Annual Report
2015 Vision Museums are valued public institutions that inspire understanding and encourage solutions for a better world.
2 CMA – Annual Report 2015 Mission The CMA exists to advance Canadian museums to ensure meaningful connections with their communities by providing leadership, fostering a national museum community and increasing the value of museums to society.
CMA – Annual Report 2015 3 Values
LEADERSHIP: We value enhancing the leadership skills of museum professionals at all levels to further the goals of the CMA and the museum community.
INNOVATION: We support innovation for the Association and the community, and we seek different ideas and embrace new approaches to enhance the value of museums in society.
SOCIAL BENEFIT: We believe that museums exist to achieve public good.
INCLUSIVENESS: We embrace inclusion by respecting diversity and seeking different perspectives and opinions.
COLLABORATION: We believe in the benefits of partnerships and working together to bring greater strength to the community as a whole.
MEMBERSHIP: We value the participation of members, which strengthens our profession.
4 CMA – Annual Report 2015 New Strategic Plan, New Vision, New Achievements!
In April, the CMA unveiled its new Strategic Plan, which was close to three years in the making. The power of this new and revised vision is impressive. The results have been immediate and yet there is still more to come.
The Association launched new professional development opportunities and fine- tuned others. We saw an eight per cent growth in membership. We held several special conferences with rave reviews, including our recent Travelling Exhibition Symposium and Museum Enterprises Conference. The same positive results poured in for our advocacy activities, including Canadian Museums Day on Parliament Hill in January 2016.
We experienced an overflow of registrations to many of our recent events and it Manon Blanchette was more than difficult not being able to accept everyone. Our National Conferences have become extremely popular and well attended, with speakers waiting in the wings. Our communication platforms continued to be revised for effective outreach to members and the general public. Our plans for the future are equally impressive, and we balanced our budget once again!
Your association is thriving right now, even without any new funds from the federal government. We have become skilled at raising funds from the private sector in order to subsidize your costs for our many events.
2015 saw the election of a new majority Government for Canada. The CMA and many members played a significant role during the election campaign — securing positions from all major parties. The Liberal Party promised to increase funding for John G. McAvity Young Canada Works in Heritage and double the investment in the Canada Council for the Arts, among many other initiatives to support our culture. The Conservatives responded to the CMA’s matching donations proposal with a $15 million per year pledge. The NDP, Bloc Québécois and Green Party all enthusiastically wanted to work with the CMA for a robust cultural community.
We know there is much more to be accomplished, many new partnerships to be made and other goals to be met, but we are well on that road forward.
We have a strong Board of Directors, and we wish to thank them for the energy, ideas and wisdom they brought to your association. Mostly, we want to thank you — our members — who have chosen to believe in the CMA. Thank you so very much.
Sincerely,
Manon Blanchette John G. McAvity, C.M. President Executive Director
CMA – Annual Report 2015 5 Goal 1: Museum professionals have the required information, tools and resources, and effective networks to connect with each other and the sector.
6 CMA – Annual Report 2015 National Conference 2015 Public engagement… Not a trend, but the future
Fresh ideas were shared in historic Banff, Alta., from April 13th to 17th, during the CMA National Conference, where museum professionals from across Canada discussed the limitless possibilities of public engagement done right. Delegates discussed how public engagement plays a vital role in museums and how cultural institutions make communities better places to live. Inspiring keynote addresses by Jack Lohman, Seamus O’Regan, Jasmine Palardy, Richard Sandell and Johann Zietsman kept people engaged in spite of the backdrop of Banff’s spectacular scenery.
CMA 2015 Conference Attendance Overall Satisfaction Level
This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
Top two words used to describe the conference n 80% — Professional n 62% — Friendly
“Over 30 volunteers planned the conference and made it a success.”
CMA – Annual Report 2015 7 Speakers
Over 344 “participants.”
Jack Lohman Richard Sandell Johann Zietsman Jasmine Palardy
Study Tours Education Sessions
Guided walking tour.
Snowshoeing in Banff National Park.
8 CMA – Annual Report 2015 Evening Events
John G. McAvity, CMA Executive Director.
Learning to dance at the Wild Bill’s Legendary Saloon.
Delegates at the Opening Ceremony.
Reception at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
Delegates at the Awards Ceremony.
Delegates at the CMA Closing Banquet.
Over 40 professional “development sessions. ” Reception at the 2016 Halifax Conference reveal.
CMA – Annual Report 2015 9 Travelling Exhibition Symposium
The first Travelling Exhibition Symposium took place on December 2nd and 3rd in Gatineau, Que. The professional development symposium included many presentations, case studies and discussions. Museum professionals who participated in this maiden edition found answers to the question “why travel?” Museum Enterprises Conference As an added bonus, delegates also attended the opening of the Vikings exhibition at the Canadian Museum of History. The business of running a museum or gallery is becoming an There were 86 participants overall with an average of 83 per increasingly challenging task. The erosion of public funding cent overall satisfaction level. 90 per cent of the participants means museums and galleries are expected to do much more indicated that the Symposium led to an improvement in their with less. They are expected to find new revenue streams, knowledge, skills and/or practices. to make operations more efficient and to compete in an ever-changing, whiz-bang world. This complex environment signaled the need for a refocusing of the annual Museum Retail and Visitor Services Symposium. This is why the 2015 Museum Enterprises Conference covered a broader range of topics, including revenue generation, development and fundraising, retail and food operations, visitor services, admissions, membership, rentals, and special events. The Conference was held at the Hilton Toronto Hotel, Ont., from January 22nd to 24th with over 73 delegates. 62 per cent were first time participants and their satisfaction level was an average of 85 per cent. 87 per cent of the participants indicated the sessions were pertinent to their job and the knowledge gained will be applied to their own work.
10 CMA – Annual Report 2015 Communications
Power Your Membership, Gain A Fresh Perspective and Stay Connected With Us!
We moved many of our membership administration services online, making interaction between members and CMA staff a breeze. Our new website, www.museums.ca, quickly became a vital component of the online information hub on the Canadian museum sector, with information highlighted on the homepage in the form of news releases, events and social media posts.
