GRANTS FOR MUSEUMS

Interpretation 1. In this Regulation, “applicant” means, (a) a non-profit corporation that has its head office in the Province of Ontario and that operates a museum, (b) a council of a municipality that operates a museum, (c) a public library board, under the Public Libraries Act that operates a museum, (d) a council of an Indian Band as defined in the Indian Act (Canada) that operates a museum, and (e) a conservation authority established by or under the Conservation Authorities Act that operates a museum; “curator” means a person whose full-time service is devoted to the administration of a museum; “eligible operating expenses” means the operating expenses incurred by an applicant in the preceding calendar year minus, (a) any grant received by the applicant in the preceding calendar year under this Regulation or a predecessor thereof, (b) any grants received by the applicant from the Government of Canada or the Province of Ontario or any agent of either of them, and (c) any amount used by the applicant in the preceding calendar year to qualify for any grants for operating expenses from the Government of Canada or the Province of Ontario or any agent of either of them; “museum” means an institution that, (a) is established for the purpose of acquiring, conserving, studying, interpreting, assembling and exhibiting to the public for its instruction and enjoyment a collection of artifacts of historical interest, (b) has a definable site used exclusively for the operation of the institution and that apportions its physical space, with respect to public purposes and administrative support purposes, so as to effectively carry out the role of a museum, (c) maintains a bookkeeping system for the exclusive use of the institution that sets out the income and expenses of the institution separately from all other income and expenses of the applicant, (d) has a statement of purpose that clearly sets out the aims and objectives of the institution and that has a collections policy relative to such aims and objectives, (e) owns a catalogued collection consisting mainly of three dimensional historical artifacts of local or provincial significance that reflects the aims and objectives of the institution, (f) has an appointed or elected governing body that is solely responsible for the management of the institution, (g) has an appointed curator, (h) is open to the public, (i) is exempt from the payment of tax under the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Act (Canada), (j) is not an art museum, (k) is not established primarily for the purpose of conducting temporary exhibitions, (l) is not a community recreation centre as defined in the Community Recreation Centres Act, and (m) is not a specialized museum as designated by the National Museums Corporation of Canada; “open to the public” means accessible to the public at any time on those days and within those hours posted or advertised, without prior reservation or appointment; “operating expenses” means, (a) salaries and benefits expenses, (b) administration expenses, (c) maintenance expenses, (d) curatorial expenses, (e) conservation expenses, (f) display expenses, (g) events and activities expenses, (h) advertising and publicity expenses, and (i) collection acquisition expenses, incurred by an applicant in a calendar year; “seasonal museum” means a museum that is open to the public for at least 360 hours and sixty days in a year and is not a year round museum; “year round museum” means a museum that is open to the public for at least 1,080 hours and 180 days in a year, and at least twenty days in each of eight months of the year. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 877, s. 1. 2. (1) The Minister shall make a grant to an applicant who, (a) operates a seasonal museum that meets the minimum standards set out in “Standards for Community Museums in Ontario”; (b) applies to the Minister before the 30th day of June in any year, in the form provided by the Minister, for a grant in respect of the operation of the seasonal museum for that year; (c) received a grant under this Regulation in respect of the operation of the seasonal museum for the year preceding the year to which the application relates; and (d) provides such further information as the Minister requires. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 877, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 164/93, s. 1 (1). (2) The grant under subsection (1) shall be equal to the lesser of, (a) 50 per cent of the eligible operating expenses incurred by the applicant in the preceding calendar year; or (b) the most recent grant that the applicant received under this Regulation multiplied by a factor determined by the Minister after considering the amount voted by the Legislature for grants under this Regulation. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 877, s. 2 (2). (3) The Minister shall make a grant to an applicant who, (a) operates a year round museum that meets the minimum standards set out in “Standards for Community Museums in Ontario”; (b) applies to the Minister before the 30th day of June in any year, in the form provided by the Minister, for a grant in respect of the operations of the year round museum for that year; (c) received a grant under this Regulation in respect of the operation of the year round museum for the year preceding the year to which the application relates; and (d) provides such further information as the Minister requires. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 877, s. 2 (3); O. Reg. 164/93, s. 1 (2). (4) The grant under subsection (3) shall be the equal to the lesser of, (a) the eligible operating expenses incurred by the applicant in the preceding calendar year multiplied by the percentage set out in Column 2 of Table 1 opposite the amount of the eligible operating expenses shown in Column l; or (b) the most recent grant that the applicant received under this Regulation multiplied by a factor determined by the Minister after considering the amount voted by the Legislature for grants under this Regulation. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 877, s. 2 (4). (5) The Minister, as he or she considers proper, may make other grants and may make grants to other applicants, including, (a) an applicant who, (i) operates a year round museum that has been converted from a seasonal museum, and (ii) received a grant under this Regulation in respect of the operation of the seasonal museum for the year preceding the year to which the application relates; and (b) an applicant who, (i) did not receive a grant under this Regulation in the preceding calendar year or years, (ii) operated a museum that was open to the public in the year preceding the year to which the application relates, and (iii) notifies the Minister, at least one year before making the application, of an intention to apply for a grant under this Regulation. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 877, s. 2 (5). 3. (1) Where two or more applicants jointly operate a museum, the applicants shall, by agreement, determine which one of them shall be deemed to operate the museum for the purposes of section 2. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 877, s. 3 (1). (2) Where the Minister determines that two or more museums can be operated by a single applicant the Minister shall treat such museums as a single institution for the purposes of making a grant under this Regulation. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 877, s. 3 (2). TABLE 1 Column 1 Eligible Operating Expenses Column 2 Percentage up to $25,000 50 over $25,000 and up to 27,500 49 over 27,500 and up to 30,000 48 over 30,000 and up to 32,500 47 over 32,500 and up to 35,000 46 over 35,000 and up to 37,500 45 over 37,500 and up to 40,000 44 over 40,000 and up to 42,500 43 over 42,500 and up to 45,000 42 over 45,000 and up to 47,500 41 over 47,500 and up to 50,000 40 over 50,000 and up to 55,000 39 over 55,000 and up to 60,000 38 over 60,000 and up to 65,000 37 over 65,000 and up to 70,000 36 over 70,000 and up to 75,000 35 over 75,000 and up to 80,000 34 over 80,000 and up to 85,000 33 over 85,000 and up to 90,000 32 over 90,000 and up to 95,000 31 over 95,000 and up to 100,000 30 over 100,000 and up to 115,000 28 over 115,000 and up to 130,000 26 over 130,000 and up to 145,000 24 over 145,000 and up to 160,000 22 over 160,000 and up to 175,000 20 over 175,000 and up to 190,000 18 over 190,000 and up to 205,000 16 over 205,000 and up to 220,000 14 over 220,000 12 R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 877, Table 1.