Review of commemorative plaque texts and national historic designations
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- Telling complex stories from Canada’s past
- Expanding perspectives
- Reviewing existing designations
- Learn more about the review process
- National historic designations under review
- Request a review
For over one hundred years, Parks Canada has been working with the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (the Board) to identify and share defining moments of history in Canada. More than 2,200 persons, places and events have been recognized as national historic designations for their role in shaping the country.
Telling complex stories from Canada’s past
Canadians value learning about the country’s past, in all its richness and complexity. This history includes fascinating stories of greatness, valour, exploration, and innovation, but also stories that are challenging, uncomfortable and, in some cases, tragic. National historic designations reflect this diverse range of subjects.
Perspectives and interpretations of history in Canada have changed a lot over the last century. Some designations and their commemorative bronze plaques include dated, inaccurate, or insensitive content that does not reflect what is known or important to say about the country's history today.
Expanding perspectives
Over the years, the Board and Parks Canada have undertaken reviews of Canada's national historic designations. By revisiting these designations with new evidence, broader sources, and incorporating a wider range of perspectives, we can develop a deeper understanding of the place we now call Canada.
When considering contested or controversial designations, it is important not to erase history. Instead, it is the responsibility of Parks Canada and the Board to add to history by bringing previously ignored or underrepresented stories to light. This important work is grounded in research, aimed at ensuring that our interpretation of the past is rigorous and well-informed.
Reviewing existing designations
Parks Canada’s Framework for History and Commemoration (2019) outlines the approach for the careful review of existing national historic designations and their plaque texts. The review focuses on incorporating new knowledge and expanded perspectives to ensure that national historic designations reflect the broad spectrum of history in Canada. This includes the histories, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous peoples.
Designations are reviewed for the following reasons:
- colonial assumptions: designations related to colonial and religious leaders and their actions, and to settlement and nation building that were written from an overly European perspective
- terminology: designations that include outdated or offensive terms or word choices
- absence: designations that have an absence of a significant layer of history, most frequently associated with the exclusion of Indigenous peoples
- controversial beliefs and behaviours: designations, in particular persons, who are now associated with views, actions, and activities condemned by today's society
- new research: designations that need to be updated to reflect new information, new sources, or recent scholarship
Learn more about the review process
When a national historic designation has been identified for review, a Parks Canada historian researches the designation to determine whether its reason for designation or plaque text need to be updated. Members of the public knowledgeable about the subject are engaged. This may include the person who requested the review, an implicated community (including First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples), subject-matter experts, and/or local stakeholders or community members. A research report is then presented to the Board for their consideration.
The Board may recommend to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada:
- new or modified reasons for designation
- to maintain the existing reasons
- that there is insufficient historical knowledge or another issue that makes it impossible to provide a recommendation at this time
The Board also provides a recommendation on the form of commemoration for a designation. This includes whether the designation should be commemorated with a plaque or through some other form of commemoration.
National historic designations under review
Parks Canada maintains a list of national historic designations that are prioritized for review. This list is updated twice annually. As new public requests come in, the list of designations identified for review is expected to grow. As reviews are completed, a link will be added to show the results of a review. Reviewing older designations is an integral part of the work of the Board.
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Designation name | Designation type | Province or territory | Year of designation | Reason(s) for review | Status of review |
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Skoki Ski Lodge National Historic Site | National historic site | Alberta | 1992 | Error identified | Complete |
James Isbister National Historic Person | National historic person | Saskatchewan | 1997 | Error identified | Complete |
Frog Lake National Historic Site | National historic site | Alberta | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Treaty Nº 7 Signing Site National Historic Site | National historic site | Alberta | 1925 | Colonial assumptions | Pending |
Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site | National historic site | Alberta | 1926 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Alberta Field Force National Historic Event | National historic event | Alberta | 1929 | Colonial assumptions | In progress |
Reverend George Millward McDougall National Historic Person | National historic person | Alberta | 1932 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Sisters of Providence National Historic Event | National historic event | Quebec | 1988 | Colonial assumptions | Complete |
Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary National Historic Event | National historic event | Quebec | 1988 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Complete |
The Peacemakers National Historic Person | National historic person | Alberta | 1932 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Albert O. M. I. Lacombe National Historic Person | National historic person | Alberta | 1932 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Louise McKinney National Historic Person | National historic person | Alberta | 1939 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours | In progress |
Preservation of the Plains Bison National Historic Event | National historic event | Alberta | 1943 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Frank Oliver National Historic Person | National historic person | Alberta | 1947 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours; Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Complete |
Anthony Henday National Historic Person | National historic person | Alberta | 1953 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Sheridan Lawrence National Historic Person | National historic person | Alberta | 1954 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
John Rowand National Historic Person | National historic person | Alberta | 1954 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Emily Ferguson 'Janey Canuck' Murphy National Historic Person | National historic person | Alberta | 1958 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours | In progress |
Henrietta Muir Edwards National Historic Person | National historic person | Alberta | 1962 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours | In progress |
Fort Whoop-Up National Historic Site | National historic site | Alberta | 1963 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Rundle's Mission National Historic Site | National historic site | Alberta | 1963 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Indian Battle of 1870 National Historic Event | National historic event | Alberta | 1966 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Mary Irene Parlby National Historic Person | National historic person | Alberta | 1966 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours | In progress |
