Regional Information Management and Services - Federal Records Centres
The Regional IM services program of the Library and Archives Canada is a network of federal records centres from coast to coast. The federal records centres manage records in all media on behalf of over 90 federal government departments and agencies. Centres are located in Halifax, Québec City, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver. They take in records of continuing value to government institutions when it is no longer cost effective for them to be maintained in departmental premises. Centres economically store and protect the records, retrieve them when required for reference or research, segregate archival and historical records so designated by the Librarian and Archivist of Canada for permanent preservation, and destroy other records in a timely and secure manner when they are no longer required. Centres also hold backup copies of electronic records which are deemed essential, in the event of disaster or emergency, to the operations of government and the protection of rights. Finally, the Centre in Ottawa manages the records of former military personnel, and the Centre in Winnipeg manages the records of former federal public servants.
Which federal records centre provides service to your office?
Atlantic Region, Halifax
Serves federal offices in the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, including Labrador.
Québec Region, Québec City
Serves federal offices in the Province of Québec, excluding Montréal and Gatineau and areas within approximately 50 km of those cities.
Québec Region, Montréal
Serves federal offices in Montréal and areas more than 50 km from Gatineau.
National Capital Region, Ottawa
Serves federal offices in the National Capital Region, including Gatineau and areas of the Province of Québec within approximately 50 km of Gatineau, and that part of Ontario that lies north of a line running between Belleville and Gravenhurst and east of a line running from Thunder Bay to Fort Severn.
Ontario Region, Toronto
Serves federal offices in the Greater Toronto Area and that part of Ontario that lies to the south and southwest of a line running from Belleville to Gravenhurst, including these cities.
Manitoba Region, Winnipeg
Serves federal offices in Manitoba and the part of Ontario lying to the west of a line running from Thunder Bay to Fort Severn, including these cities.
Prairies/Northwest Region, Edmonton
Serves federal offices in Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Pacific Region, Vancouver
Serves federal offices in British Columbia and Yukon.
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