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:
Alberta
- Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin National Historic Site of Canada
- Early stone alpine cabin used by climbers, 1922
- Athabasca Pass National Historic Site of Canada
- Major fur trade transportation route
- Banff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada
- Early natural history museum in Rustic style, 1902-03
- Bar U Ranch National Historic Site of Canada
- Historic ranch in Alberta foothills, 1883
- Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada
- Hot springs, birthplace of national parks
- First Oil Well in Western Canada National Historic Site
- First commercially productive oil well in the West
- Frog Lake National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of Cree uprising, 1885
- Henry House National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of North West Company post, 1811-30s
- Howse Pass National Historic Site of Canada
- First crossed by David Thompson in 1807
- Jasper House National Historic Site of Canada
- Archaeological remains of 1829 fur trade post
- Jasper Park Information Centre National Historic Site of Canada
- Picturesque fieldstone park building of Rustic design, 1913-14
- Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site of Canada
- Rival Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company posts
- Skoki Ski Lodge National Historic Site of Canada
- Ski lodge in rustic vernacular, 1930-31
- Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station National Historic Site of Canada
- Remains of high altitude geophysical laboratory
- Yellowhead Pass National Historic Site of Canada
- Transportation route through Rocky Mountains
British Columbia
- Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site of Canada
- Transportation route to Klondike gold fields
- Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada
- First permanent lighthouse on Canada's West Coast, 1859-60
- Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada
- Early 19th-century Hudson's Bay Company post
- Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada
- Late 19th-century fort to defend Victoria-Esquimalt fortifications
- Fort St. James National Historic Site of Canada
- Fur trade post founded by Simon Fraser, 1806
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site of Canada
- Outstanding West Coast fish processing complex, 1894
- Kicking Horse Pass National Historic Site of Canada
- Traversed by Palliser expedition, 1857-60
- Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site of Canada
- Tsimshian village
- Nan Sdins National Historic Site of Canada
- Remains of Haïda longhouses and totem poles
- Rogers Pass National Historic Site of Canada
- Canadian Pacific Railway route through Selkirk Mountains
- Stanley Park National Historic Site of Canada
- Outstanding large urban park, 1890s
- Twin Falls Tea House National Historic Site of Canada
- Early rustic tea house in Yoho National Park, 1923-24
- Linear Mounds National Historic Site of Canada
- Aboriginal burial mounds from 1000-1200 AD
- Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site of Canada
- Major centre in 19th-century fur trade
- Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site of Canada
- 18th-century stone fur trade fort on Hudson Bay
- Riding Mountain Park East Gate Registration Complex National Historic Site of Canada
- Three rustic buildings built under depression relief programs
- Riel House National Historic Site of Canada
- Family home of Métis leader Louis Riel
- St. Andrew's Rectory National Historic Site of Canada
- Example of mid 19th-century Red River architecture, 1852-1854
- The Forks National Historic Site of Canada
- Historic meeting place, junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers
- York Factory National Historic Site of Canada
- Hudson's Bay Company's principal fur trade depot from 1684-1870s
New Brunswick
- Beaubears Island Shipbuilding National Historic Site of Canada
- Archaeological site associated with nineteenth-century shipbuilding
- Boishébert National Historic Site of Canada
- Acadian refugee settlement, 1756-59
- Carleton Martello Tower National Historic Site of Canada
- Fortification built to defend Saint John during War of 1812
- Fort Beauséjour National Historic Site of Canada
- Remnants of 1751 French fort
- Fort Gaspareaux National Historic Site of Canada
- Military ruins and cemetery of 1751 French fort
- La Coupe Dry Dock National Historic Site of Canada
- Site may represent 18th-century Acadian construction
- Monument Lefebvre National Historic Site of Canada
- Multi-function building, symbol of Acadian cultural revival
- St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic Site of Canada
- Restored wooden blockhouse from War of 1812
- Cape Spear National Historic Site of Canada
- Oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland, 1836
- Castle Hill National Historic Site of Canada
- 17th- and 18th-century French and British fortifications
- Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site of Canada
- Picturesque cottage, home of Captain Bob Bartlett from 1875-1946
- Hopedale Mission National Historic Site of Canada
- Symbol of interaction between Labrador Inuit and Moravian Missionaires; representative of Moravian Mission architecture in Labrador
- L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site of Canada
- Only authenticated Viking settlement in North America
- Port au Choix National Historic Site of Canada
- Pre-contact burial and habitation sites
- Red Bay National Historic Site of Canada
- 16th-century Basque whaling industry complex
- Ryan Premises National Historic Site of Canada
- East Coast fishing industry complex
