List of national historic sites of Canada
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The National Historic Sites of Canada component of Parks Canada is responsible for Canada's programme of historical commemoration, which recognizes nationally significant places, persons and events. All such designations are made by the Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
List of National Historic Sites of Canada by Province:
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Alberta
- Early stone alpine cabin used by climbers, 1922
- Major fur trade transportation route
- Early natural history museum in Rustic style, 1902-03
- Historic ranch in Alberta foothills, 1883
- Hot springs, birthplace of national parks
- First commercially productive oil well in the West
- Site of 1875 North West Mounted Police post
- Site of Cree uprising, 1885
- Site of North West Company post, 1811-30s
- First crossed by David Thompson in 1807
- Archaeological remains of 1829 fur trade post
- Jasper Park Information Centre
- Picturesque fieldstone park building of Rustic design, 1913-14
- Rival Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company posts
- Ski lodge in rustic vernacular, 1930-31
- Remains of high altitude geophysical laboratory
- Transportation route through Rocky Mountains
British Columbia
- First permanent lighthouse on Canada's West Coast, 1859-60
- Early 19th-century Hudson's Bay Company post
- Late 19th-century fort to defend Victoria-Esquimalt fortifications
- Fur trade post founded by Simon Fraser, 1806
- Outstanding West Coast fish processing complex, 1894
- Traversed by Palliser expedition, 1857-60
- Tsimshian village
- Remains of Haïda longhouses and totem poles
- Canadian Pacific Railway route through Selkirk Mountains
- Outstanding large urban park, 1890s
- Early rustic tea house in Yoho National Park, 1923-24
Manitoba
- Aboriginal burial mounds from 1000-1200 AD
- Major centre in 19th-century fur trade
- 18th-century stone fur trade fort on Hudson Bay
- Riding Mountain Park East Gate Registration Complex
- Three rustic buildings built under depression relief programs
- Family home of Métis leader Louis Riel
- Example of mid 19th-century Red River architecture, 1852-1854
- Historic meeting place, junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers
- Hudson's Bay Company's principal fur trade depot from 1684-1870s
New Brunswick
- Archaeological site associated with nineteenth-century shipbuilding
- Acadian refugee settlement, 1756-59
- Fortification built to defend Saint John during War of 1812
- Remnants of 1751 French fort
- Military ruins and cemetery of 1751 French fort
- Site may represent 18th-century Acadian construction
- Multi-function building, symbol of Acadian cultural revival
- Restored wooden blockhouse from War of 1812
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland, 1836
- 17th- and 18th-century French and British fortifications
- Picturesque cottage, home of Captain Robert Bartlett from 1875-1946
- L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site of Canada
- Only authenticated Viking settlement in North America
- Pre-contact burial and habitation sites
- 16th-century Basque whaling industry complex
- East Coast fishing industry complex
- Commemorates defence of St. John's; includes the Cabot Tower
Nova Scotia
- Commemorates famous inventor
- Site of fishing centre, 16th- to 19th-century
- 1695-1708 fortifications
- Played a role in the struggle for predominance in North America, 1750-1812; oldest blockhouse in Canada, 1750
- Fort built in 1889 to defend Halifax Harbour
- Reconstruction of 18th-century French fortress
- Harbour fortification; contains Fort Charlotte
- Commemorates Acadian settlement and expulsion
- Centre of English fishery in 18th-century
- Restored British masonry fort, 1828-56
- Important Mi'kmaq cultural landscape
- Site of first wireless station in Canada
- Pre-expulsion Acadian farm community, 1664-1755
- Point of entry for 1 million immigrants from 1928-1971
- Reconstruction of 1605 French settlement
- Late 18th-century stone defence tower, 1796-99
- Site of Sir William Alexander's settlement, 1629-31
- Operational canal; structures dating from 19th-century
- French trading post and fort, 1650-1758
- Major seaward defences of Halifax Harbour from the American Revolutionary War until World War II
Ontario
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Fort Henry, Kingston, Ontario
- American invasion mission foiled, 1838
- War of 1812, capture of Fort George by Americans, 1813
- Important Italianate villa 1840's; home of Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1867-73, 1878-91)
- Birthplace of Doctor Norman Bethune; of symbolic significance to the Chinese
- Round stone light tower, 1837
- Complex represents 150 years of military history
- Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortifications
- Reconstructed British fort from War of 1812
