Tools for Advocacy

The following list includes institutions and organizations dedicated to the built environment, as well as keystone tools for understanding how heritage works, and who does what.

National – International

Association for Preservation Technologies International / L’Association pour la preservation et ses techniques international
http://www.apti.org/

Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals
http://www.cahp-acecp.ca/

Canadian Register of Historic Places / Répertoire canadien des lieux patrimoniaux
http://www.historicplaces.ca/
http://lieuxpatrimoniaux.ca

Heritage Canada The National Trust / Héritage Canada La Fiducie nationale
http://www.heritagecanada.org

ICOMOS Canada
http://canada.icomos.org/

Parks Canada – Federal heritage programs / Parcs Canada – programmes patrimoniaux
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/progs/lhn-nhs/index.aspx

Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada / Normes et lignes directrices pour la conservation des lieux patrimoniaux au Canada
http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/pages/standards-normes.aspx
http://lieuxpatrimoniaux.ca/fr/pages/standards-normes.aspx

Vernacular Architecture Forum
http://www.vernaculararchitectureforum.org/resources/advocacy.html
(VAF also provides a comprehensive list of resources focussed on the North American context.)

Provincial – Territorial

AB – Alberta Culture
http://www.culture.alberta.ca/heritage-and-museums/programs-and-services/default.aspx

BC – British Columbia’s historic places
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/topic.page?id=D6F6003B73D14A26BB68E3C824FDDB83

MN – Manitoba Historic Resources Branch
http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/

NB – New Brunswick – Heritage
http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/thc/heritage.html

NL – Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.heritagefoundation.ca/

NL –Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage / Patrimoine de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/

NL – Newfoundland and Labrador Registered Historic Structures
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/rhs/home.html

NS – Nova Scotia Heritage
http://novascotiaheritage.ca/

NS – Communities, Culture and Heritage
http://cch.novascotia.ca/

NU – Department of Culture and Heritage
http://www.cley.gov.nu.ca/en/Home.aspx

NWT – Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre – Historic and Cultural Places Program
http://www.pwnhc.ca/programs/historicplaces.asp

ON – Architectural Conservancy of Ontario
http://www.arconserv.ca/

ON – Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport – Heritage
http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/heritage/heritage.shtml

ON- Ontario Heritage Trust
http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/Home.aspx

PEI – Tourism and Culture
http://www.gov.pe.ca/tourism/index.php3?number=1004631&lang=E

QC – Association québécoise pour le patrimoine industriel
http://aqpitest2.weebly.com/

QC – Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec
http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/

QC – Corporation du patrimoine et du tourisme religieux de Québec
http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/fr/

QC – DOCOMOMO Québec
http://docomomoquebec.ca/

QC – Inventaire des lieux de culte du Québec
http://www.lieuxdeculte.qc.ca/

QC – Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec
http://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/accueil.do?methode=afficher

SK – Government of Saskatchewan – Heritage
http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/heritage

YK – Department of Tourism and Culture – Historic Sites
http://www.tc.gov.yk.ca/historicsites.html

Regional

Annapolis Royal – Annapolis Heritage Society
http://www.annapolisheritagesociety.com/

Fredericton – City of Fredericton – Heritage Preservation
http://www.fredericton.ca/en/communityculture/heritagepreservation.asp

Fredericton – Fredericton Heritage Trust
http://www.heritagefredericton.org/

Gatineau – Réseau du patrimoine gatinois
http://www.reseaupatrimoine.ca/

Gatineau – Ville de Gatineau – patrimoine
http://www.gatineau.ca/portail/default.aspx?p=histoire_cartes_statistiques/patrimoine

Montréal – Héritage Montréal
http://www.heritagemontreal.org/fr/

Montréal – Grand répertoire du patrimoine bâti de Montréal
http://patrimoine.ville.montreal.qc.ca/inventaire/index.php

Montréal – Industrial Architecture of Montreal
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/industrial/

Montréal – Histoire des écoles et du patrimoine architectural de la Commission scolaire de Montréal
http://www2.csdm.qc.ca/patrimoine/

Montréal – Inventaire du Vieux-Montréal
http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/accueil.htm

Ottawa – Heritage Ottawa
http://heritageottawa.org/

Toronto – Heritage Toronto
http://heritagetoronto.org/

Winnipeg – Winnipeg Architecture Foundation
http://www.winnipegarchitecture.ca/