---
title: "Library and Archives Canada"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/library-and-archives-canada"
description: "Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada. Official website: library-archives.canada.ca. Portfolio: Canadian Heritage. Description from GC InfoBase."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Library and Archives Canada

Government of Canada · Agencies

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Library and Archives Canada preserves the documentary heritage of Canada for present and future generations and serves as the continuing memory of the Government of Canada and its institutions.

Source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Government of Canada
- Layer: Agencies
- Class: Departmental Agencies
- Portfolio: [Canadian Heritage](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/canadian-heritage)
- Wikidata: [Q913250](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q913250)

## Official websites

- [library-archives.canada.ca](https://library-archives.canada.ca)
- [bibliotheque-archives.canada.ca](https://bibliotheque-archives.canada.ca)

## Sources

- Description source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Record from: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=ifoi:199), with the sources of its record.
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Library and Archives Canada", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/library-and-archives-canada