- British fort completed 1836 to defend Rideau Canal
- 19th-century border fortification; Fort Amherstburg; War of 1812
- 19th-century brick tower within star-shaped earthworks; War of 1812
- British military outpost on western frontier, 1796-1812; War of 1812
- Military remains of 1813-38 fortifications; War of 1812
- Conical stone monument, with stairway, to the Glengarry and Argyle Regiment, erected in 1840
- Last of World War II tribal class destroyers
- Important 1816 Regency cottage with fur trade associations
- Second Empire home, built in 1878, of two prime ministers of Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King
- Part of lock system of Rideau Canal, 1832-33
- Site of first lighthouse on great lakes, 1804
- Aboriginal fishing site
- Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortification
- Archaeological remains related to ship building
- World's highest hydraulic lift lock, 1896-1904
- Imperial tower and lightkeeper's house, 1859
- Site of 1812 Battle of Queenston Heights; includes Brock Monument; War of 1812
- Operational canal; 202 km route, forty-five locks
- First electrically-powered lock, 1888-94
- Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortifications
- House of famous Loyalist, 1780s
- Site of Attiwandaronk Indian village, circa 1500 AD
- Operational canal; 386 km route, forty-five locks
- Boyhood home of William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1921-26, 1926-30, 1936-48)
Prince Edward Island
- Residence of Father of Confederation William Henry Pope, circa 1850
- Queen Anne Revival summer home, built 1896-99
- Remains of British and French forts
- Neoclassical birthplace of Confederation
Quebec
- Site of 1813 battle in defence of Lower Canada; War of 1812
- Site of last naval battle in Seven Years' War
- Early 19th-century stone military building
- Operational canal; site of two earlier canals, 1826-33
- Wintering place of Jacques Cartier, 1535-36
- Operational canal; nine locks, swing bridges
- 18th-century transportation and defence structures
- Remains of Canada's first industrial village
- Restored and stabilized 1709 stone fort
- Outstanding example of early 19th-century fortifications
- Remains of French fur trading post
- Fortifications of Québec
- 4.6-km network of walls, gates and squares
- Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial
- Quarantine station for immigrants from 1832-1937
- Operational canal; five locks, railway / road bridges
- Part of Québec fortification system
- Childhood home of Louis S. St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada, 1948-57
- Stone house built in 1785, associated with Louis-Joseph Papineau
- Fine example of 18th-century Quebec town architecture, 1736
- 19th-century manor, home of Patriot leader, Louis-Joseph Papineau
- Site of bishop's palace; Parliament of Canada 1851-55
- Early reinforced concrete lighttower at strategic location
- Only private military club in Canada perpetuating the British colonial tradition of assembling military officers in a social environment, 1879
- Integral part of Québec's defence system; the seat of colonial executive authority for over 200 years
- Operational canal; 1933 (and remains of 1849) lock
- Operational canal; site of earlier 1843 canal
- Double house of prominent 19th-century politician, 1830s
- House interprets life of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada (1896-1911)
- Stone warehouse used as depot, 1803
Saskatchewan
- Métis village; site of 1885 Battle of Batoche
- Site of battle between Métis and Canadian forces, 1885
- North West Mounted Police headquarters, 1876
- Remains of 2 North West Company fur trade posts
- Original headquarters of North West Mounted Police
- Remains of Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post
- Early North West Mounted Police post
- Site of 1885 battle, Cree and Canadian troops
- Farm of William Richard Motherwell built in 1882, noted politician and scientific farmer
Yukon Territory
- Important collection of buildings from the Klondike Gold Rush
- Symbolizes importance of dredging operations (1899-1966) with the evolution of gold mining in the Klondike
- Wooden steamboat built 1922, 140 by 30 feet (43 by 9 m) three decks
- Largest and last Yukon commercial steamboat
Heritage places and exhibits
- Artillery Park (Québec, Québec)
- An important complex of 18th and 19th-century defence structures.
- Grande-Grave (Gaspé, Québec)
- A former coastal fishing village.
- Green Gables House (Cavendish, Prince Edward Island)
- The farmhouse which was the inspiration for the setting of L.M. Montgomery's beloved novel, Anne of Green Gables.
- Old Port of Québec Interpretation Centre (Québec, Quebec)
- An interpretation of the historic role of the port at Québec.
- The Bank Fishery and The Age of Sail Exhibit (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia)
- A commemoration of the offshore fishery of Canada's East Coast.