canada science and technology museums corporation MILESTONES 2009-2010 annual report A Year of Milestones

The Canadarm is In 2009–2010, the Canada Science and Technology Museums undoubtedly the Corporation and its three Museums—the Canada Science and best-known piece Technology Museum, the Canada Agriculture Museum and of Canadian space the Canada Aviation and Space Museum—began a journey of hardware. The transformation. Armed with unique expertise in the collecting, Museum’s collection conserving, interpreting and sharing of Canada’s scientific and One of the most includes engineering technological heritage, they provided enhanced visitor experiences, popular requests at mock-ups of all the expanded outreach to Canadians from coast to coast to coast, the Canada Science major components improved the Corporation’s financial stability and management and Technology and production efficiency. The museums engaged Canadians by presenting a vision Museum is for elements for of what the future might look like for Canada’s national science and a viewing of the thousands of parts technology museums. “Popemobile,” which of the arm. was one of two built The Corporation’s three Museums are the only national museums in Canada in 1984 with a direct mandate to meet the federal government’s new science for Pope John Paul and technology strategy, which is aimed at making Canada a world II’s visit. The Pope leader in the field of scientific and technological innovation. liked the vehicle This report details milestones in a fruitful and exciting year, so much that the from highly successful programming and special events to new second Popemobile acquisitions and capital projects. was presented as a gift to the Vatican. CSTMC—1984.0197

Did you know . . . that there are 6,480 solar cells on Canada’s first satellite, ?Alouette I?

2 Milestones TABLE OF CONTENTS

An Interview with the Chair, Dr. Gary Polonsky 4 ACCOMMODATIONS ...... 27 An Interview with the President and CEO, Denise Amyot ...... 6 Targets ...... 27 AN OVERVIEW ...... 8 Facility Renewal 27 The Canada Agriculture Museum ...... 9 Advancing Plans for a New Canada Science The Canada Aviation and Space Museum ...... 10 and Technology Museum 28 The Canada Science and Technology Museum ...... 11 Collection Assessment and Review 29 Corporate Planning Framework ...... 12 INTERNAL SERVICES ...... 30 HERITAGE PRESERVATION ...... 13 Targets and Performance Measures ...... 30 Targets and Performance Measures 13 Corporate Social Responsibility 31 Caring for Canada’s Heritage: Environmental Responsibility ...... 32 Conservation and Restoration Projects ...... 14 Volunteers 32 Researching Canada’s Heritage: Library Membership 33 and Information Services ...... 15 Sponsorships and Partnerships 34 SHARING KNOWLEDGE ...... 16 The Canada Science and Technology Museums Targets and Performance Measures ...... 16 Corporation Foundation ...... 35 In-House, Borrowed and Travelling Exhibitions ...... 18 SPONSORS ...... 35 Outreach ...... 20 VOLUNTEERS 36 Special Events and Programming ...... 24 MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS ...... 38 National Events, Initiatives and Partnerships ...... 26 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ...... 42

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 45 Auditor’s Report ...... 46 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ...... 49

All photographs are from the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation collection, unless otherwise identified. Milestones 3 An Interview with the Chair, Dr. Gary Polonsky

What motivated you to accept the educational excellence to achieve it. Yes, it’s What do you think the future holds position as Chair of the Canada Science a big goal and it won’t be easy, but as the for our national museums? and Technology Museums Corporation Vancouver Olympics proved (again!), when I thank Minister Moore and his government Board of Trustees? Canadians set their minds on a big goal for the confidence expressed towards (literally), we put the puck in the net. The answer is summed up in the name. Canada’s national museums in the recent Canada: I’m a passionate, proud Canadian. Canada has a new federal science and federal budget. Our Board, together with Science and Technology: I’ve led the technology strategy. How do you see the Denise Amyot and her colleagues, take this construction of four college science and Corporation supporting that strategy? trust seriously, and we are all committed technology centres, as well as Oshawa’s to serving more Canadians with greater The Canada Science and Technology University of Ontario Institute of innovation in the months and years ahead. Museums Corporation is the only national Technology (UOIT), Canada’s “M.I.T. of museum corporation with a mandate tied to There have been some changes to the Board the North.” Museums: Museums are largely scientific and technological innovation. The this year. Tell us a bit about the about learning, and I have dedicated my federal government’s strategy Mobilizing new and retired members. entire working life to students. So the fit Science and Technology to Canada’s seemed reasonable, and I was honoured to First of all, I am pleased to announce that Advantage is, in many ways, tailor-made be asked. Margaret Smith of Amherst, Nova Scotia, for an institution like ours. Not only Eloise Opheim of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan What do you hope to see the Corporation do we preserve Canada’s scientific and and Ian McIlreath of Calgary, Alberta have accomplish within the next five years? technological heritage for the future, but all agreed to a second term. This is great we’re also here to showcase and interpret My dream is that the Canada Science and news, given their previous contributions current and future trends—while also, let’s Technology Museums Corporation, along to the Board and to the Corporation as a be honest, making science fun. Hopefully, with other national leaders in science and whole. We’ve also said goodbye to three this will go a long way towards inspiring technology, will collaborate across multiple Board members over the past year, while students to pursue careers in the science and platforms and through multiple strategies welcoming two new additions. I would like technology field. to make Canada a science and technology to acknowledge the contributions made superpower. This is definitely within our by Anne Wright and Robert Mantha, who reach. We have the demographics and the have served the Board with distinction for

4 Milestones Quick Facts

Not only do we preserve Canada’s scientific and technological a number of years, • The Corporation’s offerings reached heritage for the along with a special over 8,000,000 Canadians, both future, but we’re acknowledgement on- and off-site also here to to James Paul, who • Total attendance: 681,878 showcase and served as Chair from Canada Agriculture Museum:155,154 interpret current November 2006 to Canada Aviation and Space Museum: 178,807 and future September 2009. We Canada Science and Technology Museum: 347,917 trends—while have all benefited also, let’s be greatly from their • 250 employees honest, making expertise and insight • 2,620,000 off-site visitors science fun.” and, on behalf of the Corporation, I offer • 3,729,484 Web visits my sincere thanks for their dedication and • 495 media mentions generosity. Our new members are Virginia McLaughlin of Richmond Hill, Ontario, • 80,860 students attended on-site who joined us in January 2010 from the school programming business world, and Harold Bjarnason of • 6,055 memberships, with Gimli, Manitoba, who joined us in April over 26,000 active Members 2009 from the world of academia and government. We look forward to working • 4 travelling exhibitions with them in the years to come and know • 10 Edukits their experience will be a valued asset to the Board and to the Corporation. • 407 artifacts on loan • 330 volunteers • 252,784 artifacts in the collection

Milestones 5 An Interview with the President and CEO, Denise Amyot

Our staff have been outstanding in finding new and Looking back over the past twelve months, innovative ways into a number what has impressed you most? to achieve more of partnerships with less, and One of the most impressive things to me has with a range of in finding more stakeholders, which been the dedication of our staff. Like most efficient ways publicly-funded institutions, we struggle will help us to of doing things, extend our reach with a lack of funding to support our so that we can activities. Our staff have been outstanding in even further. In satisfy visitor addition, we were finding new and innovative ways to achieve expectations.” more with less, and in finding more efficient able to complete a ways of doing things, so that we can satisfy number of capital visitor expectations. We have some fairly projects this Why did you choose the theme “Milestones” year, including major renovations at the for this year’s Annual Report? substantial challenges, related in particular to our facilities, but our staff have really Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and In many ways, the Corporation is at risen to the occasion. I was also particularly smaller projects at the Canada Agriculture a crossroads. We’ve taken our past appreciative of the support we received from Museum and the Canada Science and achievements and are using them to the federal government in the last budget, Technology Museum. We also hold a series head off in a new direction. We are on a helping us to achieve our mandate while of consultations across the country on our transformative journey, with a new vision ensuring program integrity. Corporation’s offerings in relation to the that entails enhancing the visitor experience, needs and expectations What do you feel were the Corporation’s reaching Canadians wherever they may be, of Canadians. greatest achievements in 2009–2010? enhancing our environmental and social As you look forward to 2010–2011, what responsibility and improving our facilities As this year’s Annual Report shows, the do you see as the Corporation’s three key in order to support it all. It’s important for Canada Science and Technology Museums priorities? a science-based institution to be constantly Corporation continues to provide thinking outside the box and, for us, this is outstanding museum experiences to its Our primary priority will always be a very exciting time. As you will see in this on-site visitors, while also reaching out national outreach: providing exceptional year’s Annual Report, our Museums were far beyond its physical facilities to inform, programming, exhibitions and on-line able to break new ground in 2009–2010, inspire and delight over eight million experiences to Canadians wherever they often receiving national awards for the very off-site and on-line visitors across Canada may live. Another important priority first time. and around the world. We also entered

6 Milestones Beyond schools, As Canada’s science national science museums are and technology the first place museum young people is revenue corporation, we the wider world. Yesterday encounter generation through play a key role Surveys show that, The oldest artifact science and programming, in cementing beyond schools, in the Corporation’s technology sponsorships, Canada’s science museums Collection is thought in ways that partnerships and reputation as are the first place to be this plumb inspire them other means, a nation of young people bob, believed to and make them including the innovators, and encounter science have been made in want to explore Canada Science it is a role we and technology in the twelfth century. further.” and Technology are proud to ways that inspire CSTMC—1980.0657 Museums embrace.” them and make Corporation them want to Foundation, our explore further. That, primary philanthropic initiative. And, of I think, is probably our most important role course, we will continue to enhance our and the one on which we continue to focus visitor experiences and our facilities, to most of our efforts. Science and technology ensure that we remain current, relevant, are critical to the wealth of our country, educational and inspiring to present and its achievements and its productivity, Today future generations of Canadians. and we need more Canadians pursuing The Corporation’s careers focused on scientific discovery and What do you feel people need to understand Collection also achievement. As Canada’s national science most about the Corporation and its activities? reflects recent and technology museum corporation, trends, and includes One of the most important things is we play a key role in cementing Canada’s this Apple® iPhone®, probably that museums like ours are about reputation as a nation of innovators, and it is representing the Canada’s past, present and future. We are a role we are proud to embrace. latest in consumer not only in the business of preserving and communications interpreting Canada’s past, but we must technology. also always have our finger on the scientific CSTMC—AT0053 and technological pulse of this country and And Tomorrow . . .

Milestones 7 The Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation: An Overview

The Corporation’s The Canada Science and Technology museum corporation. Today, a new Vision Museums Corporation governs the Canada transformative journey is under way. Science and Technology Museum, the Offering visitors of all ages programming To inspire all Canada Agriculture Museum, and the that is unique in Canada, the Corporation Canadians to Canada Aviation and Space Museum, is well positioned to support and enhance engage with their which are collectively responsible for new federal priorities in the field of scientific and preserving and protecting Canada’s scientific and technological innovation. technological scientific and technological heritage while Its sold-out programming and award- past, present and also promoting, celebrating and sharing winning exhibitions make the Corporation future. knowledge of that heritage. a nexus of scientific and technological innovation, education and debate. With The Corporation’s The Corporation was established as an the continued dedication of its staff and Mission autonomous Crown corporation on July 1, the ongoing support of public- and private- 1990 with the passage of the Museums Act. As keepers of sector partners, the Corporation stands As stated in the Act, the mandate of the Canada’s national poised to inform and inspire Canadians for Corporation is: scientific and generations to come. technological To foster scientific and technological There can be no better way of ensuring collection, to help literacy throughout Canada by that Canada is recognized as an innovative all generations establishing, maintaining and country—and a science-and-technology to experience developing a collection of scientific and powerhouse—than through the education the past, explore technological objects, with special but and inspiration of its youth. Through a wide the present, and not exclusive reference to Canada, and range of on- and off-site programming, imagine the future by demonstrating the products and on-site and travelling exhibitions, on-line by engaging them processes of science and technology resources and a strong social networking in the rich cultural and their economic, social and cultural presence, the Corporation aims to inspire connections relationships with society. between science, a new generation of young Canadians to technology and The Corporation and its three Museums are pursue careers on the bold new frontiers society. located in the National Capital Region and of science and technology. It is the report to Parliament through the Minister of Corporation’s firm belief that motivating and Canadian Heritage. empowering the youth of a country pave the way to that country’s future promise, both at The Corporation has achieved a great home and on the world stage. deal during its twenty years as a national The Canada Agriculture Museum

The Canada Agriculture Museum showcases Did you know . . . In early 2010 the Canada’s agricultural heritage on a site Canada Agriculture Museum expanded where visitors can explore the sights and ?its livestock collection by adding 4,000 sounds of farm life, while learning about of one of the world’s smallest domesticated scientific and technological innovations animals: Apis mellifera or, the honeybee. The within the agricultural sphere. bees reside in the Museum’s live hive, which is currently part of its new exhibition Taking Care The Museum is a recognized leader in of Beesness. the presentation and interpretation of agricultural science and technology. It is an authoritative, accessible source on the For over twenty-five years, the Museum’s historical development of agriculture in distinct programs and exhibitions—as well Canada, as well as current and future as its outstanding collection of livestock, trends within this essential industry. The including dairy and beef cattle, horses and Canadian agriculture and agri-food industry a variety of small animals—have attracted accounts for 8 percent of Canada’s gross thousands of young urban families, as well domestic product, providing one in every as visitors from across Canada and around eight Canadian jobs and employing the world. 2.1 million people. Emporer Akihito and The Museum is nestled within the unique Empress Michiko of landscape of the Central Experimental Farm Japan touring CAgM, in the heart of the nation’s capital. Ottawa July 4, 2009. is the only capital city in the world with a demonstration farm just minutes from the downtown core. Highlighting the ways in which agricultural science and technology affect the everyday lives of Canadians, the Museum also demonstrates the processes by which Canadians obtain essentials such as food, fibres and other products.