Ideas that challenge the norm, a fresh point of view and relevant discussions were featured in our biweekly electronic newsletters, communiqués, bimonthly Muse magazines and blog posts. Special Conference newsletters were distributed every other week in the two months leading up to the 2015 National Conference.
Our social media communications grew quickly, both in reach and in the type of platforms we use to engage members and the general public. Promotion of our activities and services reached new digital heights and unveiled new opportunities for cross-promotion with partners, provincial and territorial museum associations.
Members continued to receive informative daily news clippings. The News Clipping Service is essential to our outreach efforts, with over 200 clippings produced by CMA staff. Special Student Issue of Muse We are proud to have partnered with the museums studies and graphic design programs at the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) in Gatineau, Que., to develop and produce a special student issue of Muse magazine. The March-April 2015 issue was entirely developed and designed by students and professors from UQO, under the supervision of the CMA’s communications team. The collaborative partnership, integrated in the students’ curriculum, created a unique learning experience where students could share their ideas, opinions and accomplishments. The experience will be repeated in the future with other universities and colleges across Canada.
CMA – Annual Report 2015 11 Muse Magazine — More than 2,000 Readers!
These publications have been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
CMA Bursary Program Canadian museum professionals, students and volunteers who wish to attend professional development activities rely on CMA bursaries for financial assistance. There are three types of professional development bursaries — Conference, Emerging and Mid-Career. Thanks to the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage, a total of 97 bursaries were distributed to museum professionals and volunteers, from April 1st, 2014 to March 31st, 2015.
This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
12 CMA – Annual Report 2015 Young Canada Works Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations is a program offering summer and RBC Foundation short-term work experiences for students (aged 16 to 30) wanting to learn about Museum Canada’s cultural heritage, while earning money to continue their studies. Mentorship Program $5,6 million in 1,325 positions The CMA would like to thank the RBC program funding. across the country. Foundation for its continued support of the RBC Foundation Museum Mentorship program. With the RBC Foundation’s renewed commitment More than 750 museums and to young museum professionals heritage organizations across Canada. through its support of the CMA, two emerging museum professionals were matched with mentors in Sixteen recent post-secondary graduates launched their careers in the heritage 2015. At the Whyte Museum of the field through Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage. They were Canadian Rockies, Brittany Watson hosted at the following organizations: worked with rare photographic processes and related objects found l Beaty Biodiversity Museum, University l Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, ON in the Peter and Catharine Whyte of British Columbia, BC l Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II collection. Kirsten Christopherson l Canadian Centre for Architecture, QC Museum, Jaipur, India (sponsored by worked in collections management l Centre d’exposition de l’Université de the Commonwealth Association of at the National Music Centre and Montréal, QC Museums, AB) witnessed specialized processes l Corporation Philippe-Aubert-de- l McCord Museum of Canadian History, for managing a collection of living Gaspé, QC QC instruments — instruments that are l Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War l McMichael Canadian Art Collection, maintained in playable condition for Museum, ON ON interpretation and performances. l Eyelevel Gallery Society / Eyelevel l Museum of Ontario Archaeology, ON Gallery, NS l Port Dover Harbour Museum, ON l Grey Roots Museum & Archives, ON l Yukon Historical & Museums l Glengarry Pioneer Museum, ON Association, YT l Heritage Hillsborough Inc., NB
This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
Insurance Program
After more than 20 years as chair of the CMA Insurance Committee, Sonja Tanner-Kaplash, PhD, resigned in the summer of 2015. Sonja’s commitment over the years was greatly appreciated. The new chair of the Insurance Committee is John Ryerson.
The CMA’s Insurance Committee ensures that CMA members have access to the best and most appropriate coverage available, while leveraging group buying power to provide competitive rates. The CMA’s insurance program provides coverage for collections, special exhibitions and loans, general liability, and directors and officers, as well as home and auto insurance, and health care coverage for CMA members and employees. The CMA works with Marsh Canada, Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc, XL Insurance Company Ltd., and GroupHEALTH Solutions to provide quality insurance coverage to CMA members and staff.
CMA – Annual Report 2015 13 Goal 2: Museums are integral public places. Celebrating Excellence
It is with pride and honour that every year the CMA celebrates outstanding achievements in the museum sector by recognizing projects and museum professionals of exceptional caliber within different categories. These recognitions could not be made without the help of benevolent museum professionals who generously volunteer their time and knowledge to evaluate nominations as part of an award committee. The selected recipients received their awards Wednesday, April 15th at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alta., during the 68th CMA National Conference. A total of seven awards were presented.
Awards of Outstanding Achievement Conservation Construction of New Collections Reserve, Conservation Pierre Wilson. Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec Photo: Craig (QC) Richards, 2015 © CMA/AMC This Award is made possible thanks to the generous support of Yosef Wosk, OBC.
Education Education Sarah Pashagumskum. Photo: Craig Richards, Mind’s Eye Project, Aanischaaukamikw — 2015 © CMA/AMC Cree Cultural Institute (QC)
Exhibitions Museums with less than $1M annual operating budget Roll on Columbia: Exploring the Landscape and Culture of the Columbia River Treaty, Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History (BC)
Museums with annual operating budgets over $1M Lake Winnipeg: Shared Solutions, The Exhibition, Museums with less than $1M annual operating budget: Exhibition, Museums with Manitoba Museum and the International Eileen Delehantly Pearkes, Leah Best, Deborah Thompson. annual operating budgets over Institute for Sustainable Development (MB) Photo: Craig Richards, 2015 © CMA/AMC $1M: Scott Young. Photo: Craig Richards, 2015 © CMA/AMC New Media Ace Academy, Canada Aviation and Space New Media Museum (ON) Alex Benay. Photo: Craig Richards, 2015 © CMA/AMC Research Quartiers disparus : Red Light, Faubourg à m’lasse, Goose Village, Les Éditions Cardinal, Centre d’histoire de Montréal in Research collaboration with Laboratoire d’histoire et Michelle Bélanger. Photo: Craig Richards, de patrimoine de Montréal de l’UQAM and 2015 © CMA/AMC the Archives de la Ville de Montréal (QC)
Odanak Fort: The Past Revisited, Musée des Abénakis (QC) Grand Hall, © Canadian Museum © Canadian of HistoryGrand Hall, CMA – Annual Report 2015 15 Museum Volunteer Award Award of Distinguished Service Bruno Paul Stenson was celebrated for his dedication Ruth Bitner, Paule Renaud and Joy Davis, PhD, were to the Redpath Museum, McGill University (QC). recognized for remarkable careers and contributions to the advancement of the Canadian museum community. Langley Centennial Museum’s docent team (BC) received an honorable mention.
