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National Historic Sites of Canada ( French: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being of national historic significance. [1] [2] Parks Canada, a federal agency, manages the National ...
The first two sites in Canada added to the list were L'Anse aux Meadows and Nahanni National Park Reserve, both at the Second Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Washington, D.C., in 1978. [4] The most recent sites listed were Tr’ondëk-Klondike and Anticosti, both in 2023. [3] Two sites are shared with the United States.
1964. Maple Creek. 49°33′1.75″N 109°53′19.76″W. / 49.5504861°N 109.8888222°W / 49.5504861; -109.8888222 ( Cypress Hills Massacre) The site where American traders attacked a Nakoda camp and killed a number of inhabitants; one of the first major tests of Canada's law enforcement policies in Western Canada.
Charlottetown. 46°14′5″N 63°7′41.16″W. / 46.23472°N 63.1281000°W / 46.23472; -63.1281000 ( Apothecaries Hall) A three-storey brick building in which an apothecary shop operated from 1810 to 1986, making it one of the oldest continually operated pharmacies in Canada. Ardgowan [9] [10] 1850 (completed)
This is a list of National Historic Sites (French: Lieux historiques nationaux) in Montreal, Quebec and surrounding municipalities on the Island of Montreal.. As of 2018, there are 61 National Historic Sites in this region, of which four (Lachine Canal, Louis-Joseph Papineau, Sir George-Étienne Cartier and The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site) are administered by Parks Canada ...
This is a list of National Historic Sites in Manitoba ( French: Lieux historiques nationaux du Manitoba ). There are 58 National Historic Sites designated in the province, eight of which are administered by Parks Canada. [1] [2] This list uses names designated by the national Historic Sites and Monuments Board, which may differ from other names ...
Cape Spear. 47°31′20″N 52°37′36″W. / 47.52222°N 52.62667°W / 47.52222; -52.62667 ( Cape Spear Lighthouse) The oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland, constructed on the easternmost point in North America; built in 1835 by the Colony of Newfoundland to signal the approach to St. John's harbour.
There are 12 National Historic Sites designated in the Northwest Territories, of which one ( Sahoyúé-§ehdacho) is administered by Parks Canada (identified below by the beaver icon ). [1] [2] The first National Historic Site to be designated in the Northwest Territories was Parry's Rock Wintering Site in 1930.