Milestones 9 The first powered flight in Canada was made on February 23, 1909 on Bras d’Or Lake, The Canada Aviation Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, in the Silver Dart, and Space Museum built by Alexander Graham Bell and piloted by J. A. D. McCurdy. This replica, housed at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, was built for the fiftieth anniversary of that historic flight. CSTMC—1967.0629

Through an aeronautical collection that is considered one of the finest in the world, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum explores the wonders of flight, and the contributions of the aerospace industry to Canada’s transformation and development. The Museum examines Canada’s aeronautical history in an innovative and compelling way, demonstrating how aviation has contributed to the development, exploration and expansion of this country. It has been said that the train opened Canada to the West—but it was the airplane that opened Canada to the North. Located on a historic airfield, the Museum offers outstanding programming, activities and special events. Visitors are presented with the stories of ancient civilizations’ dreams of flight, along with a celebration of the significant role that aviation has played in the lives of millions of Canadians, from Canada’s very first powered flight in 1909. The storyline continues to evolve, as a result of Canada’s extraordinary technological advancements over the past hundred years. Today, Canada’s aerospace manufacturing and services sector is the fourth-largest 10 Milestones The Canada Science and Technology Museum

The Canada Science first institution of Did you know… and Technology its kind in Canada that the Museum is home to to offer interactive ? 1993 Phillips some of the rarest experiences MRI machine and most unusual in science and from the Montreal scientific artifacts in technology. Since Neurological Institute the world. Through that time, many includes 39.4 award-winning exhibitions, science centres have kilometres of super- sold-out programming and numerous opened across the conducting wire? other initiatives, the Museum helps visitors country. Today, the understand the ongoing connections Museum’s programs aerospace industry The de Havilland between science, technology and Canadian reach hundreds of thousands of students in the world, Canada Beaver—a society, while also celebrating Canadian each year, putting it in a unique position representing Canadian aviation innovation. to support the new federal policy aimed at icon—is the most making Canada a world leader in scientific approximately half The Museum is known for its interpretation prolific Canadian and technological innovation. a million jobs. of Canada’s scientific and technological aircraft ever built. achievements. Encouraging youth to see The Museum houses The Beaver on career options open to them in science the most extensive display at the Canada The Corporation has is a key focus in much of the Museum’s aircraft collection in Aviation and Space many rare and educational programming. And with good Canada—and one Museum was, in unusual items in reason: Canada’s research and development of the finest in the 1947, the very first its Collection. One (R&D) sector employs over 228,000 people, world. The Museum one to be test- of them is this with 2007 national R&D expenditures recently expanded flown. Large parts piece of cable: reaching $28.4 billion—or, nearly 2 percent its mandate, due of the country were the oldest and only of Canada’s gross domestic product. in part to a new opened up by bush known sample of the association with planes like the de By showcasing and interpreting the many telegraph cable laid between the Canadian Space Havilland Beaver. exceptional treasures in its collection, the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in 1856, Agency, and was CSTMC—1980.0775 Museum increases scientific literacy, inspires making it the first link in the world’s renamed the Canada pride in Canadian achievements and points original transatlantic cable, which was Aviation and Space to the limitless possibilities that lie ahead. completed in 1858. CSTMC—1969.1420 Museum in Forty-three years ago, the Museum was the May 2010. Milestones 11 Corporate Planning Framework

In order to meet its goals as Canada’s Key Corporate Strategic Objectives Key Result Areas premier national science and technology • Engage Canadians by enhancing visitor institution, the Corporation works within Heritage experience and outreach efforts. the framework outlined below. Preservation Key Program Activity Architecture • Exceptional • Through collaborative approaches, Collection increase generated revenue to support Heritage Preservation: Research, collection Museum programs. Sharing development, collection management, and Knowledge • Cultivate national recognition as leaders conservation. • Nationally by maximizing national understanding Sharing Knowledge: Dissemination of Recognized and recognition of the Corporation’s knowledge related to the Corporation’s Leaders Museums and by moving forward on Collection through educational and the resolution of the Corporation’s community programs, exhibitions, websites, • Engaged accommodations issue. and artifact and archival loans. Canadians • Deliver innovative products and • Innovative Accommodations: Maintenance of suitable programs focusing on contemporary Products facilities for the collection, for visitors and issues. for administrative functions. Accommodations • Develop and preserve an exceptional • Nationally The heaviest artifact approximately Internal Services (formerly Support collection through implementation of in the Collection 263 tonnes dry and Activities): Provision of governance and Recognized the Collection Development Strategy and Leaders is CP locomotive approximately 375 central support services, such as human Collection documentation. 3100, housed at the tonnes in working resources, procurement and finance. Internal Services • Enhance professionalism by managing Canada Science order, with full (formerly Support a sustainable workforce to meet and Technology water capacity. Activities) operational requirements, while Museum. It weighs CSTMC—1967.0005 • Collaborative addressing employee satisfaction. Approaches • Professionalism

12 Milestones HERITAGE PRESERVATION Exceptional collection

Targets and Performance Measures • 81% of Historical Assessments completed Performance Measures • 67% of Collection Assessments Targets for 2009–2010 completed • 33% of artifact conservation reports completed Target Result 78% 75% “Heritage Preservation” refers to ongoing efforts to ensure the development and Target: 78% of the Collection regular assessment of an exceptional Development Strategy to be completed national collection that is representative of Canada’s scientific and technological Result: 75% of the Collection achievements, while employing the highest Development Strategy completed standards of research, skill and knowledge.

Target Result The collection includes three-dimensional .4 objects, trade literature, rare books and 51% 51 % journals, engineering drawings, archival materials and photographs. It is organized Target: 51% of the 3-D collection to be within five curatorial areas: documented to current Corporation standards • Communications Result: 51.4% of the 3-D collection • Non-Renewable Resources and documented to current Corporation standards Industrial Design • Physical Sciences and Medicine Target Result • Renewable Resources, including 350 350 Agriculture and Forestry • Transportation: Land, Marine Target: 350 artifacts to be rationalized and Aviation Result: 350 artifacts rationalized The Corporation’s Collection Development Strategy guides acquisitions under the overarching theme, “The Transformation of Canada.” The Strategy has two primary Milestones 13 Did you know . . . that the Koenig Sound Analyzer in the Collection was used by Caring for ?Alexander Graham Bell in 1871? Canada’s Heritage: credit: Robert Bean Conservation and Restoration Projects elements— Did you know . . . Historical that the 1956 Assessments ? Theratron Junior and Collection radiation therapy device, Assessments— which became famous which require around the world, is periodic review. In 2009–2010, the Conservation division painted in “sea foam The Corporation’s supported two major exhibitions, opening green” from CIL Paints: Strategy has earned in 2010: Taking Care of Beesness at the a Canadian company Collection Documentation Milestones wide recognition Canada Agriculture Museum and In Search founded in 1927? as a best practice, • 665 records were revised to meet of the Canadian Car at the Canada Science Details such as this are attracting interest Corporation standards and Technology Museum. The division important in restoring from institutions also worked on over thirty-seven events and conserving around the world. • 63 artifacts were added as a result and small exhibits, putting 455 artifacts on historical objects. In 2009–2010 of internal review display for all Canadians to see and enjoy. CSTMC – 2009.0004 presentations on • 3,297 artifact images were Other major conservation projects included: the Strategy were uploaded to Canadian Heritage made at the Mutual Information Network • Successful operation of the Shay Concerns of Air steam locomotive for on-site visitors and Space Museums • 57 artifacts (or parts) were throughout the summer of 2009. Conference (hosted deaccessioned • Ongoing restoration of the North Star by the Canada • 272 new images were attached aircraft, including installation of the first Aviation and Space to records rebuilt engine. Museum); the well- • Ongoing restoration of the Travel attended ICHIST Air 2000 aircraft, which is nearing ‘09 conference in completion after almost ten years. Budapest; and at the In addition to the above activities, the National Museums Conservation division ensures that the of Scotland.

14 Milestones “Thanks, Matthew, on behalf of all the maintenance staff. The fact that you guys keep Researching Canada’s Heritage: those aircraft in their original state serves as a Library and Information Services reference when we question authenticity.” —Paul Tremblay, Vintage Wings of Canada

collection is appropriately stored and Several important maintained, while also conducting tours collections were (for over 2,200 people in 2009–2010) donated to Library of three collection storage facilities and and Information providing advice to the Corporation and Services in 2009– other institutions. 2010, including: • The Ross Richardson archival and book collection, Library and The Library and Information Services donated to the Information division includes two libraries/archives: Canada Aviation Services one for the Canada Aviation and Space and Space Milestones Museum and one for the Canada Science Museum. and Technology Museum and the Canada • Library services • The Roy Belshaw Agriculture Museum. In 2009–2010, merged across Waterous archival management of these was merged, the Corporation Conservation Milestones collection of providing more efficient service across the agriculture • First Corporate Corporation. The first Corporate Archivist Artifact condition reports: 1,341 and forestry Archivist hired was also hired this year. New reports on previously unchecked equipment, • Launch of objects: 131 Students from various programs and donated to the on-line institutions within the National Capital Canada Science exhibition Treatments proposed/under way: 214 Region volunteered in record numbers in and Technology Canadian Multimedia images for 2009–2010. Students also used the collection Museum. Aviation documentation: 7,098 regularly for research projects. through Time

Library and Information Services contributed • Donation to the Canadian Heritage Information of several Network virtual exhibition Canada’s Got important Treasures, which was launched in May 2010. archival It also documented the on-line resource collections. Canadian Aviation through Time, which was launched this year. Milestones 15 Sharing Knowledge Engaged Canadians, innovative products and nationally –recognized leaders

Targets and Target Result Performance Measures 3.5 3.7 Targets for 2009–2010 Target: 3.5 million virtual visits (revised) Result: 3.7 million virtual visits - up 27.6% Target Result from 2008–2009. 25% 25%

Target: 25% of products addressing Target Result contemporary issues to be available for visitors 1.45 2.62 Result: 25% of products addressing contemporary issues available for visitors Target: 1.45 million off-site visitors (i.e., visitors attending workshops and demonstrations outside the Museums or viewing travelling exhibitions and artifacts on loan from the Museums; does not include website visits) Result: 2.62 million off-site visitors

Performance Measures

Minister Bev Oda • 681,878 on-site visitors with Khalil Z. • 82.3% customer satisfaction ratings Shariff, CEO, Aga Khan Foundation • Increased number of off-site programs, Canada. workshops and demonstrations • 3,729,484 website visits /11 minutes average duration / 10,246,355 page views

16 Milestones “Thanks to this wonderful partnership, the [Bridges That Unite] exhibition had over 6,000 visitors and engaged with a wide range of stakeholders, including Ottawa’s • CSTMC museums featured in Taking Care of Beesness, which includes corporate, NGO 17 published articles sections on the latest applications of bee- and academic derived products (e.g., medicinal uses) and communities, as well • Curatorial staff made 20 presentations on the phenomenon of colony collapse as [. . .] hundreds and published 3 peer-reviewed works disorder. Other contributors to the above- of schoolchildren • 407 artifacts on loan in 65 venues noted 25 percent were Café Scientifique from the greater viewed by 1.6 million visitors and Science Talks, both of which addressed Ottawa area. The many timely and controversial subjects. Canada Science and These Berliner • Increased number of media mentions Technology Museum gramophone Outreach beyond the National Capital • Over 300 researchers used the collection was indeed an ideal records, dating Region was a priority this year, through venue, and we were from around 1900 • 22 staff members held positions in initiatives that included travelling pleased that we and housed at the affiliated organizations exhibitions, career days, educational were able to reach Canada Science kits, social media, on-line products for “Sharing Knowledge” refers to efforts to out to your young and Technology teachers and youth, and distance-learning interpret the collection and to present visitors to hear Museum, are opportunities. These initiatives were made Canadian scientific and technological their perspectives as some of the available to other collecting institutions, products, processes and innovations. burgeoning global earliest records educational establishments, community citizens. Tour staff made in Canada. As noted, above 25 percent of the Museums’ centres and at other public venues across the did an outstanding CSTMC—1977.0135 products this year addressed contemporary country. job in offering their issues. These issues were wide-ranging expertise throughout and included profiles of cutting-edge the various activities technologies in exhibitions such as Food related to the for Health, Beyond the Trees and Braille: exhibition.” Knowledge at Your Fingertips. In addition, Hungry Planet took a look at current food —Khalil Z. Shariff, consumption and globalization, and Bridges Chief Executive That Unite explored Canada’s global Officer, Aga Khan leadership role within the developing world. Foundation Canada The Canada Agriculture Museum opened

Milestones 17 In-House, Borrowed and Travelling Exhibitions

The new exhibition Taking Care of • Bridges That Unite was a travelling “Very good Spotlight on the Collection: Beesness opened at the Canada Agriculture exhibition which encouraged visitors to questioning and Communications Museum on March 1, 2010, and invited explore Canada’s role in the developing thinking before doing visitors to explore the work and the tools of world through the twenty-five-year the experiments. beekeepers, as well as the essential role bees collaboration between Canada and Great to see play in the pollination of many Canadian the Aga Khan Development Network. demonstrations food crops and in the production of honey Attendance reached the thousands using equipment and other by-products. and included international visitors we don’t have at and members of local ethno-cultural school, and also great At the Canada Science and Technology communities. use of technology Beaulieu Electric, Cine Special 1 Museum, Braille: Knowledge at Your in teaching. Kept Fingertips, developed in partnership • Hungry Planet, based on the book The Bill Mason Collection students very with the Canadian National Institute for Hungry Planet: What the World engaged—funny and The artifacts in this collection were the Blind, encouraged visitors to get to Eats—written by Faith D’Aluisio with informative!” owned and used by Canadian filmmaker know Braille the person, as well as Braille photographs by Peter Menzel—was Bill Mason, who achieved international the language. The Canada Science and developed by the Centre des sciences de —Teacher, recognition for his wilderness and Technology Museum received a Hospitality Montréal and invited visitors to discover W. Erskine Johnston canoeing documentaries in the 1960s and Tourism Award for the exhibition at the the cultural importance of food and take Public School and 1970s. The collection includes 2009 Celebration of People Awards dinner. a look at how food is shared. cameras and other equipment in the 16 mm format widely used by documentary In addition to the award-winning • Wheels, Wings and Waves: A LEGO® filmmakers in Canada at the time. This exhibitions Braille: Knowledge at Your History of Transportation was a acquisition strengthens the Corporation’s Fingertips and Karsh: Image Maker, the blockbuster success. The exhibition holdings of equipment associated with Canada Science and Technology Museum showcased LEGO® replicas of air, land important Canadian filmmakers and hosted the following borrowed exhibitions: and water transportation in a fun way, production houses. and featured a LEGO® discovery area where visitors young and old were invited to imagine and build new forms of transportation.