Crowsnest Pass National Historic Event | National historic event | Alberta | 1971 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Alexander (The Younger) Henry National Historic Person | National historic person | Alberta | 1973 | Colonial assumptions; terminology |
Pending |
Cave and Basin National Historic Site | National historic site | Alberta | 1981 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Bar U Ranch National Historic Site | National historic site | Alberta | 1989 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Notre Dame des Victoires / Lac La Biche Mission National Historic Site | National historic site | Alberta | 1989 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Fort Langley National Historic Site | National historic site | British Columbia | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Explorations of Sir Alexander MacKenzie National Historic Event | National historic event | British Columbia | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
First Crossing of North America National Historic Site | National historic site | British Columbia | 1924 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Exploration of the Strait of Juan de Fuca National Historic Event | National historic event | British Columbia | 1924 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Fort Steele National Historic Site | National historic site | British Columbia | 1925 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Sir George Simpson National Historic Person | National historic person | British Columbia | 1927 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Exploration of the Fraser River National Historic Event | National historic event | British Columbia | 1927 | Colonial assumptions | Pending |
Forest Industry in British Columbia National Historic Event | National historic event | British Columbia | 1943 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Fort St. James National Historic Site | National historic site | British Columbia | 1948 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Adrien-Gabriel O. M. I. Morice National Historic Person | National historic person | British Columbia | 1948 | Colonial assumptions | In progress |
Creation of the Province of British Columbia National Historic Event | National historic event | British Columbia | 1948 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Emily Carr National Historic Person | National historic person | British Columbia | 1950 | Terminology | Pending |
Fort St. John National Historic Site | National historic site | British Columbia | 1958 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Eagle Pass National Historic Event | National historic event | British Columbia | 1971 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Bishop Modeste Demers National Historic Person | National historic person | British Columbia | 1973 | Colonial assumptions | In progress |
Sir Joseph William Trutch National Historic Person | National historic person | British Columbia | 1975 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Complete |
St. Ann's Academy National Historic Site | National historic site | British Columbia | 1989 | Colonial assumptions | Pending |
Helen Gregory MacGill National Historic Person | National historic person | British Columbia | 1998 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours | In progress |
Mary Ellen Spear Smith National Historic Person | National historic person | British Columbia | 2007 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours | In progress |
Battle of Seven Oaks National Historic Site | National historic site | Manitoba | 1920 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Fort La Reine National Historic Site | National historic site | Manitoba | 1925 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Indian Treaty Nº 1 National Historic Event | National historic event | Manitoba | 1927 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Henry Kelsey National Historic Person | National historic person | Manitoba | 1931 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Norway House National Historic Site | National historic site | Manitoba | 1932 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Roseau Route National Historic Event | National historic event | Manitoba | 1934 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
First Legislature of Manitoba National Historic Event | National historic event | Manitoba | 1943 | n/a | In progress |
Creation of the Province of Manitoba National Historic Event | National historic event | Manitoba | 1948 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Grey Nuns' Convent National Historic Site | National historic site | Manitoba | 1958 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Alexander Morris National Historic Person | National historic person | Manitoba | 1971 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Cuthbert Grant National Historic Person | National historic person | Manitoba | 1972 | Terminology | In progress |
James Shaver Woodsworth National Historic Person | National historic person | Manitoba | 1972 | Colonial assumptions | In progress |
The Forks National Historic Site | National historic site | Manitoba | 1974 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Matonabbee National Historic Person | National historic person | Manitoba | 1981 | Terminology | In progress |
Ernest Thompson Seton National Historic Person | National historic person | Manitoba | 1995 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Complete |
The Red River Expedition of 1870 National Historic Event | National historic event | Manitoba | 2017 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Fort Beauséjour – Fort Cumberland National Historic Site | National historic site | New Brunswick | 1920 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Yorkshire Immigration National Historic Event | National historic event | New Brunswick | 1925 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Major Gilfred Studholme National Historic Person | National historic person | New Brunswick | 1927 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Denys Fort / Habitation National Historic Site | National historic site | New Brunswick | 1952 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Fort Howe National Historic Site | National historic site | New Brunswick | 1966 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Ste. Croix Island National Historic Event | National historic event | New Brunswick | 1968 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Indian Treaty of 1778 National Historic Event | National historic event | New Brunswick | 1971 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Gabriel 'Gabe' Acquin National Historic Person | National historic person | New Brunswick | 1999 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
William Epps Cormack National Historic Person | National historic person | Newfoundland and Labrador | 1953 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
L'Anse Amour National Historic Site | National historic site | Newfoundland and Labrador | 1978 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Complete |
Discovery of the Mackenzie River National Historic Event | National historic event | Northwest Territories | 1969 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Church of Our Lady of Good Hope National Historic Site | National historic site | Northwest Territories | 1977 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic Archipelago National Historic Event | National historic event | Northwest Territories | 1981 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Hay River Mission Sites National Historic Site | National historic site | Northwest Territories | 1992 | Colonial assumptions | In progress |
