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Library and Archives Canada


 

Library and Archives Canada (in French: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada) is a cultural institution created by the Parliament of Canada in 2004 (S.C. 2004, c.11). Its director with the rank of deputy head of a department is known as the Librarian and Archivist of Canada. The first holder of this title is the former National archivist Ian E. Wilson.

Former National Librarians

  • 1953–1967 William Kaye Lamb (1904–1999)
  • 1958–1983 Guy Sylvestre (1918– )
  • 1984–1999 Marianne Scott
  • 1999–2004 Roch Carrier