Our Mission

• To preserve and share the culture and history of the canoe

Our Objectives

• To preserve and interpret one of Canada's most important heritage collections.

• To honour the craft that defines most of the cultures of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada

• To celebrate the craft that first brought the country together

• To promote a symbol of Canadian unity and one that joins Aboriginal cultures to the two founding cultures of Canada - French and English

• To link Canadians to their land

• To develop satellite exhibits for every region of the country

• To develop a curriculum-linked education program for teachers and students, for use in the Museum, in satellite exhibits and in schools across the country

• To promote multi-culturalism by collecting craft that represent all the cultures of Canada that use the canoe

• To develop a national research institute

• To promote canoeing as a sport and as a way to see Canada

• To preserve the art of canoe and kayak building