18 Milestones Travelling Exhibitions Making the Most of Social Networks In 2009–2010, the Corporation had four travelling exhibitions on tour, surpassing The Corporation’s its stated goal of three travelling per year by Web team took 2012. The Canada Science and Technology advantage of Museum exhibition, Beyond the Trees, Flickr to enhance enjoyed a very successful tour that included the Karsh: Image venues in Montreal, Fredericton and Maker exhibition. Edmonton. The exhibition is expected to The Canadian Science and Engineering Demonstrated at the Exhibitions Milestone have welcomed 360,000 visitors by the Hall of Fame exhibition is still touring the Museums and the time its tour ends in 2010. Following its country, helping to enhance scientific and Web Conference in Karsh: Image Maker , which opened at the tremendous success at the Canada Science technological literacy among Canadians. Indianapolis, Indiana Canada Science and Technology Museum on and Technology Museum, Karsh: Image This exhibition was presented at the St. in April 2009, the June 12, 2009, was created in partnership Maker began a national tour. It was featured Catharines Museum in St. Catharines, My Karsh initiative with Library and Archives Canada. The at the Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton Ontario from October 1, 2009 to added another layer exhibition was a tremendous commercial for four months, as part of its grand January 2010. of outreach to the and critical success, bringing art and opening, to excellent reviews. award-winning science together, while also altering public In addition, the Corporation continues to exhibition. The perception of the Museum and attracting Food for Health is still on tour, with an foster relationships with other institutions group established a new type of visitor. This major exhibition, estimated 40,000 visitors to date. This and has installed satellite exhibitions in on this photo- presenting the life, influence and work of exhibition also represents a highly successful various venues, including the Pierre Elliott sharing website legendary Canadian photographer Yousuf partnership, sponsored by five federal Trudeau International Airport in Dorval, invited people to Karsh, was recognized by the Canadian partners linked to agriculture and health. Quebec, which features reproduction share their personal Museums Association and, on May 13, In addition to its presentation in Ottawa, panels from the Canada Aviation and Space Karsh photographs, 2010, received an Award of Outstanding the exhibition has travelled to Medicine Museum exhibition, Canadian Wings. allowing other Achievement at the Association’s 2010 Hat, Alberta, Winnipeg, Manitoba and visitors to look at annual conference. Stratford, Ontario. Karsh images and read stories that were not included in the exhibition.

Milestones 19 Beyond the Trees Outreach exhibition at the Montreal Science Centre.

Artifact Loans Artifacts on Loan and Travelling Artifacts on Loan Travelling Exhibitions Spotlight on Exhibitions across Canada the Collection: An active artifact-lending program makes Renewable the Corporation’s collection accessible to Resources Canadians across the country. In 2009–2010 over 400 artifacts were lent to institutions Wind Turbine nationwide and were seen by an estimated Model 1.6 million people. This model represents a Darrieus wind Canadian Wings at turbine: the the Pierre Elliott first generation Trudeau International of vertical-axis Airport in Dorval wind turbines, developed at the National Loan Milestones Research Council • 87 new loans in the early 1970s. The actual turbine • 320 renewed loans represented by • Loans in 8 provinces the model was and 2 territories made by DAF- Indal. It was the first one to be connected to the Karsh: Image Maker grid in Canada, at the Art Gallery The Canadian and was installed Science and of Alberta Food for Health in the Magdalen Engineering Hall of Credit: Lemermeyer at the Medicine Islands. Fame exhibition at Hat Museum the St. Catharines Museum

20 Milestones Did you know . . . that just over 30 percent of all food crops are dependent on honeybees for pollination? This makes honeybees responsible for contributing approximately ? $1.5 billion each year to the Canadian economy.

Web Presence in numerous fields; they work with Did you know . . . staff at other museums and at universities This Nobel The Corporation sees the Web as an and colleges across the country and ? Medal as well essential means of reaching Canadians around the world. as a Certificate wherever they may be. All three Museums (Physics) were offer a wide range of virtual resources— presented to the late accessible anytime, anywhere, by anyone. In Canadian physicist 2009–2010, the highly popular educational Bertram Brockhouse resource Canadian Aviation through Time in 1994 for his was released. This site explores significant contributions to events in Canada’s aviation history within the development of the wider context of milestones in science neutron-scattering and technology. techniques for To enhance its reach across Canada and the study of condensed matter. around the world, the Corporation has Curatorial Milestones been experimenting successfully with a CSTMC—2005.0001 variety of social media, including Twitter, • 20 conference presentations Facebook, YouTube and Flickr. To date, the • 17 publications Corporation’s YouTube videos have been viewed 77,759 times and photographs have • 3 peer-reviewed publications Web Milestone been viewed 449,463 times via Flickr. • 22 memberships in Canadian and The virtual exhibition Bees: A Honey of Curatorial Outreach international organizations an Idea, was launched on February 18, 2010 by the Canada Agriculture Museum. The Corporation’s curators are key to Produced in partnership with the Virtual sharing its knowledge and expertise, and Museum of Canada and the Canadian Canadians are able to interact with them Honey Council, this interactive virtual through public talks, publications (both exhibition explores the essential role bees print and Web-based), conferences and play in the pollination of many Canadian educational initiatives. The Corporation’s food crops. curators are acknowledged world experts

Milestones 21 Documenting Publications Canada’s Heritage: The Collection Corporation publications are important Rationalization resources to the general public, as well as Project within the scientific community. In addition to printed books, pamphlets, journals, Corporation articles and other materials, staff at the curatorial staff, Corporation’s three Museums produce a with the help of wide range of on-line resources. Notable three summer titles in 2009–2010 included: students, made Curatorial Milestone excellent progress • Computing in Canada: Building a T ransforma T ion on the Collection Summer Institute Digital Future, a volume in the T r a n s f o r m a T ii o o n n s e r i e s 17 ColleCTionion TransformaTionion s eries

Rationalization 17 One of the year’s biggest success stories Transformation Series, by Zbigniew C Project this past ompu T ing

in Stachniak and Scott M. Campbell. C was the Corporation’s new Summer anada year. The Project is : B uilding

Institute, held at the Canada Science a d designed to improve • Altered Sensations: Rudolph Koenig’s igi T al Computing f and Technology Museum in August 2009. u T ure in Canada Building a Digital Future data-base records for Acoustical Workshop in Nineteenth- s Zbigniew Stachniak Scott M. Campbell T a C hniak York university university of Waterloo

This program invites graduate and post- 3-D artifacts, allowing and Century Paris, by Canada Science C amp B ell

doctoral students, faculty and museum curators to assess and Technology Museum curator C s T m / ms TC groupings of similar professionals to learn new ways in which David Pantalony. and related artifacts. they can use artifacts to enrich their This assessment research and as teaching aids. In its • The Book of Michael of Rhodes: A helps curators inaugural year, the program earned high Fifteenth-Century Maritime Manuscript, identify objects that praise and international recognition as an co-authored by Canada Science and may no longer fit innovative approach to training students Technology Museum archivist David the Corporation’s and as a means of providing scholars with McGee with Pamela O. Long, Alan Stahl Collection and Franco Rossi. objectives, while hands-on experience using a national also indicating areas collection. This pilot project is now being in which important replicated in several countries, including technologies may the United States, Germany and Spain. The be missing or Corporation will partner with specialists underrepresented. from Canadian universities, focusing on different topics, in 2010. 22 Milestones • Handbook of Space Engineering, Café Scientifique Archaeology and Heritage, edited by Ann Spotlight on the Collection: In partnership with the Canadian Museum Darrin and Beth Laura O’Leary, with a Physical Sciences and Medicine of Nature, in 2009–2010 the Corporation chapter, “In Situ Preservation of Historic began a series of discussions on subjects Achromatic Microscope Spacecraft,” co-authoured by Canada relevant to Canadians. Open to the general Science and Technology Museum curator This important artifact was once public, Café Scientifique broached topics Randall Brooks with Bob Barclay. used by naturalist and artist Caroline ranging from the ethical treatment of Estcourt Bucknall (1809–1886) when she • The on-line resource Canada’s first animals to the medication of sex lives. Held accompanied her husband, British officer aviation meet—1910, by Canada in a local pub, these dynamic monthly James Bucknall, on his surveying and Aviation and Space Museum curator talks attracted an average of fifty to sixty military missions in Canada during the Rénald Fortier, available on-line at: participants per session. 1830s and 1840s. Dating from 1843, this www.wingsmagazine.com/content/ Science Talks portable microscope incorporates one view/3044/140/. of the earliest portable achromatic lens This new free public lecture series features • The Hutterites in Canada, a ten-page systems (Serial no. 68) made by Andrew presentations by specialists on current illustrated document available on-line at: Ross of London. Its colourful provenance themes in science, engineering and www.agriculture.technomuses.ca/english/ and technical significance make it one of medicine. Lecturers often incorporate short collections_research/pdf/The_Hutterites_ the most important optical microscopes presentations on related artifacts from the in_Canada.pdf. in the Collection. collection. Themes have ranged from “Time” • Métier de forgeron au Québec, by Canada to “Designer Babies.” Held at the Canada Science and Technology Museum curator Science and Technology Museum, these Robert Tremblay, an entry in the on-line talks attracted an average of 125 participants Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de per session, with full capacity for those on l’Amérique française. the Arctic.

Milestones 23 Special Events and Programming

Edukits This year’s special programming featured • In March 2010 the Museum hosted Edukits bring museum-caliber science many perennial favorites, including the the first Ottawa Eco-Logical design experiences to students and teachers across Sheep Shearing Festival and Canada Day charrette. During this three-day event, the country. Based on the pan-Canadian celebrations, in addition to some exciting students develop a conceptual design for science curriculum, each Edukit provides new events, such as the Genie Awards a “green” building. This year’s challenge: a classrooms with exciting hands-on activities. and the International Year of Astronomy. green facility for the new Canada Science Four Edukits were developed in 2009–2010, Highlights of this year’s special events and and Technology Museum building. programming are listed below. targeted to students in grades 4 and 6: • Bits n’ Bots holiday programming • Properties and Nature of Light welcomed more than 15,000 participants, Canada Science and Technology Museum who explored the science of robotics and • Energy for Tomorrow discovered how intelligent technologies • The Museum celebrated the touch their everyday lives. • Space Exploration International Year of Astronomy on • Life on the International Space Station May 2, 2009, with day and evening • The Reel Fun! Movie Science March activities, including observing the Break programming offered visitors a Sun, visits to the Helen Sawyer Hogg hands-on opportunity to explore the Observatory and making planispheres to science and technology of filmmaking. take home. • The Museum hosted the launch of • During Doors Open Ottawa on June 6 National Science and Technology Week and 7, 2009, curatorial staff provided 25 in Canada on October 16, 2009, as well as tours (compared to 12 in 2008–2009) related events throughout the month. through the reserve collection to 863 • The Museum was the site for the visitors (up from 280 in 2008–2009). announcement of new funding for the • The Museum was represented at the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Salon International de l’Auto de attended by the Honourable Gary The first automobile ever built and Montréal from January 15 to 25, 2010, Goodyear, Minister of State for Science operated in Canada is the Seth Taylor which attracted approximately 150,000 and Technology, Dr Eliot Phillipson, Steam Buggy, dating to 1867, which is visitors. The Comet and Seth Taylor cars President and CEO of the Canada on display at the Canada Science and were displayed as a sneak peek for the Foundation for Innovation, and Claire Technology Museum. CSTMC—1983.0423 upcoming In Search of the Canadian Morris, former CEO of the Association of Car exhibition. Universities and Colleges of Canada. 24 Milestones • All three Museums took part in the • The Genie Awards were held at the annual Village Fantôme Halloween event Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Cantley, Quebec. The Corporation’s on April 3, 2009. This gala event was display this year was an airplane crash preceded by a week of film viewings in a farmer’s field. Over 7,500 visitors and other related activities at this walked through the tent, interacted with Museum and at the Canada Science Museum animators and went home with and Technology Museum. promotional loot bags.

