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Alberta – Early stone alpine cabin used by climbers, 1922 
Banff National Park of Canada, Alberta

Nova Scotia – Commemorates famous inventor 
Baddeck, Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island – Residence of Father of Confederation William Henry Pope, circa 1850 
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Quebec – An important complex of 18th and 19th-century defence structures. 
Quebec, Quebec

Alberta – Major fur trade transportation route 
Jasper National Park of Canada , Alberta

Alberta – Early natural history museum in Rustic style, 1902-03 
Banff National Park of Canada, Alberta

Alberta – Historic ranch in Alberta foothills, 1883 
Longview, Alberta

Saskatchewan – Métis village; site of 1885 Battle of Batoche; Northwest Rebellion 
Batoche, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan – Site of battle between Métis and Canadian forces, Northwest Rebellion 1885 
Fish Creek, Saskatchewan

Quebec – Site of 1813 battle in defence of Lower Canada; War of 1812 
Allans Corners, Quebec

Quebec – Site of last naval battle in Seven Years' War 
Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec

Ontario – American invasion mission foiled, 1838 
Prescott, Ontario

Ontario – War of 1812, capture of Fort George by Americans, 1813 
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Nova Scotia – Major Acadian settlement; pivotal place in the 17th- and 18th-century North American geopolitical struggle between the British and French empires 
Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia

New Brunswick – Archaeological site associated with nineteenth-century shipbuilding in New Brunswick 
Beaubears Island, New Brunswick

Ontario – Important Italianate villa 1840's; home of Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1867-73, 1878-91) 
Kingston, Ontario

Ontario – Birthplace of Dr. Norman Bethune, a national hero to the Chinese and possibly Canada's most prominent international humanitarian 
Gravenhurst, Ontario

Ontario – Wooden blockhouse part of the defences of Fort Malden, 1839; point of attack by Canadian rebels and their American sympathizers; January 1838 
Bois Blanc Island, Ontario

New Brunswick – Acadian refugee settlement, 1756-59 
Beaubears Island, New Brunswick

Ontario – Complex represents 150 years of military history 
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Nova Scotia – Site of fishing centre, 16th- to 19th-century 
Canso, Nova Scotia

Newfoundland and Labrador – Oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland, 1836 
Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador

Quebec – Early 19th-century stone military building 
Carillon, Quebec

Quebec – Operational canal; site of two earlier canals, 1826-33 
Carillon, Quebec

New Brunswick – Fortification built to defend Saint John during War of 1812 
Saint John, New Brunswick

Quebec – Wintering place of Jacques Cartier, 1535-36 
Québec, Quebec

Newfoundland and Labrador – 17th- and 18th-century French and British fortifications 
Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador

Alberta – Hot springs, birthplace of national parks 
Banff National Park of Canada, Alberta

Quebec – Operational canal; nine locks, swing bridges 
Chambly, Quebec

British Columbia – Transportation route to Klondike gold fields 
Chilkoot, British Columbia

Quebec – 18th-century transportation and defence structures 
Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec

Saskatchewan – 1873 attack on Assiniboines by wolf hunters, North West Mounted Police restored order 
Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan

Prince Edward Island – Queen Anne Revival summer home, 1896-99 
Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada , Prince Edward Island

Yukon Territory – Important collection of buildings from the Klondike Gold Rush 
Dawson, Yukon Territory

Yukon Territory – Symbolizes importance of dredging operations (1899-1966) with the evolution of gold mining in the Klondike 
Bonanza Creek, Yukon Territory

Alberta – First commercially productive oil well in the West 
Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta

British Columbia – First permanent lighthouse on Canada's West Coast, 1859-60 
Colwood, British Columbia

Quebec – Remains of Canada's first industrial village 
Trois-Rivières, Quebec

Yukon Territory – Substantial frame judicial building, 1900-01 
Dawson, Yukon Territory

Nova Scotia – 1695-1708 fortifications 
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

Saskatchewan – North West Mounted Police headquarters, 1876 
Battleford, Saskatchewan