This Award was presented in partnership with the Canadian Federation of Friends of Museums Ruth Bitner Paule Renaud Joy Davis, PhD
Peter Tulumello, Langley Docent Team. Photo: Craig Richards, 2015 © CMA/AMC Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Museums: History Alive!
ICOM Canada’s International The Musqueam Indian Band, the Achievement Award Museum of Anthropology at the Michel Côté, executive University of British Columbia, the director of the Musées de Museum of Vancouver and the University of la civilisation, was the 2015 Waterloo were presented the fifth annual History Alive! Award recipient for his contributions for their collaborative to museology in Canada exhibition c̓əsnaʔəm, and internationally. The the city before the city, Award pays tribute to a which shined a spotlight museum professional who on Vancouver’s historic played a significant role in and contemporary museology on the Canadian Indigenous cultural and international stage, Michel Côté, landscape. and fostered partnerships Musées de la civilisation. Photo: Craig Richards, The outstanding project between the two. 2015 © CMA/AMC used a variety of innovative techniques and technologies to connect visitors with one of the largest ancient village and burial sites upon which Vancouver was built. The multidisciplinary Fellows of the CMA exhibition presented the history of the ancient village in a Claudette unique way as the visitor journeys through three distinct sites. Leclerc was appointed as The MUSO: Musée de société des CMA Fellow, the Deux-Rives received an honourable highest form mention for its project MoCo: L’étoffe of recognition d’une ville, as well as the Royal BC Museum for its project Our Living bestowed by Languages: First Peoples’ Voices in the CMA, for British Columbia. her tireless dedication to The recipient and finalists attended the work of the the awards ceremony at Rideau Hall Association and on October 16th in the company of His Excellency the Right to museums. Sharilyn Ingram and/et Claudette Leclerc. Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada. Photo: Audrey Vermette, 2015 © CMA/AMC Presented in partnership with Generously supported by
16 CMA – Annual Report 2015 Partnerships Exploring Social Issues
As part of the CMA’s strategic objective to create opportunities for national discussions on the role of museums in such social issues as climate change, health care and youth at risk, we have been working Expanding Our Reach with experts and stakeholders from the museum community and other organizations to explore these TakingITGlobal - Explore150 complex issues. The CMA organized a discussion The CMA continued its successful partnership on climate change in April 2015 with Robert Janes, with TakingITGlobal to increase youth issued a statement that all museums should embrace engagement in museums and historical sites. and welcome Canada’s new refugees, and is in Explore150 is an interactive app and website discussions with the Assembly of First Nations and that encourages youth to visit museums and the National Association of Friendship Centres. heritage sites, and engages them in interactive quests on their mobile devices while there. The program was featured in the January-February 2015 issue of Muse magazine and the CMA took Cultural Access Pass part in Explore150’s activities during Canada Day. Visit www.explore150.ca to learn more The Cultural Access about the program. Pass (CAP) program continued to grow in 2015, thanks to the incredible work of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC). The Pass, which provides access to more than 1,200 cultural institutions for new
Canadian citizens, includes over 100,000 members.
Visit www.icc-icc.ca/en/cap/ to learn more about the program.
Jennifer Corriero (right), executive director of TakingITGlobal, with two of Explore 150 volunteers at the July 1st festivities. Photo: Audrey Vermette, CMA.
CMA – Annual Report 2015 17 Goal 3: Museums have the financial resources and community support to do their work.
Key Issues:
Increasing Opportunities Investing in Museums’ for our Country’s Youth Sustainability
Museums provide stimulating Museums must diversify their revenue opportunities for youth to get started on sources. Philanthropy currently represents the right career path, thanks to summer only nine per cent of museum revenues. jobs and internships made available Studies show that matching donation through the Young Canada Works programs are a powerful incentive for new in Heritage program. The program is donors to come on board, as well as for however highly over-subscribed, with existing private donors to increase their 80 per cent of internships and 50 per cent donations. By investing $50 million per year of summer job applicants being turned in a federal program that matches every down. We have asked for a $5 million new dollar donated to museums for a five- increase per year, which would create year period, revenue sources from private close to 1,000 new jobs and internships donations will increase from nine per cent for Canada’s youth. to 15-20 per cent
Building Strong Cultural Policies and Programs
Museums have been neglected for years. The federal government offers support to some of Canada’s 2,600 museums through a variety of important, although very modest, funding programs. These programs have been subject to many cuts over the years. We have recommended the development of a new National Museum Strategy and a review of the complete suite of Department of Canadian Heritage programs, including the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) and others.
18 CMA – Annual Report 2015 Speaking for Canada’s Museums Advocacy is at the heart of the CMA’s mission. We are a frequent participant before Parliamentary committees and regularly meet with members of Parliament, ministers and other officials. We are grateful for the good and open relationship we have with parliamentarians and with senior Government officials. The CMA submitted recommendations for Economic Action Plan 2015 and participated in the Federal Budget presentation in April to ensure CMA members were promptly informed of new funding opportunities and impacts to the cultural sector.