“I wanted to thank Canada Agriculture Museum Canada Aviation and Space Museum you for hosting • This year’s Sheep Shearing Festival such an impressive • In the Canada Day Citizenship (held each May), saw visitors enjoying event last night [the Ceremony at the Museum, 100 new demonstrations of sheep shearing, Border Eco-Logical design citizens were welcomed as Canadians, and Collies at work and wool processing. charrette], as well as the event also celebrated the centennial of • In June 2009, Museum visitors your sponsorship of a the first powered flight in Canada. design competition, were invited to learn about Canadian which was a very • The Changing of Command for the Horses in a presentation by the Upper rewarding and Chief of the Air Staff was held at the Canada District (Ontario) Canadian educational Museum on October 1, 2009. Over 300 Horse Breeders. guests attended, along with the Minister experience, for both • The Museum hosted Emperor Akihito of National Defence and the Chief of the the students and and Empress Michiko of Japan on July 4, Defence Staff. facilitators alike.” 2009. Emperor Akihito was particularly ­— Christopher • The Tour of Duty Gala—Celebrating interested in the variety of cattle breeds at Moise, Architect 100 Years of Flight, took place at the the Museum. Museum on November 9, 2009. This • In October 2009, the Museum’s annual partnership with the Perley and Rideau Halloween party, A Barnyard Halloween, Veterans’ Health Centre Foundation was featured pumpkin decorating, scavenger a sold-out event that helped to hunts and costume parades. raise nearly $80,000 for both the Perley Rideau Foundation and the Canada • Each weekend in October visitors were Science and Technology Museums invited to participate in special activities Corporation Foundation. centred around the harvest. Milestones 25 National Events, Initiatives and Partnerships

Summer Camps In 2009–2010 the Corporation continued • Ongoing participation in National to coordinate and support national Science and Technology Week, celebrated The Canada Agriculture Museum’s initiatives showcasing Canadian in October at the Canada Science and Summer Camp program was once again achievement in science and technology. Technology Museum with a month- a tremendous success, with camps selling Key initiatives included: long slate of activities. In 2009–2010, out within minutes. In the summer of the Corporation was awarded the lead 2009, 981 children of various ages enjoyed • Distribution—with the help of the role in this national event and it will, in fun learning opportunities in four National Aviation Museum Society—of the coming years, work with hundreds different camps. the Canada Aviation and Space Museum of organizations to celebrate and book The Fantastic Flight of the Silver The Canada Science and Technology acknowledge engineering innovation Dart to libraries across Canada. The book Museum’s Summer Camp program among Canadian youth. The Museum celebrates the centennial of powered was as popular as ever. Programming also takes part in other high-profile flight in Canada, while also promoting for the summer of 2009 was booked to events throughout the year, including the early childhood literacy. 97 percent capacity, with 1,059 children Science and Engineering Olympics, held enjoying an exciting and educational each February. summer experience.

26 Milestones Accommodations Nationally–recognized leaders

“Accommodations” refers to the Construction Projects at the Canada Targets Corporation’s commitment to providing Agriculture Museum Targets for 2009–2010 appropriate physical environments in which There are currently three projects under to house, protect and display the national The Borel-Morane Target: Development of a national way at the Museum: collection, while also providing stimulating monoplane, on communications campaign for a new Canada workspaces for staff and inspiring public • The Events Pavilion will replace a display at the Canada Science and Technology Museum facilities for on-site visitors. temporary tent with a permanent Aviation and Space Result: Completion of a national structure to accommodate visitors, Museum, is the communications campaign for a new Canada Facility Renewal host special events and increase oldest surviving Science and Technology Museum revenue generation through aircraft ever flown Construction Projects at the Canada facility rental. in Canada. It was Target: Continuation of a curatorial review of Aviation and Space Museum piloted by French the stored collection The Museum is currently undergoing a aviator Georges Result: 69.9% of the collection is appropriately $7-million renovation, funded in part Mestach in Winnipeg, stored in compliance with environmental and by the Government of Canada through Sherbrooke and housing standards its infrastructure funding program. Two Quebec City distance-learning classrooms, space for in 1910–1911. Target: Completion of a functional program for CSTMC—2002.0160 the new collection storage facility program preparation, an expanded lobby with increased retail space and a multi- Result: Functional program for the new purpose 300-seat auditorium will facilitate collection storage facility completed enhanced learning, outreach and revenue- generating activities. This project will be completed in December 2010.

Milestones 27 Advancing Plans for a New Canada Science and Technology Museum

• Building 94 was vacated by Agriculture In 2009–2010, the Corporation embarked and Agri-Food Canada employees and on a cross-Canada consultation to seek will be retrofitted to provide additional national partners for and the opinion of public programming space. Renovations Canadians on the creation of a new, state-of- are ongoing, with estimated completion the-art science and technology museum. in December 2012. Consultations were held with over 300 • Building 91 is currently being repaired individuals in eleven cities—Whitehorse, due to health and safety concerns. Vancouver, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Museum programs have been affected Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Halifax, by the closure, with a resulting loss in Spotlight on the collection: Waterloo and Edmonton. Opinions were revenues. With a long-term agreement Renewable Resources—Agriculture gathered from a wide range of individuals recently finalized with Agriculture and and groups, including members of academic Agri-Food Canada, work will continue Model Chicken House and research institutions, private- and with the aim of opening a new and Created by the Animal Research public-sector stakeholders in the science, improved space in 2013–2014. Institute, which operated on Ottawa’s technology and tourism industries, and Central Experimental Farm, this model museum representatives. chicken house was probably used for The results of these consultations allowed demonstrations, showing farmers the the Canada Science and Technology type of coop they could build for their own Museum to develop a new vision— poultry. This particular model may even Transformations—which implies: have been the prototype for a proposed chicken house on the Experimental Farm. • Transforming the way knowledge is shared, by engaging Canadians in the Source: Animal Research Institute, past present and future of science, Agriculture Canada, 1930s–1950s technology and society. • Transforming the Corporation’s national presence, by enhancing the profile of science and technology activities in all provinces and territories.

28 Milestones Collection Assessment and Review Storage facility, filled to capacity.

• Transforming for sustainability, by Addressing Standards in The original developing “living exhibitions” that Current Collection Storage concept for the demonstrate sustainable building long-term storage Four projects related to safeguarding the technologies at work and by providing a facility includes collection were completed in 2009–2010: showcase for innovative companies and accommodation institutions whose products and services • Repairs to warehouse flooring at for a further twenty transform the way Canadians work, play 2495 Lancaster Road. years’ growth, and and live. a facility that could • Construction of a cold room at the be temporarily A website—www.transformations Canada Aviation and Space Museum leased to other technomuses.ca— was also developed and to properly store prints, drawings and national museums launched to provide ongoing information photographs. The Canada and research and to solicit further feedback from Science and • Construction of a cold room at institutions. Under Canadians across the country and around Technology 2380 Lancaster Road to protect rare the current plan, the world. Museum houses books in the collection. the Corporation the oldest would provide the • Installation of automated building television set in private sector with control systems in Building 88 at the Canada: a Ouimet land for a multi- Canada Agriculture Museum to improve television (ca. use development, knowledge of environmental conditions 1932), which in exchange for for objects displayed in the Main was part of the construction of Dairy Barn. first television the facility. Funds broadcasting Addressing Longer-Term Storage Issues currently spent venture in Canada, on leases could be Storage facilities for the Corporation’s made through A fourth massing study was conducted on re-profiled into the collection are at 125 percent capacity and do CKAC in Montreal. a new location that has recently become building and full not meet international museum standards. CSTMC—1969.1044 available. Straddling the Ottawa River ownership would The Corporation is examining the possibility between Ontario and Quebec, this site is ultimately revert to of a P3 (Public-Private Partnership) facility considered a very viable location for a new the Corporation. to house the collection. Discussions have Canada Science and Technology Museum. been held with P3 Canada and other groups regarding their experiences. An evaluation of a risk-sharing model is also being studied to identify the best approach to the problem. Milestones 29 Internal Services (formerly Support Activities) Collaborative approaches and professionalism

Performance Measures • Establishment of a framework for Above and Beyond Targets and succession planning, which includes • Improved internal customer All staff were preparing competency profiles for all Performance Measures satisfaction rating encouraged to look at positions. their assigned tasks Targets for 2009–2010 • Employee satisfaction rating • Establishment of a training and and to “go beyond” Target Result • 60 employees took part in a variety of development plan. to assess what they 100% 100% training and development programs could do for the • Establishment of a Code of Ethics policy Corporation. Staff Target: 100% of employee performance Internal Services refers to the Corporation’s and related procedures. were enthusiastic ability to support corporate infrastructure, management evaluations to be completed • Establishment of an employee in identifying the resources and services. Internal customer recognition program. different ways in Result: 100% of employee performance satisfaction rating surveys are carried out management evaluations completed which they could every other year. The most recent survey • Establishment of an internal make their work Target Result was conducted in 2008–2009, with a 75 communications plan. more efficient, percent satisfaction rating. The next survey % % In 2009–2010 the Corporation also while also helping 10 100 will be conducted in 2010–2011. successfully: the Corporation Target: 10% of competency profiles for The employee satisfaction survey will be as a whole. This • Completed competency profiles for all Corporation’s positions to be completed completed in June 2010. The result from the initiative continues Corporation positions. Result: 100% of competency profiles for previous survey was 77% satisfaction. to be monitored • Analyzed all potential retirements and employees are Corporation’s positions completed One of the Corporation’s greatest human anticipated by 2014. encouraged to keep resources challenges is a dramatically Target Result looking for new and changing workforce. With 60 percent of • Identified critical positions. innovative ways to “go 5m 4.7m senior management and 16 percent of • Established succession strategies and beyond.” operational staff eligible for retirement Target: $5 million in total gross annual action plans for all potential successors to within the next five years, maintaining a revenue, including $400,000 from critical positions. sponsored activities sustainable workforce is a priority. • Developed Key Leadership Competencies During 2009–2010, the Corporation made Result: $4.7 million in total gross annual for all Corporation positions. revenue, including $400,000 from considerable progress in establishing a solid sponsored activities foundation for its human resources policies, practices and systems. Key initiatives included: 30 Milestones Michelle Dondo- Tardiff receiving Corporate Social the Director of Responsibility Agriculture Emeritus award from current director Kerry-Leigh Burchill.

The Corporation maintains a high degree The Corporation recognizes the value of of professionalism within its workforce. In community. In 2009–2010, the Corporation 2009–2010, approximately sixty employees reached out to students, adults and new were approved for various forms of training Canadians, while also raising funds for a and development. number of causes, as detailed below: Professional Development • Thousands of students from several local beacon schools were given free admission In 2009–2010, the Corporation entered to the Corporation’s Museums, helping to into a partnership with Leadership Ottawa, ensure that all children are able to enjoy one of the city’s most reputable leadership school programming. training programs. This partnership allows Employee Milestones one Corporation employee per session to • Ten students from Inuvik were brought benefit from the program, in return for Muse Awards: Five employees were to Ottawa for the Career Day held at the free training space. nominated by their peers for their work. Canada Aviation and Space Museum; they Management Awards: Twenty-two also benefited from a behind-the-scenes employees received Management Awards in tour of the Canada Agriculture Museum. the categories of Pride, National Outreach, • As members of the federal Public Service, Excellence, Team Work and Leadership. Corporation employees took part in the Emeritus Awards: Three employees received 2009–2010 United Way campaign. Through Emeritus Awards for their dedication during a variety of events, employees raised more their employment with the Corporation. that $43,000 — an increase of 19% from funds raised last year. President’s Pen: Eleven employees were recognized by the President and CEO for • Several hundred dollars were raised and their dedication and for making an extra donated to the Salvation Army’s Haiti Relief Human Resources Milestone effort to “go beyond.” Fund in the Corporation’s name. In order to maintain a sustainable • Employees and visitors donated generously workforce, the Corporation implemented to the Salvation Army’s Toy Mountain a Human Resources Planning System in program, which included a drop-off 2009–2010. The System is designed to location at the Canada Science and ensure that the quality and quantity of Technology Museum. human resources meet the Corporation’s ongoing organizational demands. Milestones 31 Environmental Volunteers Responsibility

The Corporation has made major strides The Corporation has a well-established in “greening” its offices, programs and volunteer program: in 2009–2010 some 330 exhibitions. Recent initiatives include: dedicated individuals donated over 26,000 hours to projects at all three Museums. • Using substantial amounts of reclaimed Many Corporation volunteers have specific and recycled materials for its travelling areas of expertise, including research, exhibition, Beyond the Trees. archiving, and conservation and restoration • Adopting an internal policy dedicated to skills. In addition, student volunteers are an reducing printing (and using both sides invaluable asset to the Museums’ Summer of all paper), whenever possible. Camp program, helping staff animators with Volunteer Milestones arts and crafts projects in particular. • Encouraging greater reliance on • Over 14,000 visitors enjoyed a ride electronic means for both internal and Canada Aviation and Space Museum on the Shay steam locomotive at external communications. volunteers also took part in the video the Canada Science and Technology project Voices from the Canada Aviation • Monitoring and regularly-scheduled Museum. and Space Museum, which involved maintenance of all HVAC systems to interviewing and filming several Museum • Thousands of visitors discovered and ensure optimal energy efficiency. volunteers to record their personal used shortwave radio in the Connexions connections to aircraft and artifacts in the exhibition at the Canada Science and Museum’s collection. The eight resulting Technology Museum. videos will be used as promotional and • Over 5,000 hours of work went into educational tools, and shorter versions will restoration of the Canadair North be uploaded to YouTube with links back to Star at the Canada Aviation and Space the Museum website. Museum. The Canada Agriculture Museum • Nearly 15,000 photos in the CN photo benefited from the Katimavik Program, in collection were catalogued. which sixteen youth from across Canada volunteered over 600 hours to the Museum, • The expertise and networks of Canada while gaining valuable work experience. Science and Technology Museum volunteers helped in securing important acquisitions for the mining collection.