New Brunswick – Remnants of 1750-51 French fort; captured by British and New England troops in 1755 
Aulac, New Brunswick

Quebec – Restored and stabilized 1709 stone fort 
Chambly, Quebec

Nova Scotia – Played a role in the struggle for predominance in North America, 1750-1812; oldest blockhouse in Canada, 1750 
Windsor, Nova Scotia

Saskatchewan – Remains of 2 North West Company fur trade posts 
Rocanville, Saskatchewan

New Brunswick – Military ruins and cemetery of 1751 French fort 
Port Elgin, New Brunswick

Ontario – Reconstructed British fort from War of 1812 
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Ontario – British fort completed 1836 to defend Rideau Canal 
Kingston, Ontario

British Columbia – Early 19th-century Hudson's Bay Company post 
Langley, British Columbia

Nova Scotia – English fort, 1750-55 
Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia

Quebec – Outstanding example of early 19th-century fortifications 
Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, Quebec

Saskatchewan – Original headquarters of North West Mounted Police 
Pelly, Saskatchewan

Ontario – 19th-century border fortification; Fort Amherstburg; War of 1812 
Amherstburg, Ontario

Nova Scotia – Fort built in 1889 to defend Halifax Harbour 
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Ontario – 19th-century brick tower within star-shaped earthworks; War of 1812 
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Saskatchewan – Remains of Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post 
Pelly, Saskatchewan

British Columbia – Late 19th-century fort to defend Victoria-Esquimalt fortifications 
Colwood, British Columbia

British Columbia – Fur trade post founded by Simon Fraser, 1806; Hudson's Bay Company 
Fort St. James, British Columbia

Ontario – British military outpost on western frontier, 1796-1812; War of 1812 
St. Joseph Island, Ontario

Quebec – Remains of French fur trading post 
Ville-Marie, Quebec

Saskatchewan – Early North West Mounted Police post 
Merryflat, Saskatchewan

Ontario – Military remains of 1813-38 fortifications; War of 1812 
Prescott, Ontario

Quebec – 4.6-km network of walls, gates and squares 
Québec, Quebec

Nova Scotia – Reconstruction of 18th-century French fortress 
Louisbourg, Nova Scotia

Saskatchewan – Site of 1885 battle, Cree and Canadian troops; Northwest Rebellion 
Frenchman Butte, Saskatchewan

Alberta – Site of Cree uprising, Northwest Rebellion 1885 
Frog Lake, Alberta

Nova Scotia – Harbour fortification; contains Fort Charlotte 
Halifax, Nova Scotia

British Columbia – 18th-century Gitwangak hilltop fortification surrounding five longhouses, Tawdzep 
Kitwanga, British Columbia

Ontario – Conical stone monument, with stairway, to the Glengarry and Argyle Regiment, erected in 1840 
Cairn Island, Ontario

Quebec – A former coastal fishing village. 
Gaspé, Quebec

Nova Scotia – Commemorates Acadian settlement and expulsion 
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia – Centre of English fishery in 18th-century 
Canso, Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island – The farmhouse which was the inspiration for the setting of L.M. Montgomery's beloved novel, Anne of Green Gables. 
Cavendish, Prince Edward Island

Quebec – Quarantine station for immigrants from 1832-1937 
Grosse-Île, Quebec

British Columbia – Outstanding West Coast fish processing complex, 1894 
Richmond, British Columbia

Nova Scotia – Restored British masonry fort, 1828-56 
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Newfoundland and Labrador – Picturesque cottage, home of Captain Bob Bartlett from 1875-1946 
Brigus, Newfoundland and Labrador

Ontario – Last of World War II tribal class destroyers 
Hamilton, Ontario

Newfoundland and Labrador – Symbol of interaction between Labrador Inuit and Moravian Missionaires; representative of Moravian Mission architecture in Labrador 
Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador

Alberta – First crossed by David Thompson in 1807 
Banff National Park of Canada, Alberta

Ontario – Important 1816 Regency cottage with fur trade associations 
Cornwall, Ontario

Alberta – Archaeological remains of 1829 fur trade post, Hudson's Bay Company 
Jasper National Park of Canada , Alberta

