Eligible national historic sites are those that are owned, or leased from eligible owners, by non-profit organizations, not-for-profit aboriginal organizations and other levels of government. An applicant representing properties located within a historic district which is a national historic site can only submit one funding application. Ineligible applicants include those representing or applying on behalf of individuals, the federal government (i.e. federal departments and/or agencies), federally-owned national historic sites, or for-profit organizations (including condominium corporations, private residences, etc.); and
those representing historic places that are not designated as national historic sites.

Eligible projects include those intended to develop technical and planning documents agreed by Parks Canada as necessary to ensure the site’s commemorative integrity, and conservation projects to preserve, rehabilitate and/or restore components of a national historic site, in order to ensure its commemorative integrity. Conservation projects may also include the development and implementation of presentation projects that focus on communicating to the public the reasons for designation as a national historic site. A recipient can be eligible to receive a maximum of $100,000 annually depending on the extent of conservation work and specific terms and conditions of a signed contribution agreement.


Criteria for Parks Canada’s National Historic Sites Cost-Sharing Program

Parks Canada assesses applications according to the following established criteria:

1. Demonstrated level of threat to the commemorative integrity of the national historic site and proposed mitigation strategy or measures;

2. Demonstrated adherence to the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada (second edition) and Parks Canada’s Cultural Resource Management Policy;

3. Demonstrated need for program funds, including evidence that the project could not proceed effectively without funding from the Program;

4. Level of financial risk associated with the project, including the financial stability/viability of the applicant, the financial management capacity of the organization, and the amount of secured matching funding in place; and

5. Demonstrated capacity to carry out and complete the proposed activities, in terms of technical expertise, skill sets and prior experience, within a given fiscal year.

Parks Canada assesses proposals relative to other proposals received. In addition, Parks Canada reserves the right to consider geographic balance, project diversity and other Agency priorities in funding decisions.

Additional information and applications forms are available at www.pc.gc.ca/eng/progs/lhn-nhs/ppf-csp/index.aspx.

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