Federal Election 2015
2015 was an important year for government relations, Canada 150 with a federal election in October and the swearing-in of a new Government in November. As part of the election The 150th anniversary of Confederation campaign, the CMA developed and made available to all has been a priority for the CMA since of its members an Election Toolkit to help raise awareness April. Following the Government of of museums during the electoral campaign. We engaged Canada’s launch of the Canada 150 Fund major parties’ leaders by asking them about their party’s in April, the CMA led a series of meetings heritage and culture platform, and published the answers with a special consultative committee and important updates on the CMA website. The CMA and creative agency, and submitted a welcomed and officially congratulated our new Minister of special national signature initiative for the Canadian Heritage, the Honourable Mélanie Joly. Because of museum sector. The Canada Kids project the election, we postponed our annual Canadian Museums received preliminary approval but with Day on Parliament Hill to January 2016 in order to welcome very limited funding. We are continuing to the new members of Parliament and share with them the explore ways to undertake this important importance and impact of Canadian museums to society. national project to engage more Canadians with their heritage and culture, to improve the perception of museums as dynamic community centres, and to build a legacy over many years to come.
New Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Honourable Mélanie Joly spoke to the participants of Canadian Museums Day on Parliament Hill. Photo: Mafoya Dossoumon
CMA – Annual Report 2015 19 Goal 4: The CMA is the respected, valued and trusted national leader in the museum community.
20 CMA – Annual Report 2015 A New Strategic Plan Marketing Thanks to the diligent work by the CMA’s strategic planning The CMA offers a range of advertising opportunities for committee, Board of Trustees, stakeholders and staff, we are suppliers to the museum sector. Opportunities include: happy to report that the CMA’s exhibiting and sponsorship at symposia and conferences; new three-year Strategic Plan advertising in Muse magazine; and, advertising on our (2015-2018) was presented to website and in our bi-weekly electronic newsletter sent to and approved by members in 2,600 members. April 2015, in Banff, Alta. This new Plan encompasses our own and member priorities over the Provincial and Territorial next few years, and reflects the changing nature of the sector. Museum Associations The plan is available on the CMA The CMA’s ongoing dialogue and collaboration with website. provincial and territorial museum associations continues to be a key factor in the growth of the Canadian museum sector. The CMA organized a national meeting in Banff, Alta., in Wholesale Consortium Program April 2015 which included a special session by Robert Janes Thanks to continued growth and participation in the CMA on Museums and Social Issues, and a discussion on major Wholesale Consortium Program, the range of products trends and issues facing the Canadian museum sector. CMA offered has been further developed and expanded. Product staff also participated in some of the provincial and territorial offerings include environmentally friendly bags, textiles, bone associations’ conferences throughout the year. china mugs, jewellery and souvenir items. Institutions have the opportunity to grow revenue and increase visibility within their communities. Investing in Student Development Museums Foundation of Canada The CMA continued its successful partnership with Carleton University’s School of Journalism & Communication (Ottawa, The Museums Foundation of Canada (MFC) was established Ont.) by hosting 12 interns throughout the year. Interns in 1994 and is a registered charity. The MFC supports the gained firsthand experience in working on Muse magazine’s Barbara A. Tyler Award in Museum Leadership, the Dr. Shirley development, as well as contributing to the CMA’s various L. Thomson Young Curators Award and the Fellows Lecture at communications platforms, including writing articles for Muse the CMA National Conference. The Foundation continues to magazine, and the CMA newsletter and blog. The CMA also receive donations or bequests to support eligible projects. welcomed Annie Lapointe, a museum studies student from the Université du Québec en Outaouais (Gatineau, Que.), who completed a four-month research internship (January Expo 2015 to April 2015). Annie undertook a comprehensive research Held during the CMA National Conference in Banff, Alta., Expo on the status of educational programs in Canadian museums 2015 showcased more than 30 exhibitors. The tradeshow (variety, structure, resources, etc.), which will be published featured a variety of products and services, including on the CMA’s website as a free member resource. The CMA transportation, information technology, lighting, design, was honoured to celebrate the academic achievements publishing and insurance. of museum studies students through special awards. Congratulations to Katherine Anne Hannemann from the University of Toronto (Toronto, Ont.) and Anne Rawn from Algonquin College (Ottawa, Ont.).
Members of the PACART team at the CMA Expo 2015. Photo: CMA
CMA – Annual Report 2015 21 Welcoming a New Partner: The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
We are proud to have signed a collaborative agreement with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) to partner on joint ventures and initiatives. Their Canadian Geographic magazine, the third largest circulation magazine in Canada, often features science and nature museums from across Canada. CEO John G. Geiger, COO and Publisher Gilles Gagnier and Director, Production Mike Elston took part in a special reception in honour of Canadian Museums Day on January 26, 2016, which included one of the Society’s huge maps of Canada, specially featured for the event. CEO John G. Geiger, COO and Publisher Gilles Gagnier, and Director, Production Mike Elston. Photo: Martine Ménard.
International Committees Nominations Committee The CMA continued its support of the International Council Nancy Noble, past president of the CMA, chaired the of Museums (ICOM), our international body, through various Nominations Committee. In order to secure a strong means. In addition to providing administrative assistance to and dynamic Board, the Canadian Museums Association the ICOM Canada national committee, the CMA’s director periodically seeks the input of members, in recommending of programs and public affairs is currently serving as vice- potential Board candidates, through a call for input. The president of the Board of Directors. The CMA’s executive Nominations Committee reviewed our current Board director is also very active in ICOM, especially with the members and their terms, determining that there are Standing Committee on Legal Affairs. currently no vacancies on the Board for 2016. A call for input was therefore not issued this year.
Governance The members of the 2016-2017 Nominations Committee The CMA Board of Directors met several times in 2015 to have been: govern the Association’s affairs and policies. In-person l Nancy Noble (CMA Past President), Museum of Vancouver, meetings were held in Banff, Alta., and Ottawa, Ont., in Vancouver, BC addition to several conference calls. l Barb Cameron (CMA Director), Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NT The members of the CMA Board of Directors for 2015-2016 l Mary Bradshaw, Yukon Arts Centre Public Art Gallery, have been: Whitehorse, YT l Benoît Légaré, Montreal, QC l Manon Blanchette (President), Montreal, QC l Anita Price, Association of Nova Scotia Museums, Halifax, NS l Nancy Noble (Past President), Vancouver, BC l John G. McAvity, CMA Executive Director, Ex Officio l Karen Bachmann (Vice-President), Timmins, ON l Gerry Osmond (Vice-President), St. John’s, NL l Susan Burrows-Johnson, Lethbridge, AB l Barb Cameron, Yellowknife, NT Giving Back l Jane Fullerton, Saint John, NB We continued our tradition of supporting the Ottawa Food l Jack Lohman, Victoria, BC Bank in 2015. CMA staff donated food and over $300 over the l David Marskell, Kitchener, ON course of the holiday food drive.
