Library and Archives Canada (LAC) (in ) is a federal institution tasked with acquiring, preserving and making Canada's documentary heritage accessible. LAC reports to Parliament through Mélanie Joly, the Minister of Canadian Heritage since November 4, 2015. 

The Dominion Archives was founded in 1872 as a division within the Department of Agriculture and was transformed into the autonomous Public Archives of Canada in 1912 and renamed the National Archives of Canada in 1987. The National Library of Canada was founded in 1953. Freda Farrell Waldon contributed to the writing of the brief which led to the founding of the National Library of Canada. In 2004, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) combined the functions of the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada. It was established by the "Library and Archives of Canada Act" (Bill C-8), proclaimed on April 22, 2004. A subsequent Order in Council dated May 21, 2004 united the collections, services and personnel of the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada. Since inception LAC has reported to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. 

LAC's stated mandate is: 

LAC is expected to maintain "effective recordkeeping practices that ensure transparency and accountability". 

LAC's holdings include the archival records of the Government of Canada, representative private archives, 20 million books acquired largely through legal deposit, 24 million photographs, and more than a petabyte of digital content. Some of this content, primarily the book collection, university theses and census material, is available online. Many items have not been digitized and are only available in physical form. As of May 2013 only about 1% of the collection had been digitized, representing "about 25 million of the more popular and most fragile items".
Who is the liason to parliament?
How long has she held her position?
And what is her position?
When did Canada rename its national archives?
The LAC combines the obligations of what two institutions?
When was the national library founded?
Who contributed to its foundation?
What is the LAC charged with maintaining?
How many books and in the organizations holdings?
photographs?
And how much digital content?
How much of the holdings still need to be digitized as of 2013?
When were the Dominion Archives founded?
Is the LAC a branch of the federal government?
Is any of the content available online?
Mélanie Joly
reports to Parliament through Mélanie Joly
3 years
2015
Minister of Canadian Heritage
Minister of Canadian Heritage
1987
renamed the National Archives of Canada in 1987
National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada
combined the functions of the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada
1953
National Library of Canada was founded in 1953
Freda Farrell Waldon
Freda Farrell Waldon contributed to the writing of the brief which led to the founding
Canada's documentary heritage
tasked with acquiring, preserving and making Canada's documentary heritage accessible
20 million
20 million books
24 million
24 million photographs
more than a petabyte
more than a petabyte
99%
only about 1% of the collection had been digitized
1872
founded in 1872 
no
(LAC) (in ) is a federal institution
yes
 is available online