1. The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations.

“Act”

“Act” means the Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Act. (Loi)

“applicant”

“applicant” means an institution situated in Canada that organizes or hosts a travelling exhibition, and that applies for an indemnity agreement on its behalf, or on behalf of all institutions that host the exhibition in Canada; (demandeur)

“indemnity agreement”

“indemnity agreement” means an agreement entered into under subsection 3(1) of the Act; (accord d’indemnisation)

“owner”

“owner” means the individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust, government, or other entity that holds full and unconditional title to an object or appurtenance, or their designated representative; (propriétaire)

2. An applicant may seek an indemnity agreement in respect of objects and appurtenances in a travelling exhibition if the minimum total fair market value of all objects and appurtenances in the exhibition is $500,000.

3. An applicant who seeks an indemnity agreement shall submit an application to the Minister that sets out the following information:

• (a) the title, schedule, list of venues and an abstract or summary of the travelling exhibition in respect of which an indemnity agreement is sought, and the name of its project director with a list of his or her professional qualifications;

• (b) a description of each object and appurtenance to be indemnified, including its

  • (i) name,

  • (ii) creation date or age,

  • (iii) material or medium, and

  • (iv) dimensions;

• (c) the name and address of the owner of each object and appurtenance to be indemnified, and written evidence from each owner that they are willing to lend the object or appurtenance to the proposed travelling exhibition and are prepared to be bound by the terms of an indemnity agreement;

• (d) the fair market value of each object and appurtenance to be indemnified and the source and justification of the fair market value;

• (e) the total fair market value of all objects and appurtenances in the travelling exhibition;

• (f) a description of any other insurance or indemnification coverage that will be applicable to the objects or appurtenances to be indemnified during any period in respect of which an indemnity agreement is sought;

• (g) a description of any loss or damage that occurred at the premises of the applicant or other institution hosting the travelling exhibition that involved an object or appurtenance during the three years before the application, if the amount of loss or damage was more than $5,000, including the date of loss or damage, the nature and cause of the loss or damage, and the fair market value of each lost or damaged object or appurtenance both before and after the loss or damage;

• (h) information that shows how the travelling exhibition would meet the assessment criteria set out in section 5; and

• (i) any other information that is relevant in order to allow the Minister to determine whether to enter into an indemnity agreement.