22 CMA – Annual Report 2015 Compliance and Risk Membership Management Committee The CMA’s Compliance and Risk Management Committee is responsible for the monitoring of the CMA’s policies and any potential risks, as well as the CMA’s compliance with various federal and provincial requirements. The Compliance and Risk Management Committee also fulfills the role of audit liaison. These responsibilities include participating in meetings with the auditor as required, reviewing the CMA audit and management letter, and providing recommendations. The Compliance and Risk Management Committee fulfilled their duties in 2015.
Finances Our membership department continued to focus its efforts We are pleased to report that the CMA ended its 2015 towards member recruitment, retention, participation and fiscal year with a small surplus. The implementation of new satisfaction in 2015. This was the first full year following software in 2014 continued to improve our ability to track, the implementation of significant improvements aimed at follow-up and collect payments for both membership and enhancing the membership experience. We received positive events. The ecommerce suite available within the system has feedback regarding the new plastic membership cards also enabled the CMA to accept online donations, as well introduced in 2014. Additionally, following the launch of as to process online orders for resources through the CMA the new interactive membership software, the department bookstore. The CMA entered into a partnership with Elavon allocated resources to connect with current members and also Canada for our payment processing. This greatly reduced our spent time cleaning database records. Following the database percentage fee on processing payments. This service, with clean up, CMA membership ended the year slightly below the same reduced processing rates, is also available as a 1,600 active members, while continuing to maintain strong member benefit. The CMA’s annual donation campaign for revenues. CMA membership includes individual, institutional, 2015 raised funds to sponsor corporate, student and non-paying memberships (Fellows, five emerging professionals complimentary, staff and honorary). We also welcomed a high to participate in the 2016 number of new members, with more than 120 new members National Conference being joining the CMA in 2015. Our dedicated membership base is held in Halifax, N.S. a strong indication that our members recognize the value of investing in an annual CMA membership.
Representing the Museum Community Various CMA Board and staff representatives were quite active this past year representing the Association and the Canadian museum community in meetings, conferences, symposia and committees, discussing the importance of museums to society and sharing our recommendations to increase museum engagement and sustainability. Some of the events included: the Visual Arts Alliance meetings; Department of Canadian Heritage focus groups; Advisory Committee representation for the Montréal, plaque tournante des échanges cultural project; Reframing the Cultural Policy Dialogue symposium; meeting of the national Arts Service Organizations; and, the American Alliance of Museums, among many more.
Opening of the Currie Dinosaur Museum with Dan Aykroyd and CMA’s John McAvity.
Library and Archives Canada Stakeholders/Forum, November 12, 2015.
CMA – Annual Report 2015 23 Member Participation 2015
CMA Board of Directors 2014-2015 CMA Fellows (FCMA) CMA Legal Advisors Manon Blanchette (President), Montreal, QC Sharilyn J. Ingram (President), Grimsby, ON (2005) Glen Bloom, Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property, Nancy Noble (Past President), Vancouver, BC Patricia J. Bovey (Secretary), Winnipeg, MB (2013) Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Ottawa, ON Karen Bachmann (Vice-President), Timmins, ON Jann LM Bailey, Kamloops, BC (2008) Arthur Drache, Drache Aptowitzer LLP, Gerry Osmond (Vice-President), St. John’s, NL Bill Barkley, Victoria, BC (1996) Ottawa, ON Susan Burrows-Johnson, Lethbridge, AB Brenda Berck, Vancouver, BC (1995) David Law, Partner, Gowlings Employment and Barb Cameron, Yellowknife, NT René Binette, Montreal, QC (2013) Labour Law Group, Ottawa, ON Jane Fullerton, Saint John, NB Janet M. Brooke, Montreal, QC (2011) Jack Lohman, Victoria, BC Catherine C. Cole, Edmonton, AB (2014) CMA Compliance and Risk David Marskell, Kitchener, ON Yves Dagenais, Candiac, QC (2002) Management Committee Victoria Dickenson, Toronto, ON (2005) Nancy Noble (Chair; CMA Past President), Museum Joanne DiCosimo, Gatineau, QC (2008) of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC CMA Staff Nancy E. Dillow, North York, ON (1981) Monique Horth, Canada Science and Technology Dorothy Duncan, Orillia, ON (1988) John G. McAvity, C.M., D.Litt, CAE, Executive Museums Corporation, Ottawa, ON Colin C. Eades, Ottawa, ON (2012) Director Sue Lamothe, Canadian Museums Association, Morris Flewwelling, Red Deer, AB (2000) Richard Archibald, Information Services Ottawa, ON Daniel T. Gallacher, Kelowna, BC (2011) Coordinator John G. McAvity, Canadian Museums Association, Tom Hill, Ohsweken, ON (1997) Laura Beks, Program Officer, Young Canada Works Ottawa, ON Nancy L. Hushion, Roques, France (1988) in Heritage Organizations Gerry Osmond (CMA Vice-President), Provincial Robin Inglis, Surrey, BC (2000) Adèle Brazeau-Feeley, Administrative Officer, Historic Sites, Department of Tourism Culture Robert Janes, Canmore, AB (2002) Bursaries and Awards and Recreation, St. John’s, NL Linda Jules, Kamloops, BC (2005) Isabelle Carrier, Program Coordinator, Young Pierre Lachapelle, Verdun, QC (1982) Canada Works in Heritage Organizations Hélène Lamarche, Lachine, QC (2001) Martine Chenier, Editor, Muse Magazine Johanne Landry, Montreal, QC (2004) Insurance Committee Pamela Cook, Manager, Young Canada Works Claudette Leclerc, Winnipeg, MB (2015) John Ryerson (Chair), Toronto, ON Erin Doiron, Manager, Membership Development Philippe Mailhot, Winnipeg, MB (2013) Sue Lamothe, Canadian Museums Association, Mafoya Dossoumon, Manager, Communications Carol Mayer, Vancouver, BC (2004) Ottawa, ON Sarah Drumm, Program Officer, Young Canada René Rivard, Outremont, QC (2002) John G. McAvity, Canadian Museums Association, Works in Heritage Organizations Eric J. Ruff, Yarmouth, NS (2001) Ottawa, ON Jessica Ellison-Doody, Program Coordinator, Martin Segger, Victoria, BC (1999) Gillian Pearson, Toronto, ON Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Candace Stevenson, Halifax, NS (2001) Robert Steven, Toronto, ON Heritage Sonja Tanner-Kaplash, Victoria, BC (2004) Stephanie Jacques, Program Officer, Young J. Lynne Teather, Fonthill, ON (2013) Canada Works in Heritage Organizations Jean Trudel, Montreal, QC (1995) Sue Lamothe, CAE, DFA, Director, Finance and Museums Foundation of Canada — Guy Vadeboncoeur, Deux-Montagnes, QC (2004) Operations Board of Directors Philip R. Ward, Salt Spring Island, BC (1985) Léanne Leclerc, Program Officer, Young Canada Arthur Drache (Chair), Drache Aptowitzer LLP, Calvin J. White, Aurora, ON (2012) Works in Heritage Organizations Ottawa, ON William J. Withrow, Toronto, ON (1983) Linda McConnell, Production Assistant Sue Lamothe (Secretary, non-voting), Canadian Leah Nyman, Program Officer, Young Canada Museums Association, Ottawa, ON Works in Heritage Organizations CMA Board Nominations Joan Goldfarb, Toronto, ON Alice Price, Finance Assistant Robert Laidler, Museums Foundation of Canada, Sue-Ann Ramsden, Director, Museum Enterprises Nancy Noble (CMA Past President), Museum of Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (Contract) Vancouver, Vancouver, BC John G. McAvity, Canadian Museums Assocition, Audrey Vermette, Director, Programs and Barb Cameron (CMA Director), Prince of Wales Ottawa, ON Public Affairs Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NT David P. Silcox, Toronto, ON Alison Ward, Membership Assistant Mary Bradshaw, Yukon Arts Centre Public Art Yosef Wosk, OBC, Vancouver, BC Gallery, Whitehorse, YT Benoît Légaré, Montreal, QC John G. McAvity, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa, ON Anita Price, Association of Nova Scotia Museums, Halifax, NS
24 CMA – Annual Report 2015 2016 National Conference Planning 2015 Travelling Exhibition CMA Fellows and Award of Committee Symposium Planning Committee Distinguished Service Marie Chapman, Canadian Museum of Dany Brown, Musées de la civilisation, Quebec Sharilyn J. Ingram (Co-President), FCMA, Immigration at Pier 21, Halifax, NS City, QC Grimsby, ON Jane Fullerton (CMA Director), New Brunswick Lauren Cameron, Canadian Museum of History, Gerry Osmond, (Co-President; CMA Vice- Museum, Saint John, NB Gatineau, QC President), Provincial Historic Sites, Department Robert Laidler, Museums Foundation of Canada, Helen De Roia, Library and Archives Canada, of Tourism Culture and Recreation, St John’s, NL Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON Ottawa, ON Jann LM Bailey, FCMA, Kamloops Art Gallery, Sue Lamothe, Canadian Museums Association, Valerie Grassi, Canadian Museum of History, Kamloops, BC Ottawa, ON Gatineau, QC Patricia J. Bovey, FCMA, Winnipeg, MB Maggie MacIntyre, Nova Scotia Museum, Melanie Kjorlien, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB Joanne DiCosimo, FCMA, Gatineau, QC Halifax, NS Robert Laidler, Museums Foundation of Canada, Chantal Fortier, Ottawa, ON Robin Metcalfe, Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON Philippe Mailhot, FCMA, Winnipeg, MB Halifax, NS Sue Lamothe, Canadian Museums Association, John G. McAvity, Canadian Museums Association, Shannon Parker, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Ottawa, ON Ottawa, ON Halifax, NS Louise-Anne Laroche, Bank of Canada Museum, Anita Price, Association of Nova Scotia Museums, Ottawa, ON ICOM Canada’s International Halifax, NS Julie Leclair, Canada Science and Technology Achievement Award Sue-Ann Ramsden, Canadian Museums Museums Corporation, Ottawa, ON Audrey Vermette (Chair), Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa, ON David Marskell (CMA Director), THEMUSEUM, Association, Ottawa, ON Rick Sanderson, Naval Museum of Halifax, Kitchener, ON Ryan Dodge, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON Halifax, NS Susan Neale, Peterborough Museum & Archives, Marie Lalonde, Ontario Museums Association, Stephanie Smith, Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS Peterborough, ON Toronto, ON Audrey Vermette, Canadian Museums Association, Sue-Ann Ramsden, Canadian Museums Elka Weinstein, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Ottawa, ON Association, Ottawa, ON Sport, Government of Ontario, Toronto, ON Jane Sirois, Canadian Conservation Institute, Ottawa, ON 2016 Museum Enterprises Museum Volunteer Award Conference Planning Committee Audrey Vermette, Canadian Museums Association, Ottawa, ON Linda Graiff, Westmount, QC Chantal Demers, Canadian Museum of History, Richard Lindo, Ottawa, ON Gatineau, QC Sylvie Morel, Oxford Mills, ON Cindy Desrochers, Saint-Boniface Museum, Muse Editorial Board Dennis Moulding, Nava, ON Winnipeg, MB Marie Senécal-Tremblay, Montreal, QC Nancy Helmers, Art Gallery of Burlington, Jann LM Bailey (Chair), FCMA, Kamloops Art Burlington, ON Gallery, Kamloops, BC Robert Laidler, Museums