Public Consultations

Introduction

The Department of Canadian Heritage is committed to listening to the voices and views of Canadians, and to including them in decision making processes. Public consultation activities are undertaken on a regular basis across the department on a wide range of important issues that affect Canadians on a daily basis. These activities provide opportunities for Canadians to participate in the development of policies and programs.

This section provides information on Public Consultation activities that are currently being undertaken by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Consultations

2012

• Consultations on Official Languages and Perspective for the Future

2010

• Consultations on the Canada Prizes for the Arts and Creativity
• Review of the Revised Foreign Investment Policy in Book Publishing and Distribution

2009

• Copyright Consulations

2008

• Redesign of the Canada Magazine Fund and the Publications Assistance Program
• Proposed Content and Programming of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR)

Reports

2008

• Highlights from the Consultations on Redesigning Federal Programs for the Periodical Industry
  [HTML Version | PDF Version, 55.5 KB]

• Report to the Minister of Canadian Heritage on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
  [HTML Version | PDF Version, 4.84 MB]
• Report on the Government of Canada's Consultations on Linguistic Duality and Official Languages
  [HTML Version | PDF Version, 574 KB]

For more information on other Government of Canada Consultations, visit the Consulting With Canadians Web site.

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