Advocacy

March 23, 2023 2023 Ontario Budget Released "Building a Strong Ontario" TORONTO — Today, Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released Ontario’s 2023 Budget: Building a Strong Ontario . Read the 2023 Budget Read the News Release Items of interest for museums, galleries and heritage sites include: "Investigating Indian Residential School Burial Sites" (page 100) Across Canada, more than 150,000...

Need to Know Additional speaker announced! Heidi Reitmaier, Myseum of Toronto Register now for our webinar at 11:00am! Register Now! Upcoming Webinar: Approaches to Online Exhibits Small Bytes Webinar Series Online Thursday March 9, 2023 11:00 AM ET to 12:30 PM (90 minutes) The Big Pivot of the pandemic made Ontario museums’ online exhibits even more important, and many museums embraced online...

February 14, 2023 OMA Submission to Budget 2023 Make your voices heard! We need your support! Join us in advocating for the future success of the museum sector by sending a letter to your MPP. The OMA has drafted a pre-written letter that outlines our priority solutions to empower museums to continue to make our communities vibrant and vital places to live, work, visit and invest. Read below to...

Need to Know | Heritage Week Provincial News | OMA Initiatives Black History Month Events | Black History Month In the Media In the Media Need to Know Janis Kahentóktha Monture appointed Executive Director & CEO of the Canadian Museums Association The Ontario Museum Association is pleased to congratulate Janis Kahentóktha Monture in her new role as the Executive Director & CEO of the...

Need to Know | Provincial News OMA Initiatives | Upcoming OMA Dates Out-of-Province News | In the Media OMA's 50th Anniversary Need to Know Heritage Organization Development Grant (HODG) response from Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism On January 5, 2023, in response to inquiries surrounding the status of HODG applications, the Heritage Policy and Services Unit at the Ministry of...

December 8, 2022 OMA Submission on Bill 23 " More Homes Built Faster Act", 2022 The OMA calls on the Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism and the government for legislation that ensures Ontario’s irreplaceable heritage is protected. The OMA calls to maintain all possible protections for heritage assets, including through the Ontario Heritage Act, and calls for support of heritage...

November 29, 2022 Giving Tuesday Your day to celebrate the Ontario Museum community On November 29, 2022, the Ontario Museum Association is taking time to celebrate the Ontario museum community. Please join us in celebrating by making a gift today! You can contribute to the Ontario museum community and support of the Ontario Museum Association by making a donation to: - OMA's 50th Anniversary...

November 14, 2022 Ontario releases 2022 Fall Economic Statement Ministry of Finance TORONTO — Today, Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the 2022 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review – Ontario’s Plan to Build: A Progress Update . It includes the government’s first-ever progress report on its plan to build Ontario, as well as new targeted measures that advance its plan to build...

Need to Know | #OMAConf2022 | OMA Initiatives Provincial News | Out-of-Province News Upcoming OMA Dates | In the Media OMA's 50th Anniversary Need to Know Left to right: Marie Lalonde, Executive Director, Ontario Museum Association; The Honourable Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport; and Carrie Brooks-Joiner, Director of Tourism and Culture, City of Hamilton at OMA Annual...

Need to Know | Provincial News OMA Initiatives | Out-of-Province News OMAConf2022 | Upcoming OMA Dates | In the Media OMA's 50th Anniversary Need to Know On October 12, Canadian Heritage invited National, Provincial, and Territorial Museums Association (NPTMA) colleagues to an information session on the new National Museum Policy and its development. ED Marie Lalonde participated to represent the...