Canadian Heritage committee  The Fashion Museum has had to tackle significant challenges for several years, with issues that are common to many institutions in Canada and in Quebec, according to our museologist colleagues. The first challenge is the diversification of financial resources. Museums—without taking into account all the non-profit organizations involved in the health, education, environment and culture sectors—are looking for financial partners to support activities related to their reciprocal mission.

Canadian Heritage committee  ... specific projects and the hiring of temporary staff. This year, in order to be as specific as possible about its needs in terms of human resources, the museum has defined the major sectors covering all of its members for which it is important to consolidate and establish permanent positions in addition to the three current positions.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for giving us an opportunity to appear, as representatives of a museum, before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. My name is Joanne Watkins, and I have been working in the museum environment for more than 30 years.