- Signal Hill National Historic Site of Canada
- Commemorates defence of St. John's; includes the Cabot Tower
Nova Scotia
- Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada
- Commemorates famous inventor
- Canso Islands National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of fishing centre, 16th- to 19th-century
- Fort Anne National Historic Site of Canada
- 1695-1708 fortifications
- Fort Edward National Historic Site of Canada
- Played a role in the struggle for predominance in North America, 1750-1812; oldest blockhouse in Canada, 1750
- Fort McNab National Historic Site of Canada
- Fort built in 1889 to defend Halifax Harbour
- Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
- Reconstruction of 18th-century French fortress
- Georges Island National Historic Site of Canada
- Harbour fortification; contains Fort Charlotte
- Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada
- Commemorates Acadian settlement and expulsion
- Grassy Island Fort National Historic Site of Canada
- Centre of English fishery in 18th-century
- Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada
- Restored British masonry fort, 1828-56
- Kejimkujik National Historic Site of Canada
- Important Mi'kmaq cultural landscape
- Marconi National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of first wireless station in Canada
- Melanson Settlement National Historic Site of Canada
- Pre-expulsion Acadian farm community, 1664-1755
- Port-Royal National Historic Site of Canada
- Reconstruction of 1605 French settlement
- Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site of Canada
- Late 18th-century stone defence tower, 1796-99
- Scots Fort National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of Sir William Alexander's settlement, 1629-31
- St. Peters Canal National Historic Site of Canada
- Operational canal; structures dating from 19th-century
- St. Peters National Historic Site of Canada
- French trading post and fort, 1650-1758
- York Redoubt National Historic Site of Canada
- Major seaward defences of Halifax Harbour from the American Revolutionary War until World War II
- Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site of Canada
- American invasion mission foiled, 1838
- Battlefield of Fort George National Historic Site of Canada
- War of 1812, capture of Fort George by Americans, 1813
- Bellevue House National Historic Site of Canada
- Important Italianate villa 1840's; home of Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1867-73, 1878-91)
- Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site of Canada
- Birthplace of Doctor Norman Bethune; of symbolic significance to the Chinese
- Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada
- Round stone light tower, 1837
- Butler's Barracks National Historic Site of Canada
- Complex represents 150 years of military history
- Cathcart Tower National Historic Site of Canada
- Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortifications
- Fort George National Historic Site of Canada
- Reconstructed British fort from War of 1812
- Fort Henry National Historic Site of Canada
- British fort completed 1836 to defend Rideau Canal
- Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada
- 19th-century border fortification; Fort Amherstburg; War of 1812
- Fort Mississauga National Historic Site of Canada
- 19th-century brick tower within star-shaped earthworks; War of 1812
- Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site of Canada
- British military outpost on western frontier, 1796-1812; War of 1812
- Fort Wellington National Historic Site of Canada
- Military remains of 1813-38 fortifications; War of 1812
- Glengarry Cairn National Historic Site of Canada
- Conical stone monument, with stairway, to the Glengarry and Argyle Regiment, erected in 1840
- HMCS Haida National Historic Site of Canada
- Last of World War II tribal class destroyers
- Inverarden House National Historic Site of Canada
- Important 1816 Regency cottage with fur trade associations
- Laurier House National Historic Site of Canada
- Second Empire home, built in 1878, of two prime ministers of Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King
- Merrickville Blockhouse National Historic Site of Canada
- Part of lock system of Rideau Canal, 1832-33
- Mississauga Point Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of first lighthouse on great lakes, 1804
- Mnjikaning Fish Weirs National Historic Site of Canada
- Aboriginal fishing site
- Murney Tower National Historic Site of Canada
- Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortification
- Navy Island National Historic Site of Canada
- Archaeological remains related to ship building
- Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada
- World's highest hydraulic lift lock, 1896-1904
- Point Clark Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada
- Imperial tower and lightkeeper's house, 1859
- Queenston Heights National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of 1812 Battle of Queenston Heights; includes Brock Monument; War of 1812
- Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada
- Operational canal; 202 km route, forty-five locks
- Saint-Louis Mission National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of Huron village destroyed by Iroquois in 1649
- Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site of Canada
- First electrically-powered lock, 1888-94
- Shoal Tower National Historic Site of Canada
- Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortifications
- Sir John Johnson House National Historic Site of Canada
- House of famous Loyalist, 1780s
- Southwold Earthworks National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of Attiwandaronk Indian village, circa 1500 AD
