Identity area
Identifier
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Українські архіви Квебеку (УАК)
Українські архіви Квебеку (УАК)
Other form(s) of name
Type
Community
Cultural Heritage
Educational
Contact area
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Note
Description area
History
The Quebec Ukrainian Archives (QUA) was founded in January 2026 to safeguard the archival heritage of the Ukrainian community in Quebec through the responsible collection and preservation of community records. QUA is committed to preserving and promoting the history, heritage, and contemporary life of the community by providing a centralized physical and digital archive grounded in community stewardship.
Geographical and cultural context
The QUA is located in a building that previously served as the Patriarch Josyf Slipyj Museum and Archives in Montreal, adjacent to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, placing it within a strong cultural and community setting in Quebec. QUA is designed as a long-term initiative with ongoing logistical and technical support for continued development and maintenance of both physical and digital archival materials of Ukrainian organizations and individuals in Quebec. By adopting and sharing best archival practices with community organizations, QUA improves sustainable heritage stewardship across Quebec’s Ukrainian community.
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
QUA is a community initiative, affiliated with Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Quebec Provincial Council (UCC-QPC). The project is led and sustained by a diverse team with expertise in cultural leadership, records management, heritage documentation, archiving, media and publishing, digital platforms, financial governance,
and responsible project leadership, working on volunteer basis. This team fulfills the roles of developing donor relations, collection management and digitization, digital systems development and maintenance, and community outreach.
Records management and collecting policies
QUA identifies, appraises, and acquires physical and digital archival materials from Ukrainian organizations and individuals across Quebec who wish to donate or lend their records, according to mutually signed donor/lender agreements. QUA maintains secure, appropriate storage for physical archival materials and implements appropriate storage, preservation handling, and management procedures. QUA digitizes prioritized physical materials to enhance preservation, accessibility, and long-term usability of the collections. The QUA provides a durable digital infrastructure to manage the archival collections and to publish their
descriptions for community members and researchers through a public interface using Access to Memory (AtoM) platform.
Buildings
The QUA is located in a building that previously served as the Patriarch Josyf Slipyj Museum and Archives in Montreal, adjacent to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Holdings
Archival holdings and descriptions are in the process of being collected, organized, and described. See https://qc.arxivu.ca/
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
To obtain information on archival holdings or to discuss donation of archival records, please contact us.
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
Status
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Date of creation: 2026-06-06
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Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
- Education (Thematic area)
- History (Thematic area)
- Community (Thematic area)
- QC (Geographic subregion)