- Southern Ontario Library Service (see Ontario Public Libraries)
- Ontario Library Service North (see Ontario Public Libraries)
The current Minister of Culture (and Minister Responsible for Seniors) is the Honourable Aileen Carroll, M.P.P. for Barrie. The current Parliamentary Assistant for Culture is Laura Albanese, M.P.P. for York South-Weston.
