Men continued to out-number women and those female members were identified as painters not as designers or architects.

[3] As Academicians joined, they donated an example of their work to the National Gallery of Canada, building the collection of the as-yet unincorporated institution.

A temporary home was found for the collection in a building next to the Supreme Court of Canada and the first curator, John W.H.

[4] The third objective—to encourage the teaching of art and design in Canada—was found to be more challenging to address with the limited financial resources available to them.

[2] Canadian landscape painter Homer Watson was elected as an associate, became a full member and later became president of the Academy.