Library and Archives of Canada Act (S.C. 2004, c. 11)

Marginal note:Powers of Librarian and Archivist

• 8 (1) The Librarian and Archivist may do anything that is conducive to the attainment of the objects of the Library and Archives of Canada, including

  • (a) acquire publications and records or obtain the care, custody or control of them;

  • (b) take measures to catalogue, classify, identify, preserve and restore publications and records;

  • (c) compile and maintain information resources such as a national bibliography and a national union catalogue;

  • (d) provide information, consultation, research or lending services, as well as any other services for the purpose of facilitating access to the documentary heritage;

  • (e) establish programs and encourage or organize any activities, including exhibitions, publications and performances, to make known and interpret the documentary heritage;

  • (f) enter into agreements with other libraries, archives or institutions in and outside Canada;

  • (g) advise government institutions concerning the management of information produced or used by them and provide services for that purpose;

  • (h) provide leadership and direction for library services of government institutions;

  • (i) provide professional, technical and financial support to those involved in the preservation and promotion of the documentary heritage and in providing access to it; and

  • (j) carry out such other functions as the Governor in Council may specify.

• Marginal note:Sampling from Internet

  (2) In exercising the powers referred to in paragraph (1)(a) and for the purpose of preservation, the Librarian and Archivist may take, at the times and in the manner that he or she considers appropriate, a representative sample of the documentary material of interest to Canada that is accessible to the public without restriction through the Internet or any similar medium.