- Trent?Severn Waterway National Historic Site of Canada
- Operational canal; 386 km route, forty-five locks
- Woodside National Historic Site of Canada
- Boyhood home of William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1921-26, 1926-30, 1936-48)
- Ardgowan National Historic Site of Canada
- Residence of Father of Confederation William Henry Pope, circa 1850
- Dalvay-by-the-Sea Hotel National Historic Site of Canada
- Queen Anne Revival summer home, built 1896-99
- Port-la-Joye?Fort Amherst National Historic Site of Canada
- Remains of British and French forts
- Province House National Historic Site of Canada
- Neoclassical birthplace of Confederation
- Battle of the Châteauguay National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of 1813 battle in defence of Lower Canada; War of 1812
- Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of last naval battle in Seven Years' War
- Carillon Barracks National Historic Site of Canada
- Early 19th-century stone military building
- Carillon Canal National Historic Site of Canada
- Operational canal; site of two earlier canals, 1826-33
- Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site of Canada
- Wintering place of Jacques Cartier, 1535-36
- Chambly Canal National Historic Site of Canada
- Operational canal; nine locks, swing bridges
- Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site of Canada
- 18th-century transportation and defence structures
- Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site of Canada
- Remains of Canada's first industrial village
- Fort Chambly National Historic Site of Canada
- Restored and stabilized 1709 stone fort
- Fort Lennox National Historic Site of Canada
- Outstanding example of early 19th-century fortifications
- Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site of Canada
- Remains of French fur trading post
- Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site of Canada
- 4.6-km network of walls, gates and squares
- Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site of Canada
- Quarantine station for immigrants from 1832-1937
- Lachine Canal National Historic Site of Canada
- Operational canal; five locks, railway / road bridges
- Lévis Forts National Historic Site of Canada
- Part of Québec fortification system
- Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Site of Canada
- Childhood home of Louis S. St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada, 1948-57
- Louis-Joseph Papineau National Historic Site of Canada
- Stone house built in 1785, associated with Louis-Joseph Papineau
- Maillou House National Historic Site of Canada
- Fine example of 18th-century Quebec town architecture, 1736
- Manoir Papineau National Historic Site of Canada
- 19th-century manor, home of Patriot leader, Louis-Joseph Papineau
- Montmorency Park National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of bishop's palace; Parliament of Canada 1851-55
- Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada
- Early reinforced concrete lighttower at strategic location
- Québec Garrison Club National Historic Site of Canada
- Only private military club in Canada perpetuating the British colonial tradition of assembling military officers in a social environment, 1879
- Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux National Historic Site of Canada
- Integral part of Québec's defence system; the seat of colonial executive authority for over 200 years
- Saint-Ours Canal National Historic Site of Canada
- Operational canal; 1933 (and remains of 1849) lock
- Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal National Historic Site of Canada
- Operational canal; site of earlier 1843 canal
- Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site of Canada
- Double house of prominent 19th-century politician, 1830s
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier National Historic Site of Canada
- House interprets life of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada (1896-1911)
- The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site of Canada
- Stone warehouse used as depot, 1803
Saskatchewan
- Batoche National Historic Site of Canada
- Métis village; site of 1885 Battle of Batoche
- Battle of Fish Creek National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of battle between Métis and Canadian forces, 1885
- Fort Battleford National Historic Site of Canada
- North West Mounted Police headquarters, 1876
- Fort Espérance National Historic Site of Canada
- Remains of 2 North West Company fur trade posts
- Fort Livingstone National Historic Site of Canada
- Original headquarters of North West Mounted Police
- Fort Pelly National Historic Site of Canada
- Remains of Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post
- Fort Walsh National Historic Site of Canada
- Early North West Mounted Police post
- Frenchman Butte National Historic Site of Canada
- Site of 1885 battle, Cree and Canadian troops
- Motherwell Homestead National Historic Site of Canada
- Farm of William Richard Motherwell built in 1882, noted politician and scientific farmer
Yukon Territory
- Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada
- Important collection of buildings from the Klondike Gold Rush
- Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site of Canada
- Symbolizes importance of dredging operations (1899-1966) with the evolution of gold mining in the Klondike
- S.S. Keno National Historic Site of Canada
- Wooden steamboat built 1922, 140 feet x 30 feet, three decks
- S.S. Klondike National Historic Site of Canada
- 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 ? The Age of Sail Exhibit (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia).
- A commemoration of the offshore fishery of Canada's East Coast.