Royal Ontario Museum

Ministry

Tourism, Culture and Sport

URL

www.rom.on.ca

Address

100 QUEEN'S PARK
TORONTO
M5S2C6

Phone

(416) 586-5549

Background

Royal Ontario Museum Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R.35, ss. 2(1) (opens a new window)

Function

The mandate of the Museum is to collect and exhibit objects, documents and books so that the public may learn about the natural history of Ontario, Canada, the world and the history of man throughout the ages. The Museum promotes education, teaching, research and publication in all fields related to its mandate.

Membership

The affairs of the Museum are managed and controlled by a board of trustees, consisting of twenty-one trustees. The chair of the Governing Council of the University of Toronto, the president of the University of Toronto, and the director of the Museum are ex officio members. Of the remaining eighteen trustees, fifteen are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council and three are elected by the members of the Museum. One of the members of the board is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council to be its chair. The board may appoint one of the members as vice-chair.

Term

Trustees hold office for a term of three years. When an unexpected vacancy occurs, a new trustee is appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term. Trustees are eligible for reappointment for one additional term and may again be eligible for appointment one year after the expiry date of the second term.

Meetings

The board meets quarterly at the museum. The board does not meet in July.

Remuneration

Appointees are eligible to receive expenses.

Appointments & Vacancies