32 Milestones Membership

The Membership Program is one of the • Hosting a Members-Only Halloween “I have enjoyed our Corporation’s most important and successful Event—held over two days due to its family membership initiatives: it contributes significantly to tremendous popularity—welcoming so much, particularly attendance and revenue targets. With 6,055 more than 2,000 participants. during a recent memberships representing over 26,000 educational and • Participation by 750 Members in a active Members, the Program accounts for happy day out as a holiday event at the Canada Science and 109,050 museum visits, as well as additional family.” Technology Museum, during which over patronage at after-hours activities. 300 kilos of food were donated to the — Paula, The Program also collaborates extensively Ottawa Food Bank. Corporation with community groups and in 2009–2010 Member Spotlight on the Collection: • Organizing the 5th Annual Members’ it donated memberships in response to fifty- Transportation—Aviation Photography Contest at the Canada six requests from local schools, charities and Agriculture Museum, which was the Sagem Sperwer Reconnaissance Drone community organizations. most successful to date, with 152 entries. Designed in France and used by many Other Program highlights in 2009–2010 NATO countries, the Sagem Sperwer included: reconnaissance drone was the first unpiloted aerial vehicle used by the • Spearheading the Cultural Access Pass Canadian Forces. The Canadian military Program, inviting new Canadians to recently donated its first Sperwer to the experience Canada’s cultural institutions. Canada Aviation and Space Museum. The Corporation comprises three of the CSTMC—AT0091 twelve cultural institutions offering free admission for a full year. • Participation in MegaMondays with the Ottawa Sun, in return for two half-page Membership Milestones ads, and ten weeks of mentions in the paper and on the Ottawa Sun website. • 6,055 memberships sold • Participation by 104 Members in two • Total revenues over $323,000 Members-Only Sleepovers, which sold (10% increase over 2008–2009) out in less than forty-eight hours.

Milestones 33 Sponsorships and Partnerships

Sponsorship remains integral to the • Open Text Corporation is partnering Corporation’s financial success and was with the Corporation to provide a new a primary focus of revenue-generating content management and digital assets activities for 2009–2010. Total sponsorship management system. Open Text will also revenues and in-kind donations for the be a partner in a 2011 exhibition on the year amounted to $294,000, not including “greening” of energy. efforts made through the Canada • The Corporation bartered its facilities in Science and Technology Museums return for training courses and seminars Corporation Foundation. for Corporation staff. Over the course of the year, the Corporation Spotlight on the Collection: • 58 artifacts were generously donated to increased its focus on partnering with Transportation—Land the Corporation’s Collection. federal government organizations as well Moto-Ski “Capri” Snowmobile as the private sector. It was able to secure • The Corporation signed five Memoranda several major partnerships in 2009–2010: of Understanding, aimed at enhancing This Capri snowmobile was owned partnerships and the visitor experience, and operated primarily in Ontario in • Toyota was secured as the major with the following institutions: the the early 1970s, at a time when the presenting partner for the exhibition Canadian Space Agency, Carleton relatively new culture of snowmobiling In Search of the Canadian Car. University, Algonquin College, the was at its height in Canada. The Moto- • Natural Resources Canada made it National Film Board of Canada and Ski company was the third-largest possible for the exhibition Beyond the Transport Canada. snowmobile manufacturer in Canada. Trees to travel to Newfoundland, New This particular model represents the In addition, the Corporation will continue Brunswick and Alberta. company’s final year of production; it to increase its efforts in the upcoming year was bought by Bombardier in March • An agreement with Transport Canada to introduce its exhibitions and activities 1971. Bombardier continued to produce provided a car for security services, in to venues across the country, in order to snowmobiles under the Moto-Ski name exchange for vehicle operations data. enhance its profile with corporate Canada, until 1985. CSTMC —AT011 while also increasing sponsorship revenue • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and sponsor satisfaction. have committed to working with the Corporation to advance agricultural science in Ottawa.

34 Milestones The Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation Foundation Sponsors

The Foundation’s mandate is to complement Canada Science and Technology Canada Agriculture Museum Museums Corporation and strengthen the Corporation’s Food for Health Travelling Exhibition educational and outreach activities, while Security Vehicle and Special Events (Opened in Ottawa 2007) also generating additional revenues for its three Museums. The Foundation held two Major Sponsor Presenting Sponsor very successful events in 2009–2010, raising • Transport Canada • Canadian Institutes of Health Research nearly $70,000. Content Management System Major Sponsors The Tour of Duty Celebrating 100 Years Major Sponsor • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada • Canadian Food Inspection Agency of Flight, held in November 2009, was a • Open Text Corporation partnership with the Perley and Rideau • Canadian Partnership for Consumer Veterans’ Health Centre Foundation. Held Canada Science and Technology Museum Food Safety Education • Health Canada at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Edukits and Virtual Programs the event welcomed more than 370 guests Supporting Sponsors Major Sponsor and helped raise nearly $80,000 for the two • Canadian Agri-Food Research Council Foundations. The proceeds provide entry • Transport Canada • Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network to Corporation programs for students In Search of the Canadian Car Exhibition • Canadian Egg Marketing Agency facing socio-economic challenges, as well • Genome Prairie as greater access to Canada Aviation and Presenting Sponsor • National Research Council— Space Museum programs for people • Toyota Canada Inc. Institute for Biological Sciences living with disabilities. Contributing Sponsor Dairy Demonstration The June 2009 Canada Agriculture • TV Rogers, une division de Ongoing Contributing Sponsor Museum event Baskets with Panache! Rogers Cable Communications inc. • Saputo GP auctioned off unique gift baskets created by community leaders. This year’s event Canada Aviation and Space Museum raised over $32,000, allowing more than Major Sponsor 1,800 financially-challenged local children • NAV CANADA to attend the Museum’s School Programs • Curtiss-Wright Corporation and Summer Camps.

Milestones 35 VOLUNTEERS

Nabeelah Ahmed Rob Burns Jenarth Davarajah John Halpenny Olivier La Fontaine Zeeshan Ahmed David Burt Adrian Demayo Sharmin Hares James Laing Antonin Alain Andrew Cameron Meghan DeMerchant Stephen Harling Maurice Lamontagne Thomas Alföldi Brent Cameron Madeleine Denis Felicity Harrison Daniel Larose Erik Allard Shana Cameron Thomas Devey Allan J. Heffler Richard Lawrence Joseph Arnita Douglas Campbell Eugene (Peter) Dick Mark Heyendal Claude Le Blanc Siddanth Arya Elizabeth Campbell Neville Dick Robert Hobbs Pierre Legault Carmen Avila-Yiptong Timothy Campos Austin Douglas Ed Hogan Ronald Lemieux Joan Babstock Michael Cano Pierre Drapeau George Hopp Sophie LePage Charles Baril Gloria Carnevale Duncan duFresne Jean-Michel Houde Duncan Leslie Dorothy Barker Doug Carswell John Duggan Bill Hough Jorn Lewis Katie Barker Kenneth Castle Paul Duguay Peter Houston Jesse Lloren Murray Beauliua Shruti Chakravarthy Martin Duong Matthew Inglis-Whalen Richard Lodge Ginette Bélanger Kamal Chaouni Garry Dupont Sadat Islam Zachary Logue Graham Bennett Garnet Chapman Paul Ennis Ian Jackson James Lohnes Douglas Biesenthal Reg Chappel Mélanie Evans Philip Jago Jack Loucks Biman Bihari Rana Cheaitani Robert Ferguson Neil Johnstone Samuel Macdonald Karen E. Blais Marian Chen Brian Foo Lyness Jones Donald MacNeil Edward Bolton Melody Chen Evan Gagnon Siãn (Ann) Jones Natalya Maitz Mirko Bonotto Robert Cherry Jennifer Gann Derek Jordan Rian Manson Yves Bordeleau Alain Chouinard Marie Garbutt Tashelle Joseph Patrick Massie Rodolfo Botelho Rosalie Chretien Gerald Gaugl Larry Joyce John McDermott Edmund Bowkett, Jr Philip Chrysler Rolf Geiger Michael Joyce Campbell McNeil Edmund Bowkett, Sr Maria Suk-Men Chung Bruce Gemmill Terry Judge William McRae Paul Bown Glenn Cook Charles Gendron Ernest Jury Nickoo Merati David Boyd John Corby Wayne Giles Rebecca Kaell Robert Mercier Trent Bradford Darin Cowan Harvey Gillespie Lara Khodr Robert Merrick Renée-Lyne Brouzes Don Craig Larry Gray Charles King Thomas Miller Richard Brugger Matthew Cummins Don Gregory Larry Klein Vernon Miller John Christopher Bryant Robert Cummins Donald Haggart Michael Koivusalo Elsa Mirzaei Tharushi Bulathsinhala Cynthia D’Anjou (Katimavik) Victor Haggart Ron Lachance Valerio Moglie

36 Milestones Haidar Mohammad Keith Penney, Sr Bob Smith Helen Yendall Robert Moore George Popadynec Evan Smith Nan Zhang Patrick Morel-A- Andre Poulin Iain Smith Nova Zhao L’Huissier Tezmeen Fatima Qazi Dave Stremes Yifan Zhou Christine Moreland Tony Raab Andrea Stuhec-Leonard Kathleen Zorzella Dave Moryas Sabiha Rahman Stu Tait Alexander Munro Arun Rao John Tasseron Bob Murray Christène Razafimaharo Charles (Bill) Tate Jessie Murray Greg Reynolds David Tate Joe Murray James Riddoch Keith Teav Michael Najm Katherine Riley Maha Temkit George Nassrallah Alain Rioux Anne Tencarre Jihan Nassrallah Orazio Rizzi Thivija Thevarajah Wissam Nassrallah Charles Robinson Jack Thorpe Wilbert Neal Ross C. Robinson Tim Timmins Art Newton Michael Roy Camelia Touzany Emily Ngo Miville Roy Patrick Tunney Christina Nicholson Mehrdad Saeidi Ray Tushingham Michael Nituch Kamil Safarli Ian Umbach Brittany Norton Anny Sam Lindsay Upiter Michael Nowell Clayton Sanford Bill Upton Jane O’Donovan Haydee Santos Sid van Dyck Leo O’Donovan Kim Lee Santos Maurice-André Vigneault Ryan Zhi-Ming Ong Janine Schultz Bryan Wakeford Julia Pankova Sajeew Bill Weiler Ray Paquette Shanmuganathan Alan Westland Angela Pasco Reg Shivel George White Thomas Patterson George Skinner Lawrence Wilcox Christopher Payne Edward Slack Gerald (Gerry) Willis George Pearce Stanton Smaill Mae Wilson

Milestones 37 Management Discussion and Analysis

Overview Museum hangar. This financial setback prompted a thorough review of operations, resulting in reduced services to the public In 2009–2010, the Corporation completed the fifth year in its and the permanent loss of fifteen staff positions. In addition, the existing Strategic Plan and produced a new Plan with a revised timing of the decision did not allow the Corporation to fully absorb strategic direction. While remaining true to the Corporation’s the shortfall, resulting in an operating loss. Further adjustments legislative mandate, its new Plan places greater emphasis on the to the Corporation’s operating model will be required to assist it Corporation’s national presence and revenue generation. To better in delivering its mandate if a permanent source of funding for the meet the objectives of the Plan, a revised organizational structure hangar cannot be found. The Corporation did, however, receive was put in place. encouraging news in the federal budget tabled in March 2010, This past fiscal year, the Corporation continued to implement which provided the Corporation with one-time funding of facility projects funded through 2006 and 2008 federal budgets. $3.7 million to help cover certain fixed costs and redress the Stabilization of underground infrastructure and ventilation Corporation’s current financial situation. systems were a primary focus. In addition, construction of new Corporation Business classrooms and an auditorium began at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, plans were completed for a visitor hub at the The Corporation’s business can be summarized in four main areas Canada Agriculture Museum, and modified accommodations of activity: for school groups were completed at the Canada Science and • Heritage Preservation—Collection management, conservation Technology Museum. and research. Funding to advance plans for a new Canada Science and • Sharing Knowledge—Dissemination of research related to Technology Museum facility allowed the Corporation to undertake the Corporation’s historically significant collection through consultations in major centres across Canada, engaging Canadians educational and community programs, exhibitions and websites. in the project. These consultations provided valuable feedback, while also fostering relationships that will be important in building • Accommodations—Housing and securing the collection, a new national science and technology showcase. accommodations for visitors and staff. The 2009–2010 fiscal year was financially challenging in many • Internal Services (formerly Support Activities)—Governance and respects. In December 2009, the Corporation received confirmation central support services, which include human resources, finance that it would not be provided with the funding it had enjoyed in and museum administration. previous years for operation of the Canada Aviation and Space

