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Need to Know | Provincial News #OMAConf2022 | OMA Initiatives | Upcoming OMA Dates Out-of-Province News | In the Media | OMA's 50th Anniversary Need to Know Leaders in innovation: the arts, heritage and entertainment Hill Strategies Statistics Canada recently surveyed organizations and businesses (with at least one employee) about their innovations, if any, since the start of the pandemic. In...

Need to Know | OMA's 50th Anniversary Provincial News | OMA Initiatives | Upcoming OMA Dates #OMAConf2022 | In the Media Need to Know Digital Access to Heritage fund Deadline: September 1st The Digital Access to Heritage component of The Museums Assistance Program (MAP), provides funding to heritage organizations to digitize collections and make them available to the public, develop digital...

Need to Know | Provincial News OMA Initiatives | #OMAConf2022 | Out-of-Province News Upcoming OMA Dates Need to Know Canadian Heritage Update On the Heritage Recovery Fund Submit now! Deadline August 2, 2022 Applicants are encouraged to apply early as funds are limited. Funds expected to flow in late summer, early Fall. The Recovery Fund for Heritage Organizations is this year’s 2022-23 available...

June 24, 2022 Ontario Premier's New Cabinet Premier Doug Ford unveils new 30-person cabinet Ontario Premier Doug Ford has unveiled his new Executive Committee for the 43rd Parliament of Ontario. Read the complete news release HERE . Neil Lumsden new Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport First-time elected MPP, Neil Lumsden, will serve as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. He was elected to...

Need to Know | Provincial News OMA Initiatives | Out-of-Province News In the Media | Upcoming OMA Dates Need to Know CMOG 2022 The OMA again requested reassurance and confirmation, that at this late date, 3 weeks prior to the deadline, the Ministry confirm that the 2022 CMOG application process will be similarly streamlined as in recent years -- given the continuing pressures on museums to reopen...

June 3, 2022 Ontario Election 2022 Results Ontario Progressive Conservative Party to form a majority government The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario have won a second consecutive majority government, with PC candidates having been elected in 83 ridings. The Honourable Doug Ford will remain Ontario's Premier. The New Democratic Party of Ontario will form the Official Opposition once again...

May 18, 2022 Happy International Museum Day! Celebrating the power of museums In this special edition, please find: - A Message from the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario - International Museum Day 2022 - May is Museum Month - In the Media - OMA 50th Anniversary A Message from the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Her Honour The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell has...

Need to Know | Webinar: Virtual School Programming Provincial News | OMA Initiatives | Out-of-Province News Need to Know Ontario's 2022 Election Toolkit for Museums The OMA has prepared a toolkit of messages, tips for advocacy, and ways to engage all candidates in advance of the provincial election on June 2nd, 2022. Despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, museums have exhibited...

May 2, 2022 Livestream: National Culture Summit The Future of the Arts, Culture and Heritage in Canada The OMA will be joining a number of our provincial and territorial museum association (PTMA) colleagues, the Canadian Museums Association (CMA), other organizations and representatives of the culture sector at the National Culture Summit being held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa May 2-4...

April 29, 2022 Welcome to May is Museum Month / Mai, mois des musées 2022! Celebrating the power of museums In this Special edition, please find : A Message from Her Honour the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Municipal Proclamations of May is Museum Month Events and Programs in Ontario museums this May A May is Museum Month Social Media Kit International Museum Day...