From the Canadian Broadcasting Company:
Library and Archives Canada has put a moratorium on buying paper documents and books for its collection.
Doug Rimmer, assistant deputy minister of programs and services at Library and Archives Canada, told CBC News this week the moratorium is temporary and only applies to items it buys. It will still acquire documents other ways, including gifts and donations, websites and government records.
Rimmer said the archives spends about $1 million a year buying publications, and is reviewing whether that will continue in the digital age.