National Historic Site of Canada

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cultural heritage site category heritage designation

A National Historic Site of Canada is a place officially recognized by the federal government for its outstanding national significance in illustrating or commemorating the country’s history.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
National Historic Sites in Ontario 2
Canadian national historic sites network 1
National Historic Event of Canada 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site category ⓘ
heritage designation ⓘ
administeredBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ
surface form: Government of Canada
appliesTo archaeological sites ⓘ
buildings ⓘ
cultural landscapes ⓘ
historic districts ⓘ
landscapes ⓘ
places ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
criterion commemoration of Canadian history ⓘ
illustration of Canadian history ⓘ
outstanding national significance ⓘ
designatedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ
surface form: Government of Canada

Minister responsible for Parks Canada ⓘ
distinctFrom National Marine Conservation Area of Canada ⓘ
National Park of Canada ⓘ
evaluatedBy Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada ⓘ
governedBy Historic Sites Act of 1935 ⓘ
surface form: Historic Sites and Monuments Act
hasConservationGoal maintenance of historical integrity ⓘ
presentation of historical values to the public ⓘ
preservation of cultural resources ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ
surface form: federal government of Canada
hasManagementTool commemorative integrity statement ⓘ
management plan ⓘ
hasPlaque bronze commemorative plaque ⓘ
hasProtectionLevel commemorative integrity standard ⓘ
languageOfPlaques English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatus official federal designation ⓘ
managedBy Parks Canada ⓘ
mayBeOwnedBy federal government ⓘ
municipal government ⓘ
non-profit organization ⓘ
private owner ⓘ
provincial government ⓘ
partOf Canadian heritage designation system ⓘ
Canadian national historic sites system ⓘ
purpose commemoration of Canadian history ⓘ
protection of nationally significant historic places ⓘ
public education about Canadian heritage ⓘ
recognizedBy Parks Canada ⓘ
surface form: Parks Canada Agency Act framework

Parliament of Canada ⓘ
relatedDesignation National Historic Site of Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Historic Event of Canada

National Historic Person of Canada ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
symbol beaver emblem of Parks Canada ⓘ
typicalActivity cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage interpretation ⓘ
historical research ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Butchart Gardens → category → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Sites of Canada in British Columbia
National Arts Centre → category → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Site of Canada (building and site)
Union station → category → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
subject surface form: Union Station (Toronto)
this entity surface form: National Historic Sites in Ontario
Fort Henry → designation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Massey Hall → hasCategory → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Sites in Ontario
Niagara-on-the-Lake → hasHeritageStatus → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
subject surface form: Banting House National Historic Site
Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Bethune Memorial House, Gravenhurst → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Butchart Gardens → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Canadian Museum of Nature → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Cardston, Alberta, Canada → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
subject surface form: Cardston Alberta Temple
Chinatown → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
subject surface form: Chinatown (Vancouver)
Chinatown, Victoria → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Château Frontenac → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Citadelle of Quebec → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Craigdarroch Castle → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Exchange District → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Fort York → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Gastown → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Maple Leaf Gardens → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Massey Hall → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Montreal City Hall → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Notre-Dame Basilica → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Old City Hall (Toronto) → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Parliament Building of Quebec → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Plains of Abraham → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Quebec City Hall → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Rideau Canal → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Royal Roads University → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Site of Canada (Hatley Park)
Sault Ste. Marie Canal → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
St. Lawrence Hall → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Supreme Court of Canada Building → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Union station → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
subject surface form: Union Station (Toronto)
Union Station, Toronto → heritageDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Parliament Hill → heritageStatus → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Rideau Hall → heritageStatus → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Stanley Park, Vancouver → heritageStatus → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
subject surface form: Stanley Park
University College → heritageStatus → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
subject surface form: University College, University of Toronto
Banting House National Historic Site in London, Ontario → partOf → National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
subject surface form: Banting House National Historic Site
this entity surface form: Canadian national historic sites network
National Historic Site of Canada → relatedDesignation → National Historic Site of Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Event of Canada