Canadian Heritage: The record behind the statement on the royal visit of May 2025

29 Sept 2026 · Access to Information Act

Answer due 29 Oct.

Request under the Access to Information Act — the record behind the statement that the royal visit of May 2025 "served to reaffirm Canada's sovereignty" — with a request for a fee waiver under subsection 11(2)

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I make this request under section 6 of the Access to Information Act. I am a person present in Canada. Subsection 4(1) of the Act, as extended by the Access to Information Act Extension Order, No. 1, entitles me to make it.

CONTEXT.

On 5 May 2026 the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture appeared before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on the Main Estimates. The Department's material for that appearance, published on canada.ca, states that the royal visit of 26 and 27 May 2025 "served to reaffirm Canada's sovereignty and unique identity" and cost the Department $442,958.26 as of January 2026, with a finalized cost to follow the end of the fiscal year on 31 March 2026. The same material states that the Department "is responsible for the overall management of official Royal Visits and Royal Tours".