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Fugitive Slave Movement National Historic Event (NHE) Windsor, Ontario This designation has been identified for review
Meetings of Parliament National Historic Event (NHE) Ottawa, Ontario National museum building was seat of parliament, 1916-19
First Military Test Flights National Historic Event (NHE) Petawawa, Ontario Military demonstration of aircraft flight in 1909
Red Fife Wheat National Historic Event (NHE) Keene, Ontario Early maturing, high quality spring wheat discovered in 1842
First Banding of a Bird National Historic Event (NHE) Toronto, Ontario First banding of a wild bird, led to increased knowledge of migrations
Ice Boat Service National Historic Event (NHE) Cape Traverse, Prince Edward Island Winter mail service across Northumberland Strait, 1827-1917
Survey of the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence National Historic Event (NHE) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Captain Henry W. Bayfield produced first accurate charts, 1827-56
Food and Agriculture Organization National Historic Event (NHE) Québec, Quebec First of the new United Nations agencies, established in 1945
Transportation in the Yukon National Historic Event (NHE) Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Paddle-wheeler, railway and air travel networks
Frog Portage National Historic Event (NHE) Churchill River, Saskatchewan Important fur trade link between Saskatchewan and Churchill rivers
Temiscouata Portage National Historic Event (NHE) Cabano, Quebec Longest portage of inland route from Acadia to Québec
Marquis de Malauze (vessel) National Historic Event (NHE) Ristigouche, Quebec French ship scuttled in the Battle of Restigouche, 1760
Fifth Thule Expedition National Historic Event (NHE) Danish Island, Nunavut Danish expedition, 1921-24, identified Thule culture of 900-1450 AD
Whaling Industry in Eastern Arctic National Historic Event (NHE) Baffin, Unorganized, Nunavut Provided whale oil and baleen to the European and American markets, 1820-1910; first brought many Inuit into regular contact with whites
Great Lakes Fisheries National Historic Event (NHE) Port Dover, Ontario Important 19th-century industry
White Pass & Yukon Route Railway National Historic Event (NHE) Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Skagway, Alaska to Whitehorse, completed Yukon rail access to West Coast
Postal Service in Nova Scotia National Historic Event (NHE) Halifax, Nova Scotia Monthly packet ship service between Halifax and New York begun in 1755
Post War Immigration National Historic Event (NHE) Halifax, Nova Scotia Following World War II, reception facilities at Pier 21 in Halifax received about 1.5 million immigrants from Europe
War Brides National Historic Event (NHE) Halifax, Nova Scotia Contributions of the some 48,000 war brides who came to Canada as a direct result of Canadian participation in World War II
Canadians and the Normandy Landing National Historic Event (NHE) Bernières-sur-Mer, Successful capture of Juno Beach by Canadian sailors, soldiers and airmen during World War II
Battle of the Atlantic National Historic Event (NHE) Halifax, Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Navy, the Merchant Marine and the Royal Canadian Air Force were all essential to keeping open the supply lines to Britain during World War II
Breaching of the Gothic Line National Historic Event (NHE) Rimini, Most significant Canadian military achievement in the Italian campaign during World War II
Canadian Landing in Sicily National Historic Event (NHE) Pachino, Sicily, Represents Canadians' contribution to the beginning of the liberation of Europe during World War II
Shipbuilding at the Burrard Dry Dock Company National Historic Event (NHE) North Vancouver, British Columbia Outstanding among Canadian shipbuilding companies for its role in the development of shipbuilding on the West Coast
Canadian Raid on Dieppe National Historic Event (NHE) Dieppe, Operations on the coasts of German-occupied Europe during World War II
Survey of Prince Edward Island National Historic Event (NHE) Holland Cove, Prince Edward Island Survey of Prince Edward Island and coastal waters by Captain S. Holland, 1764-66
Establishment of the Halifax Zoological Garden National Historic Event (NHE) Halifax, Nova Scotia First zoo in America north of Mexico, established by Andrew Downs, 1847