38 Milestones The Canada Science and Technology Museum is home to the oldest remaining piece of Management Discussion Canadian railway rolling stock: the Carillon- Grenville Railway Combination Coach, built in and Analysis 1854. CSTMC—1973.0534

Financial Perspective Revenue Sources This Johnson Hobby Horse (or The Corporation’s base appropriation for 2009–2010 was The Corporation has three primary sources of funds: government draisine) was built $25,597,000. This was supplemented by one-time funding of appropriation, self-generated revenues/cost recovery and in 1818. Propelled $10,972,000 to address certain health and safety issues, as well as philanthropic contributions. by the rider’s feet, salary adjustments based on existing collective agreements. Total Revenue generation remains a high priority for the Corporation. this ancestor of appropriation in Corporation statements is reported on an accrual Senior management participates in a detailed revenue analysis the bicycle is on basis in the amount of $30,443,000. This, supplemented by revenue- each year, reviewing not only gross revenues but also the cost of display at the generating activities of $4,728,000, allowed the Corporation to generating these revenues. This exercise examines the Corporation’s Canada Science and implement its mandate. historical trends and compares these to industry trends, ensuring Technology Museum. that the Corporation is focusing its efforts CSTMC—1981.0202 on areas with the greatest potential to 2009/10 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 Source of Funds $000 $000 $000 $000 improve revenue generation. 0% REVENUES Planned Actual Actual Actual Admission revenues increased in Parliamentary 2009–2010, due in part to price increases 11% Appropriation $28,404 $30,443 $29,393 $28,997 at the Canada Science and Technology General Revenues 5,000 4,728 4,831 4,691 Museum, as well as to increased attendance at the Canada Aviation and Space Total Revenues 33,404 35,171 34,224 33,688 26% Museum following a partial closure in 63% 2008–2009. Development revenues include EXPENSES a membership program, fundraising Personnel 18,595 19,008 18,483 17,963 and sponsorship. Sponsorship revenues Accommodation 8,221 8,953 9,257 8,347 are reported based on the terms of the Depreciation 3,152 2,191 2,528 2,441 agreement and not when the agreement Base Approbation Operations 4,734 4,846 4,873 4,595 is signed. Sponsorship revenue reported in 2009–2010 includes partnerships with One-time Total Expenses 34,702 34,998 35,141 33,346 both the public and private sectors on government funding Net Income (Loss) (1,298) 173 (917) 342 projects such as the travelling versions of Revenue the Food for Health and Beyond the Trees exhibitions, the upcoming Canada Science Contributions

Milestones 39 Revenue and Technology Museum exhibition, In Search of the Canadian Corporation employs many highly-skilled and uniquely-qualified 2% Car, and educational programming. The Corporation’s Membership individuals: a scarce resource within the marketplace. Balancing the Program also continues to grow, surpassing last year’s record with cost of training their successors, within an environment in which 13% earnings of 323,000, representing more than 26,000 individuals. salaries already claim a high proportion of available funds, will Museum Members continue to be strong supporters of the remain a challenge. For 2010–2011, the Corporation will be able to Corporation, providing a healthy ongoing source of revenue. use the new funding received in the last budget to help address this 45% 19% issue. Interest income decreased by $308,000, despite an increase in Facilities Management 21% cash balances. The Corporation invests its cash balances in a secured short-term market, which unfortunately suffered a Protecting and caring for a national collection of the Corporation’s dramatic decline in 2009–2010. magnitude is an expensive undertaking. The effects of inflation Cost of Operations on the Corporation’s second-largest financial commitment have Commercial been growing at the expense of programs. The federal government, The Corporation’s total expenses were $35.0 million in 2009–2010, Operations recognizing the condition of the Corporation’s current facilities, with salaries and accommodations amounting to $19.0 million and has provided a much-needed injection of funds to address many Other $9.0 million respectively. The remaining $7.0 million—a decrease of the more critical infrastructure issues. Admission of 0.3 million over the previous fiscal year—was available to spend on the collection and preservation of artifacts, ongoing research, The Corporation’s facilities portfolio includes Crown-owned Corporate developing and delivering exhibitions and programs, promoting properties at different stages in their useful lives. The Canada Development the three Museums and administrative support. Science and Technology Museum is a forty-three-year-old Interest Salaries repurposed warehouse converted for use as a museum. The public building of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum is now Salaries remain the Corporation’s most significant expense. This is twenty-one years old; the collection storage hangar is five years Cost of Operations normal for any knowledge-based institution. The structure of the old. Operating funds for the hangar have not been secured on a Corporation, with its three separate museum sites, requires three permanent basis, resulting in an operational shortfall. 8% times the costs for admission desks, visitor services and security. The Canada Agriculture Museum operates in Ottawa’s Central This has an impact on overall personnel costs in comparison with Experimental Farm, which is owned by Agriculture and Agri-Food some of the Corporation’s sister institutions, which may have only 17% Canada. The heritage buildings housing the Museum provide an one museum site. A recent internal reorganization has centralized excellent backdrop for the display of agricultural technology and a many services across the Corporation to help reduce costs. In 53% partnership agreement has recently been reached with Agriculture addition, it is worth noting that the Corporation’s new classification 22% and Agri-Food Canada to promote agricultural science and heritage system, which complies with recent equity legislation, has increased on the site, including renovation of certain facilities. These changes total salary costs. are aimed at making the Museum a year-round museum, providing The Corporation focused on human resources management this more opportunities for students to explore agricultural science Personnel year, making excellent progress in addressing issues raised in the and history. most recent Auditor General’s Special Examination Report. A Accomodations Over 98 percent of the Canada Science and Technology succession plan has been put in place for all critical positions. The Museum and Canada Agriculture Museum collections are Operations Depreciation

40 Milestones stored in three leased industrial facilities, due to a lack of public The Corporation’s accommodations have been improved display space. These three warehouses, which lack appropriate through injections of funding for infrastructure. The Collection environmental controls, round out the facility management Development Strategy has advanced according to plan, although portfolio. The Corporation is subject to market pressures for these more resources are required within the documentation function. accommodations, as seen when leases were recently renewed. Information-sharing has been enhanced through improvements This further reduces the funds available for exhibitions and to the Corporation’s websites, with travelling exhibitions and new programming. educational packages receiving high accolades from the user community. The Corporation has recently renewed its efforts to secure funding for escalating operating costs. The Corporation has not received Improving its financial situation has been, and will continue any inflationary adjustment for taxes, utilities or leases since taking to be, one of the Corporation’s primary objectives. Rising facility over responsibility for its buildings in 1994. This situation is under costs and the identification of a permanent solution for the review and will remain a priority. Securing adequate facilities collection hangar at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum funding would allow the Corporation to restore program funds that remain important issues. Resolution of these financial pressures were used to manage pressing infrastructure issues. One strategy is necessary if program delivery is to be stabilized, if sharing Among the many under consideration is delaying capital investment in the current knowledge is to remain an important part of the Corporation’s rare items in the Canada Science and Technology Museum, in anticipation of a mandate, and if making its impressive collection available to all Corporation’s decision regarding future use of this building. Canadians is to continue. The Corporation was fortunate to receive collection is this notice recently of $3.7 million in special funding for the 2010–2011 Summary cavity magnetron, fiscal year to help address its most pressing issues without further dating from 1940. The Corporation has continued to make excellent progress in reductions in operations. This particular rejuvenating its facilities, thanks to infrastructure funding received Within a knowledge-based economy, science and innovation are example was used in 2006 and 2008. The effect of this has been particularly apparent essential to a society’s continued success. The Corporation is well to start radar at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, with stabilization of positioned to increase the importance of science and technology manufacture in North underground infrastructure and the breaking of ground for a new in Canada, branding Canada an innovative country, leading to America during auditorium and classrooms. a corresponding increase in scientific and technological literacy the darkest days of The Canada Agriculture Museum, although suffering a and achievement. To support this process, the Corporation will Second World War, temporary shortage of space due to certain uninhabitable buildings, continue, through its programs and activities, to help Canadians giving the Allies has made significant progress with its partners on the site and is discover their scientific and technological heritage and understand a considerable well positioned to keep growing in popularity with enhancement of its impact on their lives today, while also encouraging them to advantage its facilities. consider the future through the lens of innovation. The federal over German government’s continued investment in the Corporation sends a radar systems. Thanks to funding received for the advancement of a new Canada clear and positive message both to staff and to the public at large. CSTMC—1969.0482 Science and Technology Museum, the Corporation has developed a functional program for collection accommodation and a Concept Master Plan. It has also been able to visit major centres across the country to discuss collaborative opportunities and ideas for a new Museum facility.

Milestones 41 Board of Trustees

The Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation is Committee Structure governed by a Board of Trustees representing all regions of the Board Committees usually meet before each Board meeting or by country. Trustees, acting collectively as the Board, are responsible teleconference, and report on their activities at each Board meeting. for managing the business, activities and affairs of the Corporation, The five Board Committees are: and for ensuring that all of the duties conferred on the Corporation by the Museums Act and Part X of the Financial Administration Act Executive Committee are carried out. This Committee carries out the duties of the Board between Board Appointed by a Governor-in-Council, the eleven members of the meetings. The Committee held six meetings during the year. Board reflect the scope and diversity of the Corporation’s mandate. Audit and Finance Committee Two new members were appointed to the Board in 2009–2010: Harold Bjarnason of Gimli, Manitoba and Virginia McLaughlin of This Committee oversees the Corporation’s financial and Richmond Hill, Ontario. This year also saw the appointment of the management controls, as well as its practices and information new Chair: Dr Gary Polonsky of Courtice, Ontario. systems. The Committee held three meetings during the year.

Dr Gary Polonsky Walter R. Parsons Neil Russon, CMA Eloise Opheim, O.C. Robert Mantha Frédéric Dugré Ontario Ontario New Brunswick Saskatchewan Quebec Quebec Retired Founding Retired Senior Partner, Accreon Inc. Founder, Parents Professor and Dean, President and CEO, Resource Institute Faculty of Business H2O Innovation President, University Vice-President and EC, AFC* for Drug Education Administration, of Toronto Institute of General Manager, (PRIDE) Université Laval AFC, MFC Technology Neilson Dairy EC, AFC, NGC, CDC AFC* (Ottawa) Chair, EC* Vice-Chair, EC, MFC, NGC, CDC* 42 Milestones Major Facilities Committee Corporate Development Committee This Committee ensures that best practices are followed with regard to the This Committee provides advice on development and marketing matters. Corporation’s major building projects. The Committee held three meetings The Committee held three meetings during the year. during the year. Nominating and Governance Committee This Committee reviews and recommends nominations for Trustee appointments and reappointments, reviews the Board’s committee structure and membership, and ensures that a Board self-assessment process is in place. The Committee also monitors, and periodically reviews, the governance of the Corporation in light of best practices, and recommends appropriate changes aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of its operations to the Board. The Committee held three meetings during the year.

Dr Ian McIlreath Amiee Chan Jean Saint-Cyr Margaret E. Smith B. Anne Wright Harold Bjarnason Virginia McLaughlin Alberta British Columbia Quebec Nova Scotia Ontario Manitoba Ontario Geoscience Discipline President and CEO, President Former Director Chartered Accountant Retired Dean, President, Helmhorst Manager and Norsat International and Founding of Health Records, Faculty of Agriculture Investments Ltd. Chief Geoscientist, Inc. Member, Design+ Highland View MFC, CDC and Food Sciences, Talisman Energy Communication Inc. Regional Hospital University of MFC, CDC Manitoba AFC, NGC* CDC, MFC* AFC, NGC NGC, CDC

Milestones 43 Board of Trustees Activities

For the performance of their duties, Board Activities from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 members are paid an annual retainer and per diem amounts for committee meetings, Board Member Board Committee Meetings Attended2 Retainers + which are set by the Governor-in-Council. Meetings EC AFC NGC MFC CDC Per Diem Range The Chairperson receives an annual retainer Attended1 of $8,400; the Vice-Chairperson $7,400; and Board members $4,200. In addition, all James S. Paul* 2 2 2 1 1 1 $4,200–$6,500 Board members receive an amount of $325 (Chair) per day for Board-related activities. Dr. Gary Polonsky* 2 $2,100–$5,000 In addition to meetings of the Board and (Chair) Board Committees, members participate Walter R. Parsons** 5 6 2 1 3 $7,400–$45,000 in meetings with management and special (Vice-Chair) activities for the Corporation. Neil Russon 5 6 3 $4,200–$10,000 Eloise Opheim 5 4 1 3 3 $4,200–$10,000 Robert Mantha*** 1 2 $1,050–$2,000 1 Board: Four meetings and one teleconference were held. 2 The Board undertook a review of its committee structure, Frédéric Dugré 5 3 2 $4,200–$7,000 resulting in a significant number of changes in committee membership: Dr. Ian McIlreath 4 2 3 $4,200–$7,000 EC: Executive Committee—six meetings were held. AFC: Audit and Finance Committee—three meetings were held. NGC: Nominating and Governance Committee—three meetings Amiee Chan 5 3 1 $4,200–$7,000 were held. MFC: Major Facilities Committee—three meetings were held. Jean Saint-Cyr 4 3 3 $4,200–$7,000 CDC: Corporate Development Committee—three meetings were held. Margaret E. Smith 5 3 3 $4,200–$7,000 * Mr. Paul resigned from his position on the Board in September 2009 and was replaced by Dr. Polonsky in January 2010. Anne Wright*** 3 3 3 $3,150–$6,000 ** Mr. Parsons, as part of his Board responsibilities, carried out the duties as Chair until a replacement was found and chaired the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation Harold Bjarnason*** 2 1 2 $4,200–$6,500 Foundation. *** Mr. Mantha’s and Ms. Wright’s terms as Board members Virginia McLaughlin*** $1,000–$2,000 expired during the year. Mr. Bjarnason was appointed to the Board in April 2009 and Ms. McLaughlin was appointed in January 2010.

