New Designations
The Designations approved on July 17, 2011 by the Minister of the Environment
National Historic Persons
Cartier, Jacques National Historic Person (NHP)
First known European explorer to travel so deeply into the continent; his explorations laid the foundation for French settlement in North America (...)
Mikak National Historic Person (NHP)
Newfoundland and Labrador
A charismatic and resourceful woman; exemplified Inuit self determination, political ability, and economic control at a time of cultural transition (...)
Panadis, Théophile National Historic Person (NHP)
Odanak, Quebec
Safeguarded and perpetuated Abenaki traditions, thus contributing to the strength and influence of the Abenaki arts and identity (...)
Coleman, Kathleen Blake National Historic Person (NHP)
Toronto, Ontario
Innovative editor of the woman's page of the Toronto Daily Mail (after 1895, the Mail and Empire) from 1889 to 1911 (...)
Wilson, Ethel National Historic Person (NHP)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Important contribution to modernist writing in fiction that explores the inner lives and moral values of her characters (...)
Parker, Elizabeth National Historic Person (NHP)
Yoho National Park of Canada, British Columbia
Co-founded, with Arthur Wheeler, Canada's first and pre-eminent alpine club, the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) (...)
MacLeod, Pegi Nicol National Historic Person (NHP)
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Highly talented painter widely admired by other artists; left a large body of painting in a unique and dynamic modernist style (...)
Wilson, Alice Evelyn National Historic Person (NHP)
Ottawa, Ontario
A scientist, teacher, and popularizer, she made a significant contribution to paleontology and geology (...)
Norton, John (Teyoninhokarawen) National Historic Person (NHP)
Ontario
A great political and military leader among the Grand River Iroquois before, during and after the War of 1812 (...)
Wyle, Florence National Historic Person (NHP)
Toronto, Ontario
One of Canada's leading, most talented and prolific sculptors; first female sculptor to become a full member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1938 (...)
Loring, Frances National Historic Person (NHP)
Toronto, Ontario
One of Canada's leading and most talented sculptors during the peak of her career from 1920 to about 1948 (...)
Smellie, Elizabeth National Historic Person (NHP)
Ottawa, Ontario
Enlisting as a Nursing Sister in 1914, she provided exemplary service and leadership throughout the First World War (...)
Livingstone, Kathleen 'Kay' National Historic Person (NHP)
Toronto, Ontario
Actively engaged in creating a Canada-wide network of Afro-Canadian women; driving force behind the first National Black Women's Congress (1973) (...)
Macoun, John National Historic Person (NHP)
Ottawa, Ontario
First to survey, document and categorize the flora of the country in a systematic manner; leading figure in support of federal plans to populate and develop Canada's West (...)
Snively, Mary Agnes National Historic Person (NHP)
Toronto, Ontario
Played a key role in organizing Canadian nurses and supporting their struggle for recognition as a legitimate science-based profession (...)
Lamoureux, Catherine Beaulieu Bouvier National Historic Person (NHP)
Fort Providence, Northwest Territories
An iconic figure among the Métis of Fort Providence and the Mackenzie Basin, still revered as the "old mother of all of us" (...)
Kw'eh, Chief National Historic Person (NHP)
Fort St. James, British Columbia
Used kinship ties as well as personal qualities and gifts to gain traditional rights and leadership over a wide territory and numerous Carrier communities (...)
National Historic Events
Displacement of the Anishinaabeg of Southern Georgian Bay National Historic Event (NHE)
Coldwater, Ontario
Inuit Co-operative Movement in Canada National Historic Event (NHE)
Kangiqsualujjuaq (George River), Quebec
Canadian Federation of University Women National Historic Event (NHE)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Strong and consistent voice in promoting women's education and professional development (...)
Hogg's Hollow Disaster National Historic Event (NHE)
Toronto, Ontario
Raised sensitivity and galvanized public attention to the broad problem of workplace safety and immigrant exploitation in the construction industry (...)
Cercles de fermières National Historic Event (NHE)
Plessisville, Quebec
This long-lasting movement of unparelleled scale provided one of the most significant public forums for Francophone women (...)
Battle of Sainte-Foy National Historic Event (NHE)
Québec, Quebec
Striking tactical victory for the French and Aboriginal forces; restored the pride of the French troops (...)
Westmount District National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Montréal, Quebec
Welch Company National Historic Event (NHE)
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Founded by the Italian Veltri brothers; played a prominent role in the immigration of Italians to Canada through its work in labour recruitment (...)
Siege of Quebec, 1759 National Historic Event (NHE)
Québec, Quebec
This campaign led to the creation of both British North America/Canada and the United States of America (...)
Arrival of Foreign Protestants in Nova Scotia (1749-1756) National Historic Event (NHE)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Earliest German-speaking emigrant group to form stable, lasting communities in what is now Canada (...)
Columbia Express National Historic Event (NHE)
Enabled officers and servants of the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company to maintain networks of news exchange, gossip and kinship (...)
Aboriginal Military Service in the First World War National Historic Event (NHE)
First time the Canadian forces integrated a substantial number of Aboriginal men into their ranks as individual soldiers (...)
Girl Guide Movement in Canada National Historic Event (NHE)
Toronto, Ontario
Service-oriented, non-denominational and non-political organization is one of the largest youth movements in Canada and throughout the world (...)