Atlantic Charter National Historic Event (NHE) Placentia-Ship Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador Basis for United Nations Charter, issued in 1941
Landing of the Trans-Atlantic Submarine Cable National Historic Event (NHE) Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador Landmark engineering event in the history of nineteenth-century global telecommunications
Canadians in the Korean War National Historic Event (NHE) Gapyong-Gun, Contributed to the reestablishment of international peace and national security in the region
Shipbuilding in New Brunswick National Historic Event (NHE) St. Martins, New Brunswick Shipbuilding centre of importance in terms of the numbers of vessels built
Prince Edward Island Land Question National Historic Event (NHE) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Disputes between landholders and tenants - strikes, riots, arson (1767-1866)
Norwegian Training in Canada during the Second World War National Historic Event (NHE) Gravenhurst, Ontario Illustrates the importance of the Alliance of free nations with armed forces from occupied Europe against the Axis
Role of the Canadian Merchant Navy during the Second World War National Historic Event (NHE) Halifax, Nova Scotia Contributed to the final outcome of World War II by transporting materiel and military personnel throughout the world
Nineteenth Century Shipbuilding at Quebec National Historic Event (NHE) Québec, Quebec 25 shipyards in Québec built some 50 ships per year in mid 19th-century
Good Shepherd Sisters of Québec National Historic Event (NHE) Québec, Quebec Pioneers among those who have worked with marginalized women, they engaged in charitable works that have endured for more than 150 years
The Development of Whitney Pier National Historic Event (NHE) Sydney, Nova Scotia It was the most distinctively multi-ethnic district in the Maritimes in the 20th century.
General Mining Association National Historic Event (NHE) Stellarton, Nova Scotia Major 19th century coal producer in British North America
Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion National Historic Event (NHE) Toronto, Ontario Volunteer force formed to oppose Fascists in Spanish Civil War, 1937-39
Maple Products National Historic Event (NHE) Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec World's leading producer and exporter of maple products since the early twentieth century; symbol of the end of the Canadian winter
Mi'kmaq on Malpeque Bay National Historic Event (NHE) Lennox Island, Prince Edward Island Traditional hunting, fishing and gathering for the Mi'kmaq
Noble and Wolf v. Alley National Historic Event (NHE) London, Ontario A prominent step in the legal struggle against discrimination and for human rights in the mid-20th century
The Enslavement of African People in Canada (c.1629–1834) National Historic Event (NHE) Halifax, Nova Scotia Acknowledges the participation of Canada in the enslavement of Africans and its long-term negative repercussions
Pioneer Fox Farming National Historic Event (NHE) Alberton, Prince Edward Island Techniques and industry developed between 1880 and 1910
Siege of Quebec, 1759 National Historic Event (NHE) Québec, Quebec This campaign led to the creation of both British North America/Canada and the United States of America
St. John's Regatta National Historic Event (NHE) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada's oldest organized sporting event, held since 1826
Shore Crew of Newfoundland and Labrador National Historic Event (NHE) Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador Represents the centrality of women in the Newfoundland household-based inshore and Labrador fisheries in all stages of the fish curing in many outport
Forest Industry in the Ottawa Valley National Historic Event (NHE) Ottawa, Ontario For more than a century the Ottawa Valley was one of the most important regions in Canada producing forest products; 1806-1850's
Founding of the École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal National Historic Event (NHE) Montréal, Quebec Contributed to French Canadians' rise to a position of strength in the Canadian economy
Fraser Canyon Transportation Corridor National Historic Event (NHE) Spuzzum, British Columbia Main route inland during gold rush of 1857-66
Founding of the Saint John Labourers' Benevolent Association National Historic Event (NHE) Saint John, New Brunswick One of the oldest unions in Canada, played a pioneering role in the Canadian labour movement in the 19th century.