44 Milestones Financial Statements

The Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that Management Management’s Responsibility fulfils its responsibilities for financial reporting and internal control. for Financial Statements The Board exercises its responsibilities through the Audit and Finance Committee, which includes a majority of members who The financial statements contained in this Annual Report have are not officers of the Corporation. The Committee meets with been prepared by Management in accordance with generally- Management and the independent external auditor to review the accepted Canadian accounting principles, and the integrity manner in which these groups are performing their responsibilities and objectivity of the data in these financial statements are and to discuss auditing, internal controls, and other relevant Management’s responsibility. Management is also responsible for financial matters. The Audit and Finance Committee has reviewed all other information in the Annual Report and for ensuring the financial statements with the external auditor and has submitted that this information is consistent, where appropriate, with the its report to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has information and data contained in the financial statements. reviewed and approved the financial statements. In support of its responsibilities, Management has developed and The Corporation’s external auditor, the Auditor General of maintains books of account, records, financial and management Canada, audits the financial statements and reports to the controls, information systems and management practices. These Minister responsible for the Corporation. are designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the reliability of financial information, that assets are safeguarded and controlled, and that transactions are in accordance with the Financial Administration Act and regulations, as well as the Museums Act and the by-laws of the Corporation. Denise Amyot President and Chief Executive Officer

Fernand Proulx Chief Operating Officer May 21, 2010

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BALANCE SHEET As at March 31 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN (in thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY ASSETS For the year ended March 31 Current Cash and cash equivalents (Note 4) $15,626 $12,814 (in thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Accounts receivable Government departments 2,514 1,827 CONTRIBUTED SURPLUS Trade 312 176 Contributed surplus, beginning of year $10,102 $10,102 Inventories 349 408 Contributed surplus for the year - - Prepaid expenses 236 147 Contributed surplus, end of year 10,102 10,102 19,037 15,372 Restricted cash (note 5) - 321 Collection (Note 6) 1 1 RETAINED EARNINGS Property and equipment (Note 7) 57,370 54,807 Retained earnings (deficit), beginning of year (413) 504 Intangible assets (Note 8) 147 147 Net earnings (loss) for the year 173 (917) $76,555 $70,648 Deficit, end of year (240) (413) LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Current Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Accumulated other comprehensive income, Government departments $984 $918 beginning of year 321 422 Accrued salaries and other 2,630 3,237 Other comprehensive loss for the year (321) (101) Current portion of employee future benefits (Note 9) 724 582 Accumulated other comprehensive income, Deferred revenues and parliamentary appropriations (Note 10) 653 502 end of year - 321 4,991 5,239 SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY Employee future benefits (Note 9) 2,007 1,985 AT THE END OF THE YEAR $9,862 $10,010 Long-term advance (Note 11) 4,533 4,408 Deferred capital funding (Note 12) 55,162 49,006 The accompanying notes and schedule form an integral part of these 66,693 60,638 financial statements. SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY Contributed surplus 10,102 10,102 Retained earnings (deficit) (240) (413) Accumulated other comprehensive income - 321 Retained earnings (deficit) and accumulated other comprehensive income (240) (92) 9,862 10,010 $76,555 $70,648 Commitments and contingencies (Notes 18 and 20) The accompanying notes and schedule form an integral part of these financial statements. Approved by the Board of Trustees

Gary Polonsky Neil Russon Chairman Chairman, Audit and Finance Committee Milestones 47 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS COMPREHENSIVE INCOME For the year ended March 31 (in thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 For the year ended March 31 (in thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Cash flows from/(used in) operations Cash received (clients) $4,462 $4,097 REVENUES Parliamentary appropriations received 27,684 25,277 Admission Cash paid (employees and suppliers) (33,467) (33,600) Science and Technology $1,228 $1,136 Interest received 82 384 Aviation and Space 468 311 Total cash flows used in operating activities (1,239) (3,842) Agriculture 413 409 Commercial operations 954 954 Cash flows from/(used in) investing activities Corporate development 753 739 Acquisition of property and equipment (4,759) (4,379) Interest 74 382 Decrease in restricted cash 321 101 Other 838 900 Total cash flows used in investing activities (4,438) (4,278) Total revenues 4,728 4,831 Cash flows from financing activities EXPENSES (Schedule) Appropriations received for the acquisition Heritage preservation 4,609 5,032 of property and equipment 8,352 4,898 Sharing knowledge 12,715 12,103 Cash received for restricted contributions 12 105 Internal services 6,530 6,221 Increase in long-term advance 125 3,833 Accommodations 8,953 9,257 Total cash flows from financing activities 8,489 8,836 Amortization of property and equipment 2,191 2,528 Increase in cash and cash equivalents 2,812 716 Total expenses 34,998 35,141 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 12,814 12,098 Excess of expenses over revenues (30,270) (30,310) Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $15,626 $12,814 Parliamentary appropriations (Note 13) 30,443 29,393 Net earnings (loss) for the year 173 (917) Consisting of: Cash $120 $4,804 OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Cash equivalents 15,506 8,010 Restricted contributions received during the year 12 105 $15,626 $12,814 Contributions spent during the year (80) (206) Contribution to Canada Science and The accompanying notes and schedule form an integral part of these Technology Museums Corporation Foundation (253) - financial statements. Other comprehensive loss for the year (321) (101) Comprehensive loss for the year $(148) $(1,018)

The accompanying notes and schedule form an integral part of these financial statements.

48 Milestones NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2010 Internal Services (formerly Support Activities) This includes services such as human resources, finance and 1. Authority, mandate and facilities management, corporate development and commercial operations operations, all of which are provided centrally. Accommodations The National Museum of Science and Technology was established by the Museums Act on July 1, 1990, and is a Crown corporation This includes operating and maintenance expenses for all owned named in Part I of Schedule III to the Financial Administration and leased facilities including security services. Act and is not subject to income taxes under the provisions of the Income Tax Act. 2. Changes in accounting The mandate of the Corporation, as stated in the Museums Act, is standards to foster scientific and technological literacy throughout Canada by establishing, maintaining and developing a collection of scientific Effective April 1, 2009, the Corporation adopted the following new and technical objects, with special but not exclusive reference accounting standards: to Canada, and by demonstrating the products and processes of (a) Goodwill and Intangible Assets: science and technology and their economic, social and cultural relationships with society. The Canadian Institute of Chartered accountant (CICA) issued a new accounting standard, Section 3064, Goodwill and Intangible The Corporation operates as the Canada Science and Technology Assets, which was effective for the Corporation’s first quarter of Museums Corporation. It manages three museum sites: the Canada fiscal 2009-2010. This section replaces previous Section 3062, Science and Technology Museum, the Canada Aviation Museum Goodwill and Other intangible assets, and Section 3450, Research and and the Canada Agriculture Museum. The Corporation’s operations Development Costs. This section establishes new standards for the are organized by functionality as follows; recognition and measurement of intangible assets. It did not impact Heritage Preservation the Corporation’s financial statements. This includes documentation, cataloguing, conservation, historical (b) Financial Instruments - Disclosures: research, the library and related services. In June 2009, the CICA amended Section 3862, Financial Sharing Knowledge Instruments – Disclosure, to include additional disclosure requirements about the fair value measurement for financial This includes the development and maintenance of exhibitions, instruments and liquidity risk. These amendments require a three interpretive and educational activities, communication and level hierarchy for financial instruments measured at fair value promotion, Web activities, and other services to visitors. Milestones 49 that reflects the transparency and significance of the inputs used (d) Property and equipment in making the fair value measurements. As the amendments only Property and equipment are recorded on the following basis. concern disclosure requirements, they do not have an impact on the Acquired property and equipment owned by the Corporation are financial statements of the Corporation. Comparative information recorded at cost and amortized over their estimated useful life. is not required for the first year of application. The Corporation has Land and buildings owned by the Government of Canada and provided this enhanced disclosure in note 16(a). under the control of the Corporation are recorded at their estimated (c) Financial Statement Concepts: historical cost, less accumulated amortization for buildings. The estimated historical net costs of the buildings have been credited The Corporation adopted the amended CICA Handbook Section to deferred capital funding and the estimated historical cost of the 1000, Financial Statement Concepts. This amendment virtually land has been credited to the contributed surplus. Land for which eliminates the matching principle and provides guidance to clarify the historical cost cannot be reasonably determined is recorded the distinction between assets and expenses. The Corporation has at a nominal value with a corresponding amount credited to the reviewed its assets and liabilities to ensure they meet the clarified contributed surplus. Improvements that extend the useful life criteria of amended Section 1000 and has determined that there is or service potential of buildings are recorded at cost. Building no impact on its financial statements. improvements are amortized over the lesser of the remaining useful 3. Accounting policies life of the building or the estimated useful life of the improvements. Amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis over their These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with estimated useful lives, using a half-year rule in the year of Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. The significant acquisition, as follows: accounting policies are: Buildings 10 to 40 years (a) Cash equivalents Building improvements 10 to 25 years The Corporation’s investments are highly liquid and have a term to Office furniture 5 to 10 years maturity of less than ninety days in Schedule “A” banks, government Equipment 5 to 12 years backed paper and commercial paper rated A++ by the Canadian Amounts included in capital projects in progress are transferred Bond Rating Services (CBRS). to the appropriate property and equipment classification upon (b) Inventories completion, and are amortized accordingly. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. (e) Employee future benefits Inventory cost is determined by using the average weighted cost i) Pension benefits method. All eligible employees participate in the Public Service Pension Plan (c) Collection administered by the Government of Canada. The Corporation’s The collection constitutes the major portion of the Corporation’s contribution to the plan reflects the full cost of the employer assets but is shown at a nominal value of $1,000 on the balance sheet contributions. This amount is currently based on a multiple of because of the practical difficulties in reflecting it at a meaningful the employee’s required contributions, and may change over time value. depending on the experience of the Plan. The Corporation’s contributions are expensed during the year in which the services are Items purchased for the collection are recorded as expenses in the rendered and represent its total pension obligation. The Corporation year of acquisition. Items donated to the Corporation are recorded is not currently required to make contributions with respect to any as assets at the nominal value. actuarial deficiencies of the Public Service Pension Plan. 50 Milestones ii) Severance benefits Membership revenues for which services have not been rendered are deferred and accounted for as services are provided. Deferred Employees are entitled to severance benefits, as provided for under sponsorship and membership revenues are recorded as deferred labour contracts and conditions of employment. The cost of these revenues. benefits is accrued as the employees render the services necessary to earn them. Management determined the accrued benefit obligation iii) Admission, commercial operations and other revenues using a method based upon assumptions and its best estimates. Revenues from admission, commercial operations and other These benefits represent an obligation of the Corporation that revenues are recognized in the year in which the goods or services entails settlement by future payment. are provided by the Corporation. Funds received for future services (f) Revenue recognition are deferred. i) Parliamentary appropriations iv) Interest revenues The Government of Canada provides funding to the Corporation. Interest revenues are recognized in the period in which they are Parliamentary appropriations received for specific projects are earned using the effective interest rate method. recorded as deferred revenues and parliamentary appropriations, (g) Financial instruments and are recognized in the year in which the related expenditures are incurred. The portion of the parliamentary appropriation intended The Corporation financial assets and financial liabilities are to be used to purchase depreciable property and equipment is classified and measured as follows: recorded as deferred capital funding, and is amortized on the Asset/Liability Category Measurement same basis, and over the same periods, as the related property and Assets: equipment. The remaining portion of the appropriation is recorded Cash Held-for-trading Fair value in the statement of operations and comprehensive income in the Cash equivalents Held-to-maturity Amortized cost year for which it is approved. Accounts receivable Loans/Receivables Amortized cost ii) Corporate development Restricted cash Held-to-maturity Amortized cost Contributions by non-owners received for specific purposes are Liabilities: recorded as “Other Comprehensive Income” and recognized as Accounts payable & Other financial liabilities Amortized cost revenue in the year in which the related expenses are incurred accrued liabilities and requirements are met. Contributions by non-owners without restrictions are recognized as revenue when received or receivable, (h) Measurement uncertainty if the amount to be received can be reasonably estimated, and The preparation of financial statements in accordance with collection is reasonably assured. Canadian generally accepted accounting principles requires Sponsorship revenues are deferred and recognized as revenue in management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the the year in which the related expenses are incurred. Contributions reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial and sponsorships in kind are recorded at their estimated fair market statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for value when they are received. Volunteers contribute a significant the year. Accrued liabilities, employee future benefits and estimated number of hours per year. Because of the difficulty in determining useful lives of property and equipment are the most significant items their fair value, contributed services are not recognized in these for which estimates are used. Actual results could differ significantly financial statements. from those estimates.

