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NEWFOUNDLAND AND

LABRADOR

REGULATION 16/25

Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation Notice

under the

Executive Council Act

(O.C.2022-009)

(Filed February 3, 2025)

Under the authority of

section 5 of the Executive Council Act,

the Lieutenant-Governor in Council gives the following Notice.

Dated at St. Johns, January 31, 2025.

Krista Quinlan

Clerk of the Executive Council

NOTICE

Analysis

Short title

Definitions

Departmental structure

Powers and duties of the minister

Administration of Acts

Repeal

Schedule

Short title

This Notice may be cited as the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation Notice.

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Definitions

In this Notice

(a)

"department" means the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation; and

(b)

"minister" means the Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation.

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Departmental structure

(1)The department was created by Order in Council 2020-193 and restructured by Order in Council 2022-009.

(2) The department is presided over by the minister.

(3) The department has 3 branches, as follows:

(

a) Tourism;

(

b) Arts and Culture; and

(

c) Film, Television and Recreation.

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Powers and duties of the minister

The powers, functions and duties of the minister include the supervision, control and direction of all matters relating to

(

a) marketing the province as a tourism destination and providing tourism visitor services and information through the operation of visitor information centres, a responsive internet presence and the delivery of contact centre services;

(

b) supporting tourism market research and product development and competitiveness;

(

c) supporting arts and culture in the province, including Arts and Culture Centres, The Rooms Corporation ofNewfoundlandand Labrador, theNewfoundlandand Labrador Arts Council and theNewfoundlandand Labrador Film Development Corporation;

(

d) protecting and preserving the archaeological and paleontological resources, built and intangible heritage, and other historic resources of the province, including provincial historic sites, provincial regional museums and the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador;

(

e) partnering with communities, organizations and other governments to commemorate important wartime milestones and honour sacrifices of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians;

(

f) the management, preservation, control, protection and development of provincial parks, as defined in the Provincial Parks Act ;

(

g) supporting sport, recreation and physical activity delivery systems to promote active living for individuals and communities across the province; and

(

h) developing and promoting the province's film and television industry and promoting the province as a destination for film and television production,

which are not, or in so far as they are not, the responsibility of another minister, agency, body, corporation, board, organization or person.

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Administration of Acts

The minister has responsibility for the administration of the Acts set out in the

Schedule and of all orders and regulations passed or made under those Acts, including those powers, functions or duties necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of those Acts.

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Repeal

The Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation Notice , Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 100/19, is repealed.

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Schedule

Arts Council Act

Books Preservation of Copies Act

Boxing Authority Act

Cruiseship Authority Act

Grand Concourse Authority Act

Historic Resources Act

Innkeepers Act

Pedestrian Trails Liability Protection Act

Pippy Park Commission Act

Provincial Parks Act

Rooms Act, 2016

Status of the Artist Act

Tourist Accommodations Act

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