Organization of Military Museums of Canada

Organization of Military Museums of Canada Inc.

Established	1967
Location	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Website	www.ommcinc.ca

The Organization of Military Museums of Canada (OMMC) is a national organization for the promotion of military museums in Canada. It was established in 1967 by a group of military museums, historians, and military history enthusiasts. The organization boasts over 40 individual and 60 institutional members, which include Canadian Forces museums, Parks Canada sites, as well as federal, provincial, and municipal museums. The OMMC is a registered, charitable, non-profit organization that was incorporated in 1992.

Anne Lindsay serves as the President of OMMC Inc. as of 2022. The OMMC's Head Office is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The OMMC acts as an umbrella organization for Canadian museums whose main purpose is the preservation and display of military artifacts. It also supports other interested institutions and individuals. The OMMC is a federally incorporated, not-for-profit institution.^[1]

Programs

The OMMC is an association of peoples and organizations who operate military museums, promote the Military history of Canada, preserve and display military artifacts and militaria, and re-enact military operations.

One of the key projects undertaken by the OMMC was the Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials in Canada, which aimed to identify and record all Canadian military memorials as part of a millennium project.^[2]

The OMMC provides various courses, meetings, and other opportunities for its members to address common problems, learn new methods in museological practice, and enhance the historical knowledge of museum staffs. The organization's newsletter is called The Bulletin.^[3]

Partners

The OMMC's partners include the Canadian Museums Association (CMA). Member organizations partner with local heritage organizations.

History

The Organization of Military Museums of Canada was incorporated in 1992. The OMMC fosters public awareness and promotes the enjoyment of Canada’s military history. The “Bezeau Report”, the OMMC strategic plan was presented to the membership in 1998.^[4]

