The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation is the lead for tourism, arts and culture, sport and recreation and Provincial parks. The Department is responsible for supporting economic growth and employment in the tourism industry, cultivating contemporary arts, preserving the Province’s cultural heritage, oversight of Provincial Parks, and for promoting and supporting physical activity for individuals, groups, and communities, by the development of policy and programs in support of provincial recreation and sport. The Department also establishes and operates provincial historic sites, visitor information centres, arts and culture centres and Provincial pools. Additionally, the Department provides regulatory protection of archaeological sites, artifacts and historic documents; supports the arts and heritage sectors, and recreation and sport, through programs and services; supports strategic product development in the tourism industry and marketing Newfoundland and Labrador as a destination to visitor markets; and, supports the tourism industry through research, opportunity identification and strategy development.