Fort Edward National Historic Site | National historic site | Nova Scotia | 1920 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Attack at Grand-Pré National Historic Event | National historic event | Nova Scotia | 1924 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
D'Anville's Encampment National Historic Site | National historic site | Nova Scotia | 1925 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Canso Islands National Historic Site | National historic site | Nova Scotia | 1925 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Bloody Creek National Historic Site | National historic site | Nova Scotia | 1930 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Iroquois at Annapolis Royal National Historic Event | National historic event | Nova Scotia | 1932 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site | National historic site | Nova Scotia | 1935 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Naval Encounter National Historic Event | National historic event | Nova Scotia | 1938 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Isgonish-French River Portage National Historic Event | National historic event | Nova Scotia | 1939 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Edward Cornwallis National Historic Person | National historic person | Nova Scotia | 1974 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Person | National historic person | Nova Scotia | 1977 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours | In progress |
Membertou (Anli-Maopeltoog) National Historic Person | National historic person | Nova Scotia | 1981 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, Halifax National Historic Event | National historic event | Nova Scotia | 2008 | Colonial assumptions | Complete |
Rose Fortune National Historic Person | National historic person | Nova Scotia | 2017 | n/a | Complete |
Discovery of the Coppermine River National Historic Event | National historic event | Nunavut | 1956 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Sir Martin Frobisher National Historic Person | National historic person | Nunavut | 1957 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Battle of Crysler's Farm National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1920 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Saint-Louis Mission National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1920 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Fort Malden National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1921 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Battle of Beaver Dams National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1921 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Southwold Earthworks National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Nancy (vessel) National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Capture of Detroit National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Fort William National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Port Talbot National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Waterloo Pioneers National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1924 | Colonial assumptions | Pending |
Battle Hill National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1924 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Defence of York National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1924 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Kaministikwia and Pigeon River Routes National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1925 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Mattawa Route National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1926 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Action at Butler's Farm National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1926 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Normandale Furnace National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1927 | n/a | Pending |
Niagara Land Purchases National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1928 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Carrying Place of the Bay of Quinte National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1929 | Colonial assumptions | Pending |
Crawford Purchase National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1929 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Samuel de Champlain National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1929 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Butler's Rangers National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1930 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Six Nations National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1930 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Tecumseh National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1931 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Mckee's Purchase National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1931 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Early Land Survey in Ontario National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1932 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Surrender of Indian Lands National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1932 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Reverend Adolphus Egerton Ryerson National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1934 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Complete |
Sir Samuel Benfield Steele National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1938 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Sir John A. Macdonald National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1939 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Indian Treaty Nº 3 National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1943 | Colonial assumptions | Pending |
William McDougall National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1943 | Colonial assumptions | Pending |
Nipigon River Forts National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1944 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Fairfield on the Thames National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1945 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
E. Pauline Johnson National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1945 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Duncan Campbell Scott National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1948 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Complete |
Nicolas Perrot National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1952 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Wyandot (Hurons) National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1953 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Engagement at the Forty National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1954 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Sheguiandah National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1954 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Nellie Mooney McClung National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1954 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours | In progress |
Queenston Heights National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1968 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Fort William National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1968 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1969 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Toronto Carrying Place National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1969 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Diamond Jenness National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1973 | Colonial assumptions | Pending |
Goldwin Smith National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1975 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours | Pending |
Parliament Buildings National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1976 | Absence | Pending |