Member Museums in Canada include

Name	Province	Town/City	Regions	Type	Summary
Aero Space Museum	Alberta	Calgary	Calgary	Aerospace	Military and civilian aircraft
Alberta Aviation Museum	Alberta	Edmonton	Edmonton Capital	Aerospace	Military and civilian aircraft
Bomber Command Museum of Canada	Alberta	Nanton	Southern	Aerospace	website
Cold Lake Air Force Museum	Alberta	Cold Lake	Central	Aerospace
Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum	Alberta	Edmonton	Edmonton Capital	Military	website, history of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment
The Military Museums	Alberta	Calgary	Calgary	Military	Canada's army, air force, and navy
5th (BC) Artillery Regiment Museum	British Columbia	Victoria	Capital	Military	History of coast artillery and associated units from 1861 to the present day
12 Service Battalion Museum	British Columbia	Richmond	Metro Vancouver	Military
Ashton Garrison Museum	British Columbia	Victoria	Capital	Military	website^[permanent dead link‍]
Canadian Military Education Centre	British Columbia	Chilliwack	Fraser Valley	Military	website
Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Regimental Museum	British Columbia	Victoria	Capital	Military
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum	British Columbia	Esquimalt	Capital	Military	website, history and heritage of the naval presence on Canada’s West Coast and of the military on Southern Vancouver Island
Hatley Park National Historic Site	British Columbia	Colwood	Capital	Historic house	Early 20th-century Scottish Baronial-style castle mansion, site of Royal Roads Military College
Maritime Museum of British Columbia	British Columbia	Victoria	Capital	Maritime
Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre	British Columbia	New Denver	Central Kootenay	Military	History of the Japanese Canadians that were relocated to internment camps during World War II
Okanagan Military Museum	British Columbia	Kelowna	Central Okanagan	Military	website
Regimental Museum of the BC Regiment	British Columbia	Vancouver	Metro Vancouver	Military	History and artifacts of The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own)
Rocky Mountain Rangers Museum	British Columbia	Kamloops	Thompson-Nicola	Military	website, located in the JR Vicars Armoury, history of The Rocky Mountain Rangers
Royal Westminster Regiment Historical Society and Museum	British Columbia	New Westminster	Metro Vancouver	Military
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum and Archives	British Columbia	Vancouver	Metro Vancouver	Military
Vancouver Holocaust Education Center	British Columbia	Vancouver	Metro Vancouver	Holocaust	website
Vancouver Island Military Museum	British Columbia	Nanaimo	Nanaimo	Military	website
Vancouver Maritime Museum	British Columbia	Vancouver	Metro Vancouver	Maritime
12th Manitoba Dragoons Museum	Manitoba	Brandon	Westman	Military	website, history of the 26th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park	Manitoba	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Capital	Aerospace	information, museum open by appointment
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum	Manitoba	Brandon	Westman	Aerospace	World War II aircraft, British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, R.C.A.F.
The Fort Garry Horse Museum and Archives	Manitoba	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Capital	Army	website
Marine Museum of Manitoba	Manitoba	Selkirk	Interlake	Maritime	Includes several museum ships
Naval Museum of Manitoba	Manitoba	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Capital	Military
RCA Museum	Manitoba	Brandon	Westman	Military	website, located at CFB Shilo, also known as Canada's National Artillery Museum
Royal Winnipeg Rifles Regimental Museum	Manitoba	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Capital	Military	website, history of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Museum	Manitoba	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Capital	Military
Western Canada Aviation Museum	Manitoba	Winnipeg	Winnipeg Capital	Aerospace	Military and civilian aircraft
8th Hussars Regimental Museum	New Brunswick	Sussex	Kings	Military	History of the regiment
Canadian Forces Base Gagetown Military Museum	New Brunswick	Oromocto	Sunbury	Military	website, history of CFB Gagetown and the military presence in Oromocto
Canadian Military Engineers Museum	New Brunswick	Oromocto	Sunbury	Military	website, work and role of the Canadian Military Engineers in Canada
Carleton Martello Tower	New Brunswick	Saint John	Saint John	Military	Includes restored powder magazine, restored barracks room and exhibits about the fort
Fort Beauséjour – Fort Cumberland National Historic Site	New Brunswick	Aulac	Westmorland	Military	Site of two notable 18th-century battles
Herman J. Good V.C Branch No.18 Royal Canadian Legion War Museum	New Brunswick	Bathurst	Gloucester	Military	information, information
New Brunswick Internment Camp Museum	New Brunswick	Minto	Queens	History	website, artifacts and history of the WWII internment camp
Petitcodiac War Museum	New Brunswick	Three Rivers	Westmorland	Military	information
St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic Site	New Brunswick	St. Andrews	Charlotte	Military	website, restored early 19th-century blockhouse with exhibits
Labrador Military Museum	Newfoundland and Labrador	Happy Valley-Goose Bay	Labrador	Aviation	information, items from the Canadian, American, Dutch, German, and British Air Forces
Quidi Vidi Battery	Newfoundland and Labrador	St. John's		Military	website, artillery battery during the War of 1812
Royal Canadian Legion Military Museum	Newfoundland and Labrador	Grand Falls-Windsor		Military	information, information, operated by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 12
Royal Newfoundland Regiment Museum	Newfoundland and Labrador	Pleasantville		Military	information, history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum	Nova Scotia	Enfield	Halifax Regional Municipality Metro Halifax	Aviation	Atlantic Canada's aviation heritage
Cornwallis Military Museum	Nova Scotia	Clementsport	Annapolis Annapolis Valley	Military	website, history of the CFB Cornwallis
Debert Military Museum	Nova Scotia	Debert	Colchester Fundy Shore	Military	Military artifacts and history of CFS Debert
Fortress of Louisbourg	Nova Scotia	Louisbourg	Cape Breton Cape Breton Island	Living	Reconstructed 18th-century French fortified town
