Canada's Existing World Heritage Sites

Globally, UNESCO’s World Heritage sites include places such as the Egyptian Pyramids, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and the Great Wall of China. There are 16 World Heritage sites located in Canada and there are another eight sites on Canada’s Tentative List of World Heritage sites.

On behalf of Canada, Parks Canada is responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in Canada. The Agency also has responsibilities for the protection and conservation of 11 of the Canadian World Heritage sites.

Legend

1. Kluane/Wrangell - St.Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek (Yukon and British Columbia)
   
   
2. SGang Gwaay(British Columbia)
   
   
3. Nahanni National Park Reserve (Northwest Territories)
   
   
4. L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (Newfoundland and Labrador)
   
   
5. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (Alberta)
   
   
6. Dinosaur Provincial Park (Alberta)
   
   
7. Wood Buffalo National Park (Alberta and Northwest Territories)
   
   
8. Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (Alberta and British Columbia)
   
   
9. Historic District of Old Québec (Quebec)
   
   
10. Gros Morne National Park (Newfoundland and Labrador)
    
    
11. Old Town Lunenburg (Nova Scotia)
    
    
12. Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (Alberta)
    
    
13. Miguasha National Park (Quebec)
    
    
14. The Rideau Canal (Ontario)
    
    
15. Joggins Fossil Cliffs (Nova Scotia)
    
    
16. Landscape of Grand Pré (Nova Scotia)
    
    

All the names used throughout this and the following web pages are the ones adopted by the World Heritage Committee. At the time, those names were the official names used in Canada.