Alberta – Picturesque fieldstone park building of Rustic design, 1913-14 
Jasper National Park of Canada , Alberta

Nova Scotia – Important Mi'kmaq cultural landscape 
Kejimkujik National Park of Canada , Nova Scotia

British Columbia – Traversed by Palliser expedition, 1857-60; adopted by Canadian Pacific Railway as their new route through the Rockies, 1881 
Yoho National Park, British Columbia

Ontario – Protection for the Royal Naval Dockyard and the entrance to the Rideau Canal; War of 1812 
Kingston, Ontario

British Columbia – Site of North West Company post, 1807-12 
Invermere, British Columbia

Prince Edward Island – Intimately associated with Lucy Maud Montgomery's formative years and early productive career 
Cavendish, Prince Edward Island

New Brunswick – Site may represent 18th-century Acadian construction 
Aulac, New Brunswick

Quebec – Operational canal; five locks, railway / road bridges 
Montréal, Quebec

Newfoundland and Labrador – Only authenticated Viking settlement in North America 
St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador

Ontario – Second Empire home, built in 1878, of two prime ministers of Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King 
Ottawa, Ontario

Quebec – Part of Québec fortification system 
Lévis, Quebec

Manitoba – Aboriginal burial mounds from 1000-1200 AD 
Melita, Manitoba

Quebec – Childhood home of Louis S. St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada, 1948-57 
Compton, Quebec

Quebec – Stone house built in 1785, associated with Louis-Joseph Papineau 
Montréal, Quebec

Manitoba – Major centre in 19th-century fur trade, Hudson's Bay Company 
Selkirk, Manitoba

Quebec – Fine example of 18th-century Quebec town architecture, 1736 
Québec, Quebec

Quebec – 19th-century manor, home of Patriot leader, Louis-Joseph Papineau 
Montebello, Quebec

Nova Scotia – Site of first wireless station in Canada 
Table Head, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia – Pre-expulsion Acadian farm community, 1664-1755 
Lower Granville, Nova Scotia

Ontario – Part of lock system of Rideau Canal, 1832-33 
Merrickville, Ontario

Ontario – Site of first lighthouse on great lakes, 1804 
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Ontario – Largest and best preserved wooden fish weirs known in eastern North America, in use from about 3300 B.C. 
Atherley, Ontario

Quebec – Site of bishop's palace; Parliament of Canada 1851-55 
Québec, Quebec

New Brunswick – Multi-function building, symbol of Acadian cultural revival 
Memramcook, New Brunswick

Saskatchewan – Farm of William Richard Motherwell built in 1882, noted politician and scientific farmer 
Abernethy, Saskatchewan

Ontario – Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortification 
Kingston, Ontario

British Columbia – Remains of Haïda longhouses and totem poles 
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve of Canada , British Columbia

Ontario – Archaeological remains related to ship building 
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Yukon Territory – Served as the North West Mounted Police married quarters; 1889-1905 
Dawson, Yukon Territory

Quebec – An interpretation of the historic role of the port at Québec. 
Quebec, Quebec

Ontario – World's highest hydraulic lift lock, 1896-1904 
Peterborough, Ontario

Ontario – Imperial tower and lightkeeper's house, 1859 
Amberly, Point Clark, Ontario

Quebec – Early reinforced concrete lighttower at strategic location 
Pointe-au-Père, Quebec

Newfoundland and Labrador – Pre-contact burial and habitation sites 
Port au Choix, Newfoundland and Labrador

Prince Edward Island – Remains of British and French forts 
Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia – Reconstruction of 1605 French settlement 
Port Royal, Nova Scotia

Manitoba – 18th-century stone fur trade fort; Hudson Bay Company 
Churchill, Manitoba

Nova Scotia – Late 18th-century stone defence tower, 1796-99 
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island – Neoclassical birthplace of Confederation 
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Quebec – Only private military club in Canada perpetuating the British colonial tradition of assembling military officers in a social environment, 1879 
Québec, Quebec