Greenwood Military Aviation Museum	Nova Scotia	Greenwood	Kings Annapolis Valley	Aviation	website, military aviation in Atlantic Canada
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site	Nova Scotia	Halifax Halifax Regional Municipality	Metro Halifax	Military	19th-century fort with living history demonstrations
HMCS Sackville	Nova Scotia	Halifax	Halifax Regional Municipality Metro Halifax	Maritime	1940s WWII museum ship of a Flower-class corvette, open in summer
Highlander Museum	Nova Scotia	Sydney	Cape Breton Cape Breton Island	Military	website, history of the 2nd Battalion, Nova Scotia Highlanders
Maritime Command Museum	Nova Scotia	Halifax	Halifax Regional Municipality Metro Halifax	Military	History of the Canadian Forces Maritime Command
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic	Nova Scotia	Halifax	Halifax Regional Municipality Metro Halifax	Maritime	Includes small craft and the CSS Acadia, a 180-foot steam-powered hydrographic survey ship launched in 1913, part of the Nova Scotia Museum
Nova Scotia Highlanders Regimental Museum	Nova Scotia	Amherst	Cumberland Northumberland Shore	Military	website Archived 2013-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, history of The Nova Scotia Highlanders
Pictou County Military Heritage Museum	Nova Scotia	New Glasgow	Pictou Northumberland Shore	Military	information, area's military past
Royal Canadian Legion Military Museum	Nova Scotia	Dartmouth	Halifax Regional Municipality Metro Halifax	Military	information^[permanent dead link‍]
Western Counties Military Museum	Nova Scotia	Barrington	Shelburne South Shore	Military	website, operated by the Cape Sable Historical Society
48th Highlanders Museum	Ontario	Toronto	Golden Horseshoe	Military	History of the 48th Highlanders of Canada
Base Borden Military Museum	Ontario	Borden	Simcoe County Central	Military	History of CFB Borden, includes planes, tanks, uniforms, weapons
Bunker Military Museum	Ontario	Cobalt	Northeastern	Military	website, information, includes artifacts from the Boer War to the present day
Campbellford Memorial Military Museum	Ontario	Campbellford	Northumberland Central	Military	information, information
Canada Aviation Museum	Ontario	Ottawa	Eastern	Aerospace	History of Canadian aviation, includes civilian and military aircraft
Canadian Forces Museum of Aerospace Defense	Ontario	North Bay	Northeastern	Military	website, evolution of air defence and the contributions Canadians have made, includes NORAD exhibit, located at CFB North Bay
Canadian Military Heritage Museum	Ontario	Brantford	Golden Horseshoe	Military	website, includes weapons, uniforms, medals, models, artifacts
Canadian War Museum	Ontario	Ottawa	Eastern	Military	Canada's military history, includes vehicles, weapons, uniforms, art, artillery, memorabilia
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum	Ontario	Hamilton	Golden Horseshoe	Aerospace	Military aircraft
CFB Petawawa Military Museums	Ontario	Petawawa	Eastern	Military	website, complex includes the Canadian Airborne Forces Museum about the history of The Canadian Airborne Regiment, and the CFB Petawawa Military Museum with exhibits about the history of CFB Petawawa
Diefenbunker Museum	Ontario	Carp	Eastern	Military	Cold War bunker for the Canadian government
Dundurn Castle	Ontario	Hamilton	Golden Horseshoe	Historic house	40-room 19th-century estate of Sir Allan Napier MacNab, one of Canada's first premiers; grounds include Hamilton Military Museum
Elgin Military Museum	Ontario	St. Thomas	Elgin County Southwestern	Military	Canadian military history of Elgin County and its residents
First Hussars Museum	Ontario	London	Middlesex Southwestern	Military	website, artifacts and memorabilia of the 1st Hussars, open by appointment
Fort Erie	Ontario	Fort Erie	Golden Horseshoe	Military	Restored War of 1812 period fort
Fort George National Historic Site	Ontario	Niagara-on-the-Lake	Golden Horseshoe	Military	Restored War of 1812 period fort with living history demonstrations
Fort Henry National Historic Site	Ontario	Kingston	Eastern	Military	19th-century British military fortress with costumed interpreters
Fort Malden National Historic Site	Ontario	Amherstburg	Essex Southwestern	Military	Restored fort buildings and exhibits about the War of 1812, the Rebellion of 1837 and 19th-century soldiers' lives
Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site	Ontario	St. Joseph Island	Northern	Military	Ruins of War of 1812 fort, exhibits about the site's military history
Fort Wellington National Historic Site	Ontario	Prescott	Eastern	Military	Restored 1846 period fort with living history demonstrators
Fort York	Ontario	Toronto	Golden Horseshoe	Military	War of 1812 buildings, exhibits and historical re-enactments
Georgina Military Museum	Ontario	Keswick	York Region Golden Horseshoe	Military	website
Governor General's Foot Guards Regimental Museum	Ontario	Ottawa	Eastern	Military	History of the regiment
Great War Flying Museum	Ontario	Brampton	Golden Horseshoe	Aviation	Features flying replicas of World War I aircraft
HMCS Haida National Historic Site	Ontario	Hamilton	Golden Horseshoe	Maritime	Tribal-class destroyer museum ship
Jet Aircraft Museum	Ontario	London	Middlesex Southwestern	Aviation	Focus is Canadian Forces jet aircraft
Military Communications and Electronics Museum	Ontario	Kingston	Eastern	Military	History of military communications
Murney Tower	Ontario	Kingston	Eastern	Military	mid-19th-century martello tower with period exhibits
National Air Force Museum of Canada	Ontario	Trenton	Golden Horseshoe	Aviation	Formerly known as the RCAF Memorial Museum, Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft and artifacts
No. 6 RCAF Dunnville Museum	Ontario	Dunnville	Golden Horseshoe	Aviation	website, history of the No.6 Service Flying Training School in WW II
Ontario Regiment Museum	Ontario	Oshawa	Durham Region Central	Military	History of The Ontario Regiment (RCAC), includes uniforms, over 80 military vehicles, medals, arms, photographs
Oshawa Military and Industrial Museum	Ontario	Oshawa	Durham Region Central	Military	Features large collection of military vehicles
Perth Legion Hall of Remembrance	Ontario	Perth	Eastern	Military	information
Princess of Wales' Own Regiment Museum	Ontario	Kingston	Eastern	Military	information, museum about The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum	Ontario	Toronto	Golden Horseshoe	Military	History of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, located on the third floor of Casa Loma