David Thompson on the Columbia River National Historic Event (NHE) Castlegar, British Columbia Role in establishing inland trading posts built between 1807 and 1812
Fishing Industry on the West Coast National Historic Event (NHE) Richmond, British Columbia Commercial fishing began in the 1830s, salted salmon for the Hudson's Bay Company
Kootenay Mining Region National Historic Event (NHE) Rossland, British Columbia Major mining and refining region
Craig's Road National Historic Event (NHE) Richmond, Quebec Direct route from Quebec to New England, built in 1810
Battleford-Swift Current Trail National Historic Event (NHE) Swift Current, Saskatchewan Used by Canadian militia to reach Battleford, 1885
Arrival of the Selkirk Settlers National Historic Event (NHE) Winnipeg, Manitoba Establishement of the first British settlement west of the Great Lakes
New Brunswick Forest Products Industry National Historic Event (NHE) Edmunston, New Brunswick Associated with shipbuilding in the 19th-century, then the pulp and paper industry in the 20th century
Meshikamau-shipu Travel Route National Historic Event (NHE) Upatshuan, Newfoundland and Labrador A travel route dating back 3, 500 years that is representative of the way of life, culture, and experiences of the Innu from across Nitassinan.
St. Laurent Class of Canadian Warship National Historic Event (NHE) Bridgewater, Nova Scotia First major vessels to be completely Canadian in concept and design
Career of the Marco Polo (vessel) National Historic Event (NHE) Saint John, New Brunswick World-famous clipper ship, built in 1851 in Saint John, wrecked in 1883
Oil and Gas Extraction National Historic Event (NHE) Leduc, Alberta Leduc was major Alberta oil field in 1947-53, replaced Turner Valley
Establishment of the Beaver Lake / Mundare Ukrainian Catholic Mission National Historic Event (NHE) Mundare, Alberta 1902 mission marked the permanent establishment of the Eastern rite Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada; founded by Order of St. Basil the Great and the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculata
Montréal Dressmakers' Strike of 1937 National Historic Event (NHE) Montréal, Quebec Proved to be a crucial moment in the evolution of the working relationships between management and labour in the clothing industry
Fédération nationale Saint-Jean-Baptiste National Historic Event (NHE) Montréal, Quebec Marked the beginning of a structured French-Canadian feminist movement
National Hockey League National Historic Event (NHE) Montréal, Quebec Established in 1917 as an all-Canadian men’s professional hockey league, it was by the 1930s the dominant hockey league in North America
National Farm Radio Forum National Historic Event (NHE) Toronto, Ontario Exploited the power of radio technology to pioneer interactive distance education
Founding of the Canadian Naval Service National Historic Event (NHE) Victoria (BC) and Halifax (NS), N/A First naval service established by the government of Canada and is the foundation of the current naval arm of Canada’s unified armed forces
Contribution of German Troops to the Defence of Canada during the American War of Independence (1776-1783) National Historic Event (NHE) Québec, Quebec From their arrival in the colony in 1776, German auxiliary troops played a significant role in military operations aimed at preserving the integrity of Canadian territory threatened by the American War of Independence.
First Patent in Canada National Historic Event (NHE) Québec, Quebec Issued in 1824 by the Province of Lower Canada, for a washing and fulling machine design
Hydro-Electric Power Development in Canada National Historic Event (NHE) n/a, N/A Major source of energy for industrial and domestic use
Club de hockey Canadien National Historic Event (NHE) Montréal, Quebec Ingrained in Canada's cultural fabric, many French Canadians invested its triumphs and tribulations with symbolic significance
Charlottetown and Québec Conferences of 1864 National Historic Event (NHE) Charlottetown and Québec, Quebec Two conferences held during the fall of 1864 were fundamental to the creation of the Dominion of Canada
The Nova Scotia Coal Strikes of 1922 to 1925 National Historic Event (NHE) Glace Bay, Nova Scotia The success of the miners in "standing the gaff" encouraged pride and a distinctive sense of identity in Cape Breton.
