[5][6] In February 2014, the Government of Canada announced its intention to transfer the VMC and the Online Works of Reference to the Canadian Museum of History (CMH).
Bill C-31, an Act to implement certain provisions of the budget and other measures, soon after received royal assent confirming that the CMH would assume responsibility for these two programs.
[5][7] The VMC grew to include virtual exhibits,[8] educational resources for teachers (in both French and English),[9] and over 900,000 images.
The Virtual Exhibits Investment Program was geared to medium- to large-sized institutions.
[11] In 2020, the Digital Museum of Canada was created as a successor to the VMC with a focus on investing in online projects by Canadian museums and heritage organizations rather than offering a public facing online portal like the VMC.