Millennium Bureau of Canada

Millennium Bureau of Canada was a small, temporary agency of the Government of Canada, to celebrate the "millennium" during the year 2000.

The The Weather Network and MétéoMédia served as partners with the agency, as the official promoters of related activities across Canada.

The 665 projects carried out by the Millennium Bureau include:

• Tall Ships in Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Relay 2000 of the Trans Canada Trail in Hull, Quebec on September 9, 2000
• Literacy Builders
• Canada Remembers 2000
• Pacific Grace Replica Schooner
• Meewasin Valley Trail System
• Canada Dance Festival
• Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic Millennium Exhibit
• The Islendingur: A Timeless Adventure in L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland

The CMPP received more than 10,000 applications representing more than $1.9 billion in financial assistance for millennium projects. Since it was launched in 1998, the CMPP approved 1,745 projects representing just over $149 million in funding.