Establishment of the Canadian Youth Hostel at Bragg Creek, Alberta National Historic Event (NHE)
Bragg Creek, Alberta
Earliest youth hostel in North America; reflected the energy and drive of Mary and Catherine Barclay, who were the pioneers of the youth hostelling movement in Canada (...)
Establishment of the Maritime Wireless Telegraph System National Historic Event (NHE)
Pointe-à-la-Renommée, Quebec
Opening of a national communications network of wireless telegraphy stations in 1904 created an important additional tool for navigation and maritime security (...)
Experience of Italian Sojourners National Historic Event (NHE)
Montréal, Quebec
From the turn of the 20th century to the First World War, Italian sojourners played a pivotal role in the development Canada’s infrastructure as prolific builders, miners and manufacturers (...)
Japanese Canadian Soldiers of the First World War and the Fight to Win the Vote National Historic Event (NHE)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Japanese Canadian soldiers overcame barriers to enlistment and prejudice and fought for Canada (...)
Introduction of Multilingual Multicultural Radio Stations in Canada National Historic Event (NHE)
Toronto and Montréal
In the 1960s signalled the beginning of the transition of Canadian government radio broadcasting policy towards fully multicultural programming (...)
Moravian Missions and the Inuit in Labrador National Historic Event (NHE)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Engaged in a remarkably constructive integration of Moravian and Inuit life and culture (...)
Abenaki Basket-Making Industry, 1870-1920 National Historic Event (NHE)
Quebec
Abenakis' main source of income and livelihood for the people of Odanak and Wôlinak between 1870 and 1920 (...)
Distribution of King's Presents, 17th-19th Centuries National Historic Event (NHE)
Quebec
Symbols of the political, economic, and military collaboration between themselves and the Europeans (...)
Nlaka'pamux Basket-Making, Pre-Contact to 1970 National Historic Event (NHE)
British Columbia
Central to Nlaka'pamux cultural identity and embodies the role of women as culture bearers (...)
Canada's Marine Biological Stations National Historic Event (NHE)
Contributed to fishery and aquatic research have been essential to Canada's effective management of its marine and fisheries resources on both coasts (...)
Cunningham v. Tomey Homma National Historic Event (NHE)
British Columbia
Provided pre-Charter human rights activists with a compelling illustration of the need for measures that would protect the civil and human rights of individual Canadians (...)
Detention of Second World War Military Prisoners of War and of Enemy Aliens Sent to Canada from Great Britain National Historic Event (NHE)
Marathon, Ontario
Important element of Canada's contribution to the Allied war effort and defence strategy (...)
Secret Intelligence Activities at Camp X National Historic Event (NHE)
Whitby, Ontario
Coast Salish Knitters and the Cowichan Sweater National Historic Event (NHE)
British Columbia
Since the late 19th century, Coast Salish women have combined ancient wool-working technologies with European knitting techniques to produce the Cowichan sweater (...)
Deportation of the Inhabitants of Ile Saint-Jean National Historic Event (NHE)
Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island
Largest of all the deportations that occurred between 1755 and 1762, it marks an important and tragic moment in Canadian history (...)
Canadian Pacific Railway's Trans-Canada Limited (1919-1931) National Historic Event (NHE)
Cranbook, British Columbia
Important part of a transportation system stretching from Britain to Hong Kong via both ships and trains (...)
Shore Crew of Newfoundland and Labrador National Historic Event (NHE)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Represents the centrality of women in the Newfoundland household-based inshore and Labrador fisheries in all stages of the fish curing in many outport (...)
Voluntary Aid Detachments National Historic Event (NHE)
Ottawa, Ontario
Serving as overseas nursing auxiliaries during both World Wars detachment members contributed to the care of sick, wounded and dying soldiers (...)
National Historic Sites
Camp Hughes National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Hughes, Manitoba
Camp Hughes National Historic Site of Canada is located south of the Trans-Canada Highway 10 kilometres west of Carberry, Manitoba. Formerly a First World War military training camp, it is one of the (...)
Crow's Nest Officers' Club National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Crow’s Nest Officers’ Club National Historic Site of Canada is located on the third and fourth floors of a late 19th century brick industrial building on Water Street near the harbour of St. John’s (...)
La Fabrique National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Québec, Quebec
La Fabrique National Historic Site of Canada is located in the Saint-Roch district in Québec. Formerly an industrial building it now houses the offices of Québec’s land-use planning and economic (...)
Cataraqui Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Kingston, Ontario
The Cataraqui Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada is located in the greater area of Kingston, Ontario. Designed by Frederick Cornell and established as a non-denominational cemetery in 1850, the (...)
Finnish Labour Temple National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Finnish Labour Temple National Historic Site of Canada is a two-storey, rectangular, brick building located in the heart of the multicultural Bay-Algoma neighbourhood in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Mother House of the Grey Nuns of Montréal National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Montréal, Quebec
Mother House of the Grey Nuns National Historic Site of Canada is a large, austere, stone building located in downtown Montréal, Quebec. The rectangular, central portion of the building features (...)
Vancouver's Chinatown National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver’s Chinatown National Historic Site of Canada is a distinct neighbourhood on the east side of downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. It is centred on Pender Street, between Taylor Street in (...)
Wolastoq National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Saint John River, New Brunswick
Wolastoq, Saint John’s River National Historic Site of Canada consists of the cultural landscape along the river extending 700 kilometres in a broad arc from its headwaters in Québec and northern Main (...)
Beausoleil Island National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Beausoleil Island, Ontario