Who is the liason to parliament?
Mélanie Joly
How long has she held her position?
3 years
And what is her position?
Minister of Canadian Heritage
When did Canada rename its national archives?
1987
The LAC combines the obligations of what two institutions?
National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada
When was the national library founded?
1953
Who contributed to its foundation?
Freda Farrell Waldon
What is the LAC charged with maintaining?
Canada's documentary heritage
How many books and in the organizations holdings?
20 million
photographs?
24 million
And how much digital content?
more than a petabyte
How much of the holdings still need to be digitized as of 2013?
99%
When were the Dominion Archives founded?
1872
Is the LAC a branch of the federal government?
no
Is any of the content available online?
yes