Managing Diversity in Federal Cultural Administrations: The Example of Heritage Canada and Library and Archives Canada

Abstract

Since the 1980s, the Canadian federal public service has implemented employment equity legislation. ¹ However, the management of diversity in the workplace and its issues have undergone significant changes over the past 30 years. ² A recent 2021 directive from the Clerk of the Privy Council Office ordered that each department and agency have an accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) management strategy. ³ What about the measures and strategies implemented by the federal administrations in relation to culture? Based on a field survey and institutional documentary sources, the article will deal with ADEI management at Heritage Canada and Library and Archives Canada. It will present some innovations in diversity management and put them in perspective with some recent developments in the mandate entrusted to these two institutions. It will thus highlight that the evolution of the mandate of a public cultural administration in favor of the audiences it serves can impact choices and strategies for both the employees and the organizational environment.

Citation

Doris, J. (2024), "Managing Diversity in Federal Cultural Administrations: The Example of Heritage Canada and Library and Archives Canada", Bérubé, J., Dioh, M.-L. and Cuyler, A.C. (Ed.) Accessibility, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Cultural Sector, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 243-254. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-034-220241037