MCMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Kleinburg, Ontario · in the contract register · grants and contributions register · Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt

MCMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION: federal grants and contributions: 32 agreements; $28.3M value; 4 departments; 9 programs.

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32agreements
$28.3Mvalue
4departments
9programs

Largest agreements

McMichael Now$25.0Mvalue2025start2029end

A new net-zero carbon building in Vaughan, ON that will house educational programs to benefit underserved communities in the GTA and York Region, as well as the integration of Indigenous knowledge and teaching. The project aims to increase the exhibition space by 30%, upgrade and modernize art-handling facilities, meet current accessibility standards, and provide an additional 60% more space for public events and artistic performances.

Agreement$474Kvalue2016start–end
Cape Dorset Archive Digitalization and Dissemination$431Kvalue2021start2024end

Museums Assistance Program

Gathie Falk: Offerings$355Kvalue2021start2023end

Museums Assistance Program

Agreement$350Kvalue2008start–end
Agreement$343Kvalue2016start–end
Speak Silence: The Art of Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald$230Kvalue2019start2020end

Museum Assistance Program (MAP)

Agreement$148Kvalue2009start–end
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Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment$124Kvalue2020start2023end

Museums Assistance Program

Canada Strong Pass Initiative - Initiative du Laissez-passer Un Canada Fort$118Kvalue2025start2025end

Museums Assistance Program - Access to Heritage

Agreement$95.0Kvalue2012start–end
Agreement$75.0Kvalue2016start–end
Agreement$74.0Kvalue2014start–end
Agreement$73.8Kvalue2013start–end
Agreement$73.0Kvalue2007start–end
Maud Lewis National Tour$66.1Kvalue2021start2023end

Museum Assistance Program (MAP)

Canada Strong Pass Initiative - Holidays 2025 / Initiative du Laissez-passer Un Canada Fort - Fêtes 2025$55.0Kvalue2025start2026end

Museums Assistance Program - Access to Heritage

Agreement$50.0Kvalue2012start–end
Agreement$32.2Kvalue2012start–end
MCP #828 Painting by Marian Dale Scott$25.0Kvalue2024start2024end

Cultural Property Export and Import Act -

Construction of Crafting Workshop and Specialized Modular Shipping Equipment$24.3Kvalue2021start2021end

Canada Cultural Spaces Fund

Agreement$15.0Kvalue2017start–end
Françoise Sullivan$15.0Kvalue2018start2019end

Museum Assistance Program (MAP)

Uprising: The Power of Mother Earth (2020-2021)$15.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Museum Assistance Program (MAP)

John Hartman: Many Lives Mark this Place$15.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Museum Assistance Program (MAP)

Agreement$14.8Kvalue2018start–end
Agreement$7.0Kvalue2018start–end

The Armistice Commemoration School Prgram Package

Agreement$5.1Kvalue2016start–end
CSJ 2022 - McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Thornhill)$4.2Kvalue2022start2022end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

CSJ 2020 - McMichael Canadian Art Collection (King-Vaughan)$3.9Kvalue2020start2020end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

CSJ 2023 - McMichael Canadian Art Collection (King-Vaughan)$2.2Kvalue2023start2023end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Agreement$1.2Kvalue2018start–end

2018 Armistice (100th Anniversary at the McMichael)

Departments

Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities1agreements$25.0Mvalue1programs
  • Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program

All grants from Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

Canadian Heritage26agreements$3.3Mvalue7programs
  • Museums Assistance Program
  • Museum Assistance Program (MAP)
  • Museums Assistance Program - Access to Heritage
  • Museum Assistance Program (MAP) - Access to Heritage
  • Cultural Property Export and Import Act -
  • Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces Fund

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Employment and Social Development Canada3agreements$10.3Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada2agreements$8.2Kvalue0programs

    All grants from Veterans Affairs Canada

    Years

    20253agreements$25.2Mvalue2programs
    • Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program
    • Museums Assistance Program - Access to Heritage
    20241agreements$25.0Kvalue1programs
    • Cultural Property Export and Import Act -
    20231agreements$2.2Kvalue1programs
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    20221agreements$4.2Kvalue1programs
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    20214agreements$876Kvalue3programs
    • Museums Assistance Program
    • Museum Assistance Program (MAP) - Access to Heritage
    • Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
    20203agreements$143Kvalue3programs
    • Museums Assistance Program
    • Museum Assistance Program (MAP)
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    20192agreements$245Kvalue2programs
    • Museum Assistance Program (MAP)
    • Museum Assistance Program (MAP) - Exhibition Circulation
    20184agreements$38.0Kvalue1programs
    • Museum Assistance Program (MAP)
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    20171agreements$15.0Kvalue0programs
      20164agreements$897Kvalue0programs
        20141agreements$74.0Kvalue0programs
          20131agreements$73.8Kvalue0programs
            20123agreements$177Kvalue0programs
              20091agreements$148Kvalue0programs
                20081agreements$350Kvalue0programs
                  20071agreements$73.0Kvalue0programs

                    Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.