Milestones 51 (i) Future accounting change 4. Cash and cash equivalents In February 2008, the Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) confirmed that publicly accountable enterprises will be required The overall portfolio yield as at March 31, 2010 was 0.4% to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (2009 - 1.60%) and the average term to maturity is eighteen days effective for years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. As well, (2009 - eight days). in February 2008, the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) The fair value of the cash equivalents is approximately $15,511,000 amended the Introduction to Public Sector Accounting Standards and consists of Government secured bonds and commercial paper to deem Government Business Enterprises (GBE) and Government in accordance with the Corporation’s Investment and Banking Business-Type Organizations (GBTO) as publicly accountable policy disclosed in note 16. Accrued interest of $2,159 is recorded enterprises. The Corporation is currently classified as a GBTO in accounts receivable. and was therefore required to adopt IFRS for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. 5. Restricted cash In December 2009, PSAB amended the Introduction to Public This represents the unspent amount of donations received from Sector Accounting Standards, eliminating the GBTO classification individuals and corporations for specific purposes. A corresponding effective for years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. amount is included in accumulated other comprehensive income. Government organizations previously classified as GBTO are Restricted cash is managed in accordance with the donors’ wishes required to reclassify themselves in the GBE, Government Not-For- and the by-laws of the Corporation. Profit Organization (GNPO) or Other Government Organization categories and adopt the applicable accounting standards for years In 2009-2010, the Corporation transferred its restricted fund beginning on or after January 1, 2011. balance to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation Foundation. Further information related to the The Corporation is currently evaluating its classification in Foundation is disclosed in note 14. accordance with the PSAB introduction and with the CICA Section 4400 applicable to GNPOs, and is monitoring related developments 6. Collection and changes to accounting standards that will impact its financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2012. Part of the mandate of the Corporation is “to foster scientific and technological literacy throughout Canada by establishing, maintaining and developing a collection of scientific and technological objects...” This collection is the main asset of the Corporation and is divided in the following areas: • Communications • Non-Renewable Resources and Industrial Design • Physical Sciences and Medicine • Renewable Resources, including Agriculture and Forestry • Transportation: Land, Marine, and Aviation

52 Milestones 7. Property and equipment (in thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Cost Accumulated Net book Net book amortization value value Land $ 10,102 $ - $ 10,102 $ 10,102 Buildings 55,046 22,424 32,622 33,827 Building improvements 20,497 13,621 6,876 4,406 Office furniture 5,911 4,319 1,592 1,477 Equipment 6,365 5,028 1,337 1,244 Capital projects in progress 4,841 - 4,841 3,751 $ 102,762 $ 45,392 $ 57,370 $ 54,807 Cost and accumulated amortization of property and equipment as at March 31, 2009 amounted to $98,018,000 and $43,211,000 respectively.

8. Intangible assets (in thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 The Corporation has acquired an easement right from the Canadian Pacific Railway Limited in order to keep access to the rail. The Corporation’s Contributions $ 1,633 $ 1,686 easement right is recorded at cost and is not amortized since it is Employees’ Contributions 848 805 determined to have an indefinite useful life. The intangible asset (9b) Severance benefits is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. The Corporation provides severance benefits to its employees based on years of service and final salary. This benefit plan is not pre- 9. Employee future benefits funded and thus has no assets, resulting in a plan deficit equal to the accrued benefit obligation. Benefits will be paid from future (9a) Pension benefits appropriations. Information about the plan, measured as at the The Corporation and all eligible employees contribute to the Public balance sheet date, is as follows: Service Pension Plan. This pension plan provides benefits based on years of service and average earnings at retirement. The benefits (in thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 are fully indexed to the increase in the Consumer Price Index. The Corporation’s and employees’ contributions to the Public Service Accrued benefit obligation, beginning of year $ 2,567 $ 2,532 Pension Plan for the year were as follows: Cost for the year 419 324 Benefits paid during the year (255) (289)

Accrued benefit obligation, end of year $ 2,731 $ 2,567 Short-term portion 724 582 Long-term portion 2,007 1,985 $ 2,731 $ 2,567

Milestones 53 10. Deferred revenues and 12. Deferred capital funding parliamentary appropriations Deferred capital funding represents the unamortized portion of parliamentary appropriations used, or to be used, to purchase Deferred revenues represent amounts received in advance of depreciable property and equipment. services rendered. Deferred parliamentary appropriations represent approved parliamentary appropriations received for work not yet Changes in the deferred capital funding balance are as follows: completed or received in advance. Information on the deferred revenues and parliamentary appropriations is as follows: (in thousands of dollars) 2010 2009

Balance beginning of year $ 49,006 $ 46,636 (in thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Appropriations used in the current year Revenues from sponsorships $ 89 $ 108 to purchase depreciable property Revenues from programs and other 538 339 and equipment 2,624 3,973 Unused appropriations received for Appropriations received in the current specific purposes 26 55 year to acquire property and equipment $ 653 $ 502 in future years 5,723 925 Amortization (2,191) (2,528) Balance end of year $ 55,162 $ 49,006 11. Long-term advance The Corporation received funding from the Treasury Board 13. Parliamentary appropriations Secretariat to construct educational facilities, retail space and an auditorium at the Canada Aviation Museum. The Corporation also received funding to establish a foundation for the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation. (in thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Main estimates amount provided for operating and capital expenditures $ 34,479 $ 27,195 (in thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Supplementary estimates: Funding for construction of revenue Capital and operating pressures - 2,730 generating facilities $ 4,208 $4,083 Hangar maintenance and operations - 1,475 Funding to establish a Foundation 325 325 Severance adjustments and retroactive $ 4,533 $ 4,408 wage settlements 2,090 237 36,569 31,637 The Corporation received the funding on the basis that it will have Deferred appropriation used in current year up to twenty-five years to repay the funding for construction of for specific projects 30 126 revenue generating facilities and six years to repay the funding Appropriations received in the current year to received to establish the Foundation. A repayment mechanism will acquire property and equipment in future years (5,723) (925) be determined and the Corporation does not have to pay interest on Amounts used to purchase depreciable this funding. property and equipment (2,624) (3,973) Amortization of deferred capital funding 2,191 2,528 54 Milestones Parliamentary appropriations $ 30,443 $ 29,393

14. Canada Science and 15. Rockcliffe Flying Club Technology Museums The Rockcliffe Flying Club (RFC) is a Transport Canada approved flight training school. The RFC operates the Rockcliffe Airport Corporation Foundation that is owned by the Canada Science and Technology Museums The Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation Corporation and located on the grounds of the Canada Aviation and Foundation (the “Foundation”) was incorporated under the Space Museum. The Corporation provides the RFC with the airport Canada Corporations Act on November 14, 2007 and is a registered at no cost in exchange for the operation and maintenance of the charitable non-profit organization under the Income Tax Act since airport runways, taxiways, aprons, grounds, parking lots and access April 1, 2008. This is a separate legal entity from the Canada Science roadway. Because of the difficulty in determining the fair value of and Technology Museums Corporation and all funds that will be the services received or the services given, the transaction is not raised by the Foundation will be for projects determined by the recognized in these financial statements. Foundation. 16. Financial instruments The Foundation will raise funds from patrons, corporations, associations and from the community. The amounts granted to (a) Fair value the Corporation by the Foundation will be recorded as Corporate All financial instruments measured at fair value must be classified Development revenue in the Corporation’s statement of operations in fair value hierarchy levels prioritizing the valuation techniques and comprehensive income. used to determine the fair value of a financial instrument based In 2009-2010, direct expenses related to fundraising costs and on whether the inputs to those techniques are observable or disbursed by the Corporation, in the amount of $197,000, were unobservable: charged to the Foundation and recorded as an account receivable • Level 1 – Financial instruments are considered Level 1 when from the Foundation by the Corporation. It is the Corporation’s valuation can be based on quoted prices in active markets for policy not to allocate the costs relating to building and equipment identical assets and liabilities. maintenance, administration services, and information technology to other functions of the Corporation. Similarly, these charges have • Level 2 – Financial instruments are considered Level 2 when they not been allocated to the Foundation. In addition to the fundraising are valued using quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities, costs charged to the Foundation, administrative support costs of quoted prices in markets that are not active, or models using approximately $150,000 were recorded in the Corporation. inputs that are observable. The financial statements of the Foundation have not been • Level 3 – Financial instruments are considered Level 3 when consolidated in the Corporation’s financial statements and are their values are determined using pricing models, discounted available upon request. cash flow methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable. The carrying amounts of the Corporation’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, restricted cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to their short term to maturity, which corresponds to the level 1 fair value hierarchy classification.

Milestones 55 (b) Financial risk management a) Foreign currency risk The Corporation is exposed to foreign currency risk on The Corporation has identified and assessed its exposure as follows: revenue, cash and cash equivalents and accounts payable (i) Credit risk principally denominated in U.S. dollars. At March 31, 2010, cash and cash equivalents, and current liabilities include US Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Corporation $9,840 (March 31, 2009 – US $88,259), and US $7,766 (March associated with a counterparty’s failure to fulfill its financial 31, 2009 – US $2,271) respectively, which are exposed to obligations and arises principally from the Corporation’s changes in the U.S. – Canadian dollar exchange rate. investments in marketable securities and accounts receivable. The Corporation has determined that the risk is not significant. The approximate impact of a 10% rise in the Canadian dollar compared to the US dollar on these exposed balances at March a) Investments in marketable securities 31, 2010 is a $211 decrease in net income. The approximate The Corporation manages its exposure to credit risk arising impact of a 10% decline is a $211 increase in net income. from investments in marketable securities $15,511,000 (2009 – $8,010,000) by limiting the investment to short-term bonds. A sensitivity of 10% has been selected as this is considered As per the Corporation’s Investment and Banking policy, reasonable given the current level of exchange rates and corporate bonds must have a minimum credit rating of A++ the volatility observed on an historical basis and market by CBRS. The Corporation does not have any investments in expectations for future movement of the Canadian and US non-bank asset-backed commercial paper. dollar. b) Accounts receivable b) Interest rate risk The Corporation is exposed to credit risk from customers The Corporation is exposed to interest rate risk on cash $2,826,000 (2009 – 2,003,000) in the normal course of equivalents. The risk is not significant due to their short term business. The accounts receivable are net of applicable nature. allowance for doubtful accounts, which are established based (iii) Liquidity risk on specific credit risk associated with individual clients and other relevant information. Concentration of credit risk with Liquidity risk is the risk that the Corporation will not be able to respect to receivables is limited, due to the small value of meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Corporation transactions with clients other than Government departments. manages liquidity risk through the management of its cash and cash equivalents (Note 4) and capital (Note 17). The Corporation As at March 31, 2010, $301,000 (2009 – $92,000) of accounts has determined that the risk is not significant. receivable were past due (over thirty days), but not impaired. The Corporation did not classify any accounts receivable as As at March 31, 2010, the entire Corporation’s accounts payable impaired as they generally relate to government clients which and liabilities are due within 365 days. are considered low risk and have a history of subsequent collections. 17. Capital Management (ii) Market risk In accordance with Section 1535 Capital Disclosures of the CICA Market risk is the risk that changes in market price, such Handbook, the Corporation’s capital is defined as including its as foreign exchange rates and interest rates will affect the contributed surplus, retained earnings and accumulated other Corporation’s comprehensive income or the fair value of comprehensive income. The Corporation’s primary objective its holdings of financial instruments. The Corporation has includes maintaining sufficient capital for operations and protecting determined that the risk is not significant. its ability to meet its on-going obligations. As at March 31, 2010, 56 Milestones the Corporation’s shareholder’s equity was $9,862,000 and the Corporation met its objective with regards to capital management. 20. Contingencies The Corporation is not subject to externally imposed capital In the normal course of its operations, the Corporation becomes requirements and its overall strategy with respect to capital involved in various claims or legal actions. Some of these potential management remains unchanged from the year ended liabilities may become actual liabilities when one or more future March 31, 2009. events occur, or fail to occur. To the extent that the future event is likely to occur or fail to occur, and a reasonable estimate of the 18. Commitments loss can be made, an estimated liability is accrued and an expense recorded in the Corporation’s financial statements. As at March As at March 31, 2010, the Corporation had entered into various 31, 2010, there has been no provision recorded. The effect, if any, agreements for accommodation, protection services, facilities of ultimate resolution of these matters will be accounted for when management services and exhibition rentals, for a total of determinable. $17,301,000. The future minimum payments for the next five years SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES for the year ended March 31 are as follows: (in thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Personnel costs $19,008 $18,483 Amortization of property and equipment 2,191 2,528 (in thousands of dollars) Professional and special services 1,996 2,119 2010-2011 $ 10,118 Property taxes 1,915 2,324 2011-2012 2,560 Leases of buildings 1,813 1,723 2012-2013 2,400 Property management services 1,253 1,152 2013-2014 1,338 Utilities 1,051 1,226 2014-2015 885 Repair and upkeep of buildings 909 820 $ 17,301 Material and supplies 766 662 Protection services 749 687 Design and display 580 615 19. Related party transactions Gift shops and product marketing 410 407 Miscellaneous 382 238 In addition to related party transactions disclosed elsewhere in these Publications 360 411 financial statements, the cost of services provided by other federal Advertising 340 426 departments, agencies, and Crown corporations which are reflected Communications 292 246 in the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income and the Travel 256 284 Statement of Changes in Shareholder’s Equity, totalled $4,692,360 Repair and upkeep of equipment 254 288 (2009 - $5,281,458). The Corporation incurred expenses such Office supplies and equipment 139 160 as property taxes, building rentals and employee benefits with Freight, express and cartage 136 99 related parties. Sales to related parties for the year ended March Rentals of equipment 92 105 31, 2010 were $466,561 (2009 - $266,227). These transactions Books 72 73 were conducted in the normal course of operations, under the Purchase of objects for the collection 34 65 same terms and conditions that applied to outside parties and are Total expenses $34,998 $35,141 recorded at the exchange amount.

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