Group of Seven National Historic Event (NHE) Kleinburg, Ontario First exhibited in 1920, Canadian landscape painters
Moravian Missions and the Inuit in Labrador National Historic Event (NHE) TBD, Newfoundland and Labrador Engaged in a remarkably constructive integration of Moravian and Inuit life and culture
New Westminster National Historic Event (NHE) New Westminster, British Columbia Capital of the colony of British Columbia from 1859-68
Northwest Territories and Yukon Radio System National Historic Event (NHE) Dawson, Yukon Territory Pioneer in radio communications over land as well as in the extreme conditions of the North
Old Town Victoria National Historic Event (NHE) Victoria, British Columbia Commercial district of western Canada's principal port until 1900
Origins of Coal Industry in Alberta National Historic Event (NHE) Lethbridge, Alberta Role of Alberta coal industry, began in 1874
Japanese Experience in Alberta National Historic Event (NHE) Raymond, Alberta Continuous witness to the migration and settlement of the Japanese in Canada from their arrival through their forced relocation and the post-war reconstruction of their community and culture
Cunningham v. Tomey Homma National Historic Event (NHE) n/a, British Columbia Provided pre-Charter human rights activists with a compelling illustration of the need for measures that would protect the civil and human rights of individual Canadians
Canadian Woman's Christian Temperance Union National Historic Event (NHE) TBD, N/A Largest non-denominational Canadian women's organization in the late 19th-century
Assiniboine Park and Zoo National Historic Event (NHE) Winnipeg, Manitoba Established in 1904 as part of the Winnipeg’s park planning policy, it's a rare surviving example of a combined park and zoo that remains a thriving and dynamic urban park. The park’s zoo is the oldest remaining zoo in Canada.
Toronto Maple Leafs National Historic Event (NHE) Toronto, Ontario The establishment of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team
Postal Service National Historic Event (NHE) Montréal, Quebec First courier service from Montréal to Québec in 1693, regular service in 1763
Brant's Ford National Historic Event (NHE) Brantford, Ontario Used frequently by Mohawk leader Chief Joseph Brant (Thayendanega) to cross the Grand River; from whom the city of Brantford received its name
First Electric Telegraph National Historic Event (NHE) Toronto, Ontario Line from Toronto to Queenston carried first message in 1846
Construction of Hudson Bay Railway National Historic Event (NHE) The Pas, Manitoba Major political and railway engineering achievement in North America
Abenaki Migrations to New France (1675-1748) National Historic Event (NHE) Odanak and Wôlinak, Quebec Helped preserve the Abenaki identity and culture in places where they settled and were able to assert themselves as Abenaki
Refugees of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution National Historic Event (NHE) Toronto, Ontario With the support of its population, Canada admitted, as immigrants, more than 37,500 Hungarian refugees during this international crisis
Quebec Ship Labourers' Benevolent Society National Historic Event (NHE) Québec, Quebec One of the first examples of cooperation between different cultural groups to defend workers' rights and interests in a union context
Canadian Pacific Railway's Trans-Canada Limited (1919-1931) National Historic Event (NHE) Cranbook, British Columbia The Trans-Canada Limited represented the height of railway technology and luxury during the golden age of railways
First Printing Press in North America National Historic Event (NHE) Halifax, Nova Scotia First newspaper in British North America, begun in 1752
Establishment of the Polymer Corporation National Historic Event (NHE) Sarnia, Ontario Alowed Canada to gain a significant foothold in the important field of organic and polymer chemistry
Design and Construction of the Victoria Tubular Bridge National Historic Event (NHE) Saint-Lambert, Quebec Engineering achievement in construction of world's then largest bridge, introduction of steam-powered construction equipment
Caisse Populaire (Mouvement Desjardins) National Historic Event (NHE) Lévis, Quebec Cooperative financial institution - began in Lévis, Québec in 1901
Dispersal of Huron-Wendat from Huronia National Historic Event (NHE) Wendake, Quebec Dispersal circa 1650 and their ultimate settlement in Old Wendake in 1697
Founding of the Bois-Francs by Charles Héon National Historic Event (NHE) Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Quebec Pioneer settlement founded in 1825, south west of Québec
Thule Migration National Historic Event (NHE) TBD, N/A Ancestors of modern Inuit spread from Alaska circa 1000 - 1300 AD