Canadian Council of Archives

Directions and Priorities

To explore the needs of the archival community and to give it guidance, the Canadian Council of Archives has established several committees: the Standards committee, the Canadian Committee on Archival Description, and the Preservation Committee. As required, the CCA may create other committees responding to specific needs. From a management perspective, the Board of Directors of the CCA meets four or five times a year to administer Council affairs, develop budget estimates and funding Programmes, and coordinate and review the work of all these committees.

The Council's priorities are based on the needs of the archival community. Up to now, the Council's effort have been concentrated on planning activities and on it's funding Programmes: the Control of Holdings Program, the Professional Development and Training Program, the Special Projects Program, the Conservation Plan for Canadian Archival Records (CPCAR) Preservation Management Program, and the CPCAR Preservation Training and Information Program. There is no doubt that the Council's main focus over the last few years has been on the development of the Archives Canada (CAIN). The Council's activities will not be confined to the priorities listed here. The Council is also concerned with improving coordination of acquisition mandates, and several other issues.