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 72 Museum	Ontario	Pembroke	Eastern	Military	website, information, open by request and for special events, local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion
Royal Canadian Military Institute Museum	Ontario	Toronto	Golden Horseshoe	Military	Includes guns, swords, spears, other weapons from around the world, badges, uniforms, medals, art, miniatures, photographs and other military memorabilia
Royal Canadian Regiment Museum	Ontario	London	Middlesex Southwestern	Military	Regimental history and artifacts
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Heritage Museum	Ontario	Hamilton	Golden Horseshoe	Military	website, history of The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment), open by appointment
Royal Military College of Canada Museum	Ontario	Kingston	Eastern	Military	Located in Fort Frederick, history of the college and the naval history of the site
Royal Regiment of Canada Museum	Ontario	Toronto	Golden Horseshoe	Military	History of The Royal Regiment of Canada
Secrets of Radar Museum	Ontario	London	Middlesex Southwestern	Military	Story of the more than 6,000 Canadian World War II veterans who were recruited into a top-secret project during World War II involving radar
Swords and Ploughshares Museum	Ontario	Kars	Eastern	Military	Focus is the Citizen Soldier (the Militiaman and Reservist) at peace and at war, features many military trucks and vehicles
Thunder Bay Military Museum	Ontario	Thunder Bay	Northwestern	Military	website, information^[permanent dead link‍], area's military history, includes regimental memorabilia of The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
Toronto Scottish Regiment Museum	Ontario	Toronto	Golden Horseshoe	Military	History of The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own)
Kensington Veterans Memorial Museum	Prince Edward Island	Kensington	Prince	Military	website, adjacent to the Royal Canadian Legion, includes uniforms, medals, hand weapons, flags, photographs and maps
Prince Edward Island Regimental Museum	Prince Edward Island	Charlottetown	Queens	Military	information
Artillery Park Heritage Site	Quebec	Quebec City	Capitale-Nationale	Military	website Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, 1830s fort
Battle of Restigouche National Historic Site	Quebec	Pointe-à-la-Croix	Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Military	History and artifacts from the site of a 1760 naval battle
Battle of the Châteauguay National Historic Site	Quebec	Howick	Montérégie	Military	website, exhibits and site of the 1812 Battle of the Châteauguay
Bay Chaleur Military Museum	Quebec	New Richmond	Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Military	website, contributions of Gaspesians in the major conflicts of the 20th century, impact on the community
Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada Museum	Quebec	Montreal	Montreal region	Military	Regimental history and memorabilia
Blockhaus de la rivière-Lacolle	Quebec	Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix	Montérégie	Military	information, information, restored 1871 military blockhouse
Citadelle of Quebec	Quebec	Quebec City	Capitale-Nationale	Military	Tours include the history of the military garrison, the Royal 22^e Régiment Museum, and a former military prison
Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site	Quebec	Coteau-du-Lac	Montérégie	Multiple	website, river transportation by portage and then canal, military blockhouse
Discovery Pavilion of the Plains of Abraham	Quebec	Quebec City	Capitale-Nationale	History	website, history of Quebec and military activities at the Plains of Abraham
David M. Stewart Museum	Quebec	Montreal	Montreal region	Military	History and military life in New France
Fort Chambly National Historic Site	Quebec	Delson	Montérégie	Military	Historic French then British fort, exhibits on New France
Fort-de-la-Martinière	Quebec	Lévis	Chaudière-Appalaches	Multiple	information^[permanent dead link‍], 20th-century fort with military, local history and art exhibits
Fort Lennox National Historic Site	Quebec	Île aux Noix	Montérégie	Military	Reconstructed 1820s fort
Fort Ingall	Quebec	Cabano	Bas-Saint-Laurent	Military	Reconstructed 19th-century fort
Fortifications of Quebec National Historic Site	Quebec	Quebec City	Capitale-Nationale	Military	website, history and guided tours of the city's different fortification projects and defense strategies
Lévis Forts National Historic Site	Quebec	Lévis	Chaudière-Appalaches	Military	Mid-19th-century British fort with exhibits
Martello Tower 1	Quebec	Quebec City	Capitale-Nationale	Military	Early 19th-century soldier's life, military history of the Plains of Abraham
Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre	Quebec	Montreal	Montreal region	History	Holocaust story and effects of bigotry and hate
Musée de la Défense aérienne Bagotville Air Defence Museum	Quebec	Bagotville	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean	Aviation	website, history of military aviation, including CFB Bagotville
Musée du Fort	Quebec	Quebec City	Capitale-Nationale	Military	website, military history of Quebec City
Musée du Fort Saint-Jean	Quebec	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Montérégie	Military	History and artifacts of the 17th-century French fort and the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean
Musée du Régiment de la Chaudière	Quebec	Lévis	Chaudière-Appalaches	Military	information^[permanent dead link‍], WW II Le Régiment de la Chaudière
Naval Museum of Quebec	Quebec	Quebec City	Capitale-Nationale	Maritime	website
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Museum	Quebec	Montreal	Montreal region	Military	website, regimental history and memorabilia, located in the garrison in Longue-Pointe
Royal Montreal Regiment Museum	Quebec	Montreal	Montreal region	Military	website, regimental history and memorabilia of The Royal Montreal Regiment
Vintage Wings of Canada	Quebec	Gatineau	Outaouais	Aviation	Early history of powered flight, classic aircraft
Bill Benson Military Museum	Saskatchewan	Humboldt	East Central	Military	information
Fort Walsh	Quebec	Maple Creek	Southwest	Military	Restored 19th-century fort and townsite
Royal Canadian Legion Museum	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon	West Central	Military	website, uniforms, medals and memorabilia of the Royal Canadian Legion
Saskatchewan Military Museum	Saskatchewan	Regina	Southeast	Military	websiteinformation