Foundation of Canada, Anne Chafe, The Rooms Provincial Museum, St. Governor General’s History Award for Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON John’s, NL Excellence in Museums: History Alive! Sue Lamothe, Canadian Museums Association, Katie Cottreau-Robins, Nova Scotia Museum, Ottawa, ON Halifax, NS Anne Chafe, The Rooms Provincial Museum, Connie MacDonald, Royal Ontario Museum, Todd Janes, Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual St. John’s, NL Toronto, ON Culture; Artist-Run Centres and Collectives Andrée Gendreau, Saint-Antoine de Tilly, QC Vanessa McBay, The Rooms Corporation, St. Conference, Edmonton, AB Lorne F. Hammond, Royal BC Museum, John’s, NL Aude Porcedda, Musée de la civilisation, Quebec Victoria, BC Sue-Ann Ramsden, Canadian Museums City, QC Adèle Hempel, The Manitoba Museum, Association, Ottawa, ON Anne Rawn, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Winnipeg, MB Michael Wallace, Theatre Museum Canada, Art, Toronto, ON James Whitham, Canadian War Museum, Toronto, ON Ottawa, ON
Award Committees Young Canada Works at Building CMA Awards of Outstanding Careers in Heritage Peer Review Achievement Committee 2014-2015 David P. Silcox (President), Toronto, ON Emmanuel Doucet, Cumberland Heritage Village Karen Bachmann (CMA Vice-President), Timmins Museum, City of Ottawa, ON Museum: National Exhibition Centre, Yasmeen El Azab, National Gallery of Canada, Timmins, ON Ottawa, ON Patricia J. Bovey, FCMA, Winnipeg, MB Greg Spurgeon, Aboriginal Art Centre, Aboriginal Victoria Dickenson, FCMA, Toronto, ON Affairs and Northern Development Canada, ON René Rivard, FCMA, Outremont, QC
CMA – Annual Report 2015 25 Young Canada Works in Heritage Laura Gloor, Peace River Museum, Archives & Katrina Peredun, Alberta Museums Association, Organizations Peer Review Mackenzie Centre, Peace River, AB Edmonton, AB Committee 2014-2015 Sarah Goulding, St. Stephen Chocolate Fest Inc.; Isabelle Poirier, Centre d’exposition l’Imagier, The Chocolate Museum, St. Stephen, NB Gatineau, QC Lucy Alway, Department of Business, Tourism, Ninette Gyorody, Orillia Museum of Art and May-Lin Polk, Museums Association of Culture and Rural Development, Government of History, Orillia, ON Saskatchewan, Regina, SK Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s, NL Valérie Habra, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Jaime Rathor, Sunnybrook Farm Museum, Red Dara Armsden, Art Gallery of Alberta, Montreal, QC Deer, AB Edmonton, AB Tammy Hardwick, Creston and District Historical Manon Régimbald, Centre d’exposition de Val- Griffith Aaron Baker, Prairie Gallery Society, Grande and Museum Society, Creston, BC David, Val-David, QC Prairie, AB Hugh Henry, Swift Current Museum (Retired), Swift Andrea Reichert, Manitoba Crafts Museum and Nathalie Barbe, Réseau du patrimoine gatinois, Current, SK Library, Winnipeg, MB Gatineau, QC Joelle Hodgins, Rossland Museum & Discovery Jean-François Royal, Musée des religions du William Baylis, Canada South Science City, Centre, Rossland, BC monde, Nicolet, QC Marion, ON Jennifer Hoesgen, Humboldt & District Museum & Jovanna Scorsone, Royal Ontario Museum, Rachael Berney, Hamilton Civic Museums, Gallery, Humboldt, SK Toronto, ON Hamilton, ON Lynne Huras, The Eleanor Luxton Historical Karine Seidman, Montreal Holocaust Memorial Diane Blake, Museum of Toronto, Toronto, ON Foundation, Banff, AB Centre, Montreal, QC Alain Bourbonnais, Moulin seigneurial de Pointe- Paula Kenny, PEI Museum and Heritage Samantha Shannon, Old Log Church Museum, du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, QC Foundation, Charlottetown, PE Whitehorse, YT Jordan Brennan, Museum London, London, ON Irene Kerr, Museum of the Highwood, Anne Shropshire, Railway Museum of Eastern Ian Brumell, Cloyne and District Historical Society, High River, AB Ontario, Smiths Falls, ON Cloyne, ON Carrie Kitzul, Norfolk Arts Centre, Simcoe, ON Kathleen Simpson, The Ottawa Art Gallery, Kayla Burry, The Rooms Corporation, Provincial William Knight, Canada Agriculture and Food Ottawa, ON Archives Division, St. John’s, NL Museum, Ottawa, ON Kim Skene, Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Madeleine Callaghan, Scarborough Museum, Évelyne Laflamme, Fondation François-Lamy, Sound, ON Scarborough, ON Sainte-Famille, Île d’Orléans, QC Amanda Snyder, Kelowna Museums Society, Ericka Chemko, Edmonton Heritage Council, Annabelle Laliberté, MUSO : Musée de société des Kelowna, BC Edmonton, AB Deux-Rives, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC Vanessa Sorenson, Presentation House Gallery, Melissa Collver, Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Rosalie Lammle, Kneehill Historical Society, AB Vancouver, BC Museum, Waterford, ON Julie Leclair, Canada Science and Technology Wendy Thienes, Grand Coteau Heritage & Cultural Derek Cooke, Ta’an Kwäch’än Council, Museum, Ottawa, ON Centre, Shaunavon, SK Whitehorse, YT Alison Letourneau, City of Winnipeg Museums Shannon Todd, Campbell House Museum, Myriam Coulombe, Musée du Fjord, La Baie, QC Board, Winnipeg, MB Toronto, ON Peter Crowell, The Argyle Township Court House & Lynanne Love, PEI Museum and Heritage Peter Tulumello, Township of Langley; Langley Archives, Tusket, NS Foundation, Charlottetown, PE Centennial Museum, Langley, BC Terresa Ann DeMong, The Right Honourable John Anne Madden, Memorial University of Anne Unyi, Haldimand County, ON G. Diefenbaker Centre, Saskatoon, SK Newfoundland Botanical Garden, St. John’s, NL Karen VandenBrink, City of Waterloo Museum, Ingrid Deon, Yarmouth County Museum and Nicole Madigan, Pemberton and District Museum Waterloo, ON Archives, Yarmouth, NS and Archives