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- Nahanni National Park. 1978. Northwest Territories. Includes 4,700 km2 of undisturbed natural area with remarkable geological features.
- L’Anse aux Meadows. 1978. Newfoundland and Labrador. This Viking settlement is considered evidence of the first Europeans in Canada.
- Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek. 1979. Yukon Territory, British Columbia. The largest non-polar ice field in the world.
- Dinosaur Provincial Park. 1979. Alberta. Park holds some of the most important dinosaur fossils dating from 75–77 million years ago.
As of 1st August 2019, the World Heritage List includes 1121 World Heritage sites. These include 869 cultural, 213 natural and 39 mixed properties in 167 State Parties. By ratifying the Convention, Canada has pledged to care for its World Heritage sites and to avoid deliberate measures that could damage World Heritage sites in other countries.
Canada accepted the convention on 23 July 1976. [ 3 ] There are 22 World Heritage Sites in Canada, with a further 10 on the tentative list. [ 3 ] The first two sites in Canada added to the list were L'Anse aux Meadows and Nahanni National Park Reserve, both at the Second Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Washington, D.C., in 1978 ...
The map below indicates the location of World Heritage Sites in Canada. Click on individual points to learn a site’s name, the year it was designated, and what the site includes. World Heritage Sites are created by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). There are 22 World Heritage Sites in Canada.
HISTORY: Step into Canada’s first – and North America’s largest – mixed UNESCO World Heritage Site, a 29,040 km2 protected area encompassing both natural beauty and Indigenous culture. Pimachiowin Aki, “The Land That Gives Life,” forms part of the ancestral home of the Anishinaabeg, and is recognized as being an exceptional example of the cultural tradition of Ji-ganawendamang ...
Globally, UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites include places such as the Egyptian Pyramids, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and the Great Wall of China. There are 18 World Heritage sites located in Canada and there are another six sites on Canada’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites. On behalf of Canada, Parks Canada is responsible for the ...
UNESCO World Heritage Centre. World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and ...
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