See also

• List of Canadian military operations
• Canadian Forces
• History of the Canadian Army
• History of Canada
• Military history
• Colonial militia in Canada
• List of Canadian Victoria Cross recipients
• Canada and the American Civil War
• Canada and the Vietnam War
• Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion - Canada and the Spanish Civil War
• Canada and NATO
• Canada and the United Nations
• Virtual Museum of Canada

References

1. A-AD-266-000/AG-001 Canadian Forces Museums – Operations and Administration 2002-04-03
2. http://www.dnd.ca/memorial/engraph/home_e.asp Archived 2002-01-18 at the Wayback Machine OMMC Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials in Canada
3. http://www.ommc.ca/eng/welcome.html Archived 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Organization of Military Museums of Canada
4. http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vo6/no2/history-histoire-02-eng.asp History of the Canadian Forces Museums 1919-2004

External links

• The Organization of Military Museums of Canada
• Canadian Museums Association website
• Canadian War Museum
• Canadian Aboriginal Military Histories Digital Library
• CBC "Canada: A People's History" includes military history
• DND 101 (Department of National Defence primer)
• CBC Archives - Conflict and War
• CBC Archives - The 1991 Gulf War
• [1] - Haldimand Collection . Index and abstracts of the 232 series. Primary source on the conflict between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies of America that became the United States (1756–1787)