Society, Pemberton, BC Brittany Vis, Maritime Museum of BC, Victoria, BC Alison Dingledine, Brockville Museum, Darrin Martens, Audain Art Museum, Whistler, BC Elka Weinstein, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Brockville, ON Cathy Masterson, City of Windsor, Windsor, ON Sport, Government of Ontario, Toronto, ON Dena Doroszenko, Ontario Heritage Trust, Karen Matheson, Science East, Fredericton, NB Rhona Wenger, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Toronto, ON Ann McIntyre, Petawawa Heritage Society, Grimsby, ON Shanna Dunlop, London & Middlesex Heritage Petawawa, ON Kelsey Wiebe, Terrace and District Museum Museum, London, ON Barbara McIntyre, Quaco Historical & Library Society, Terrace, BC Dorothy Fabijan, Vascular Plant Herbarium, Society, St. Martins, NB Jim Wiens, Mackenzie and District Museum Edmonton, AB Trisha McKibbin, Town of St. Marys, St. Marys, ON Society, Mackenzie, BC Cheryl Fraser, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON Christopher Mitanidis, Bata Shoe Museum, Judy Frotten, The Argyle Township Court House & Toronto, ON Archives, Tusket, NS Ruth Murgatroyd, Fredericton Region Museum, Mary Fulleman, Lunenburg County Historical Fredericton, NB Society, NS Lori Nelson, Lake of the Woods Museum, Richard Gagnier, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Kenora, ON Montreal, QC Karin Noble, Grey Roots Museum & Archives, Owen Amanda Gamble, The Friends of Fort George, Sound, ON Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON Lana Panko, City of Surrey, Heritage Services, Nancy Gareh, Art Gallery of Sudbury, Sudbury, ON Surrey, BC Kathy Gibler, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Melanie Parker, Watson’s Mill, Manotick, ON Garden, Vancouver, BC Raewyn Passmore, Bank of Canada Museum, Ranjit Gill, Central British Columbia Railway and Ottawa, ON Forestry Museum, Prince George, BC
26 CMA – Annual Report 2015 CMA Corporate Members The CMA Honor Roll 3DS The CMA thanks all our supporters and donors for their generous contributions: Alberta Culture Historic Sites AldrichPears Associates Ltd. Individuals Corporate/Organizations Armstrong Fine Art Services Sal Badali, Toronto, ON Alberta Museums Association Arthur J. Gallagher Canada Limited Stephen Borys, Winnipeg, MB Armstrong Fine Art Services Ltd. Arts Consulting Group Canada, Ltd. Robert Craig, Ottawa, ON Art Dealers Association of Canada AXA ART Insurance Corporation Yves Dagenais, FCMA, Candiac, QC Arthur J. Gallagher Canada Limited BaAM Productions Nancy Dillow, FCMA, North York, ON Association of Nova Scotia Museums Carr McLean Limited Diana Goad, Toronto, ON Bank of Canada Museum Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) Peter Herrndorf, Ottawa, ON Canada Science and Technology Museums Doris McCarthy Gallery Sandra Irving, Saint John, NB Corporation Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc John G. McAvity, C.M., Ottawa, ON Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Forrec Ltd.HR MacMillan Space Centre Tristan Jones, Smithers, BC Property IMDS Canada Inc. Robert Laidler, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON Canadian Conservation Institute Kubik Nancy Noble, Vancouver, BC Canadian Museum of History Lord Cultural Resources Planning & J.P. Rafferty, Victoria, BC Canadian Museum of Nature Management Inc. Sue-Ann Ramsden, Ottawa, ON Carr McLean Ltd. Maelström créatif Megan Richardson, Ottawa, ON Denbigh Fine Arts Services Ltd. Marsh Canada Limited Yosef Work, OBC, Vancouver, BC Dundurn Press MRA experiential tours & equipment Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc NGX Interactive Elavon Canada PACART Pacific Art Services Ltd. Eos Lightmedia Port Metro Vancouver Friesens Presentation House Gallery Goose Lane Editions Réalisations inc. Montréal Heritage Resources Management Program, Reich + Petch Design International Athabasca University Research Casting International Historica Canada Simbioz Hunter Expositions/MBA Design Taylor Manufacturing Industries Inc. Lord Cultural Resources Planning & The Granite Club Management Inc. The Toronto International Film Festival Marsh Canada Limited Total Transportation Solutions Inc. Marty Coulas Insurance Agency Tru Vue Minotaur Mazes XL Insurance Company Limited Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP PACART Pacific Art Services Ltd. Profitek POS Solutions — Alberta Ramsden and Associates Retirement Planning Institute Total Transportation Solutions Inc. University of Leicester Whyte Museum & Archives XL Insurance Company Limited Zone Display Cases
CMA – Annual Report 2015 27 Summary of financial operations for the year ending December 31, 2015
Revenue 2015 2014 Sustaining support/Bursary contribution $350,127 $335,227 Young Canada Work — Heritage 5,714,873 5,674,646 Young Canada Works — Careers 157,981 123,714 Young Canada Works — Administration / Student * 602,967 673,829 Canada Summer Jobs 2,946 2,983 Membership dues 385,126 326,035 Earned revenue 742,720 751,134 Total $7,956,740 $7,887,568
Expenses Communications 347,384 324,547 Govt. relations and public policy 434 4,463 Membership services and administration 614,311 573,867 Conferences 364,485 373,428 Museum shops initiatives 88,166 69,515 Young Canada Work — Heritage 5,714,873 5,674,646 Young Canada Works — Careers 157,981 123,714 Young Canada Works — Administration / Student * 602,967 673,829 Canada Summer Jobs 2,946 2,983 Bursary Program 57,278 63,366
Total $7,950,825 $7,884,358
Excess of
* Reclassified by Department of Canadian Heritage, effective 2015-16 YCW
Copies of the complete audited statement are available upon request.
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