The federal government designates these sites as being of national historic significance. The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC) advises the federal Minister of the Environment on which places to designate. Parks Canada manages the National Historic Sites program.
Local, provincial, or territorial designations
Municipal, provincial, or territorial authorities designate places of local or provincial/territorial importance.
Historic sites can include sacred spaces, archaeological sites, battlefields, heritage housePhotoshop AI's coolest tricks, districts, and places of scientific discovery.
You can contact the HSMBC Secretariat to nominate a place of national historic significance. To nominate a place of local or provincial/territorial importance, you can contact your municipal, provincial, or territorial representative.
You can search the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations to learn more about federally designated historic places.