HERITAGE SITES
THE 15 CANADIAN
WORLD HERITAGE SITES
I
n 1972, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) established, and continues to update, a
published list of cultural and natural heritage properties around the world considered to be of outstanding universal value to
humanity. The goal is to encourage the preservation of the identified properties both at a local and international level.
Entry and service fees are charged at most national parks and national historic sites, where the revenues are kept to
support visitor services and facilities. This means, that every time you visit a park or site you are investing in its future—and in a
legacy for future generations.
For more information on World Heritage Sites visit the UNESCO website at: whc.unesco.org
BRITISH COLUMBIA
SGANG GWAAY
(ANTHONY ISLAND)
Gwaii Haanas National Park
Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/bc/
gwaiihaanas/index.aspx
ALBERTA
CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN
PARKS (ALBERTA & BRITISH
COLUMBIA)
Banff National Park of Canada
www. pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/
banff/index.aspx
Jasper National Park of Canada
www. pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/
jasper/index.aspx
Kootenay National Park of
Canada
www. pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/bc/
kootenay/index.aspx
Yoho National Park of Canada
www. pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/bc/
yoho/index.aspx
Mount Robson, Mount
Assiniboine and Hamber
Provincial Parks
(Managed by BC Parks)
www. env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks
DINOSAUR PROVINCIAL PARK
www. tpr.alberta.ca/parks/dinosaur
HEAD-SMASHED-IN
BUFFALO JUMP
www. head-smashed-in.com
WATERTON GLACIER
INTERNATIONAL PEACE PARK
(ALBERTA & MONTANA)
Waterton Lakes National
Park of Canada
www. pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/
waterton/index.aspx
Glacier National Park
(Operated by the U.S.
National Park Service)
www. nps.gov/glac
ONTARIO
RIDEAU CANAL
www. pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/
rideau/index.aspx
QUÉBEC
HISTORIC DISTRICT
OF OLD QUÉBEC
Fortifications of Québec
National Historic Site of Canada
www. pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/qc/
fortifications/index.aspx
MIGUASHA NATIONAL PARK
www. sepaq.com/pq/mig
NOVA SCOTIA
OLD TOWN LUNENBURG
www. explorelunenburg.ca
JOGGINS FOSSIL CLIFFS
www. jogginsfossilcliffs.net
NEWFOUNDLAND &
LABRADOR
GROS MORNE NATIONAL
PARK OF CANADA
www. pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/nl/
grosmorne/index.aspx
L'ANSE AUX MEADOWS
NATIONAL HISTORIC
SITE OF CANADA
www. pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/nl/
meadows/index.aspx
YUKON
KLUANE/WRANGELL-
ST. ELIAS/GLACIER BAY/
TATSHENSHINI-ALSEK
(YUKON, ALASKA &
BRITISH COLUMBIA)
Kluane National Park and
Reserve of Canada
www. pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/yt/
kluane/index.aspx
Tatshenshini-Alsek Park
(Managed by BC Parks)
www. env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/
explore/parkpgs/tatshens
Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park and Preserve
(Operated by the U.S. National
Park Service)
www. nps.gov/wrst
Glacier Bay National
Park & Preserve
(Operated by the U.S. National
Park Service)
www. nps.gov/glba
NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES
NAHANNI NATIONAL PARK
RESERVE OF CANADA
www. pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/nt/
nahanni/index.aspx
WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL
PARK OF CANADA (ALBERTA &
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES)
Wood Buffalo National Park
Visitor Centre, Fort Smith
www. pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/nt/
woodbuffalo/index.aspx
BALANCE ROCK, HAIDA GWAII • TOURISM BC/TOM RYAN
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