Ontario – Site of 1812 Battle of Queenston Heights; includes Brock Monument; War of 1812 
Queenston, Ontario

Newfoundland and Labrador – 16th-century Basque whaling industry complex 
Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Ontario – Operational canal; 202 km route, forty-six locks 
Ottawa / Kingston, Ontario

Manitoba – Three rustic buildings built under depression relief programs 
Riding Mountain National Park of Canada , Manitoba

Manitoba – Family home of Métis leader Louis Riel 
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Alberta – Rival Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company posts 
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta

British Columbia – Canadian Pacific Railway route through Selkirk Mountains 
Glacier National Park of Canada , British Columbia

Nova Scotia – Role in the 1745 and 1758 sieges of Louisbourg 
Louisbourg, Nova Scotia

Newfoundland and Labrador – East Coast fishing industry complex 
Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador

Yukon Territory – Wooden steamboat built 1922, 140 feet x 30 feet, three decks 
Dawson, Yukon Territory

Yukon Territory – Largest and last Yukon commercial steamboat 
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

New Brunswick – Saint Croix Island is the site of Pierre Dugua's first attempt at settlement in North America, which led to the establishment of the permanent colonies of Acadie and New France. 
New Brunswick

Quebec – Operational canal; site of earlier 1843 canal 
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec

Quebec – Integral part of Québec's defence system; the seat of colonial executive authority for over 200 years 
Québec, Quebec

Ontario – Site of Huron village destroyed by Iroquois in 1649 
Victoria Harbour, Ontario

Quebec – Operational canal; 1933 (and remains of 1849) lock 
Saint-Ours, Quebec

Ontario – First electrically-powered lock, 1888-94 
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Nova Scotia – Site of Sir William Alexander's settlement, 1629-31 
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

Ontario – Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortifications 
Kingston, Ontario

Newfoundland and Labrador – Commemorates defence of St. John's; includes the Cabot Tower 
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Quebec – Double house of prominent 19th-century politician, 1830s 
Montréal, Quebec

Ontario – House of famous Loyalist, 1780s 
Williamstown, Ontario

Quebec – House interprets life of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada (1896-1911) 
Laurentides, Quebec

Alberta – Ski lodge in rustic vernacular, 1930-31 
Banff National Park of Canada, Alberta

Ontario – Rare and well-preserved example of an Aboriginal fortified village completely surrounded by earthworks; Attiwandaronk Indian village, circa 1500 AD 
Iona, Ontario

New Brunswick – Restored wooden blockhouse from War of 1812 
Saint Andrews, New Brunswick

Manitoba – Example of mid 19th-century Red River architecture, 1852-1854 
St. Andrews, Manitoba

Nova Scotia – French trading post and fort, 1650-1758 
St. Peter's, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia – Operational canal; structures dating from 19th-century 
St. Peter's, Nova Scotia

British Columbia – Outstanding large urban park, 1890s 
Vancouver, British Columbia

Alberta – Remains of high altitude geophysical laboratory 
Banff National Park of Canada, Alberta

Nova Scotia – A commemoration of the offshore fishery of Canada's East Coast. 
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Manitoba – Historic meeting place, junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers 
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Quebec – Stone warehouse used as depot, 1803; North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company 
Lachine, Quebec

Ontario – Operational canal; 386 km route, forty-five locks 
Trenton / Port Severn, Ontario

British Columbia – Early rustic tea house in Yoho National Park, 1923-24 
Yoho National Park, British Columbia

Nova Scotia – Successful landing led to capture of Louisbourg, 1758 
Kennington Cove, Nova Scotia

Ontario – Boyhood home of William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1921-26, 1926-30, 1936-48) 
Kitchener, Ontario

Alberta – Transportation route through Rocky Mountains 
Jasper National Park of Canada , Alberta

Manitoba – Hudson's Bay Company's principal fur trade depot from 1684-1870's 
York Factory, Manitoba

Nova Scotia – Major seaward defences of Halifax Harbour from the American Revolutionary War until World War II 
Halifax, Nova Scotia