Her Majesty's / St. Paul's Chapel of the Mohawks National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1981 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Peterborough Petroglyphs National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1981 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Étienne Brûlé National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1984 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Sisters of Charity of Ottawa National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1988 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Complete |
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1988 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Complete |
First Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1990 | Colonial assumptions | In progress |
Algonquin Provincial Park National Historic Site | National historic site | Ontario | 1992 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Dr. Helen MacMurchy National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1997 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours | In progress |
Thomas Fuller National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 2016 | Colonial assumptions | Pending |
Discovery of Prince Edward Island National Historic Event | National historic event | Prince Edward Island | 1924 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
David Laird National Historic Person | National historic person | Prince Edward Island | 1950 | Colonial assumptions | In progress |
Battle of the Châteauguay National Historic Site | National historic site | Quebec | 1920 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Hochelaga National Historic Site | National historic site | Quebec | 1920 | Colonial assumptions | Pending |
Fort Trois-Rivières National Historic Site | National historic site | Quebec | 1920 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Fort Laprairie National Historic Site | National historic site | Quebec | 1921 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Complete |
Second Battle of Laprairie National Historic Site | National historic site | Quebec | 1921 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Battle of Lacolle National Historic Site | National historic site | Quebec | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Tadoussac National Historic Event | National historic event | Quebec | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Lachine Massacre National Historic Event | National historic event | Quebec | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Fort Richelieu National Historic Site | National historic site | Quebec | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Complete |
Arrival of Jacques Cartier at Gaspé National Historic Event | National historic event | Quebec | 1924 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Battle of the Lake of Two Mountains National Historic Site | National historic site | Quebec | 1925 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Chaudière Portages National Historic Event | National historic event | Quebec | 1927 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Jacques Marquette National Historic Person | National historic person | Quebec | 1937 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Sir Hector-Louis Langevin National Historic Person | National historic person | Quebec | 1938 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Complete |
Alexandre-Antonin Taché National Historic Person | National historic person | Quebec | 1943 | Colonial assumptions | In progress |
Louis Jolliet National Historic Person | National historic person | Quebec | 1944 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Sir William Osler National Historic Person | National historic person | Quebec | 1950 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours | Pending |
Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site | National historic site | Quebec | 1958 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Montmorency Park National Historic Site | National historic site | Quebec | 1966 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Complete |
Obadjiwan–Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site | National historic site | Quebec | 1967 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Fur Trade National Historic Event | National historic event | Quebec | 1968 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Sir Adams George Archibald National Historic Person | National historic person | Nova Scotia | 1938 | n/a | In progress |
Sir Frederick Haldimand National Historic Person | National historic person | Quebec | 1974 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Jean Talon National Historic Person | National historic person | Quebec | 1974 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Donnacona National Historic Person | National historic person | Quebec | 1981 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Tessouat and le Borgne National Historic Person | National historic person | Quebec | 1983 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Siege of Quebec in 1775 National Historic Event | National historic event | Quebec | 1984 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Congrégation de Notre-Dame National Historic Event | National historic event | Quebec | 1988 | Colonial assumptions | In progress |
Grey Nuns of Montréal National Historic Event | National historic event | Quebec | 1988 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Complete |
Sisters of Ste. Anne National Historic Event | National historic event | Quebec | 1988 | Colonial assumptions | Complete |
Jesuit Fathers National Historic Event | National historic event | Quebec | 1988 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Complete |
Treaty of Montréal in 1701 National Historic Event | National historic event | Quebec | 2001 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Carrie Matilda Derick National Historic Person | National historic person | Quebec | 2007 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours | In progress |
Jacques Cartier National Historic Person | National historic person | Quebec | 2011 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Fort Livingstone National Historic Site | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 1923 | Colonial assumptions | In progress |
Batoche National Historic Site | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Battle of Cut Knife Hill National Historic Site | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 1923 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Battle of Duck Lake National Historic Site | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 1924 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Cumberland House National Historic Site | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 1924 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Fort Walsh National Historic Site | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 1924 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Indian Treaty Nº 6 National Historic Event | National historic event | Saskatchewan | 1927 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Frenchman Butte National Historic Site | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 1929 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Nicholas Flood Davin National Historic Person | National historic person | Saskatchewan | 1947 | Colonial assumptions | Complete |
Steele Narrows National Historic Site | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 1950 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
In progress |
Fort Qu'Appelle National Historic Site | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 1953 | Colonial assumptions | Pending |
Fort Pitt National Historic Site | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 1954 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Île-à-la-Crosse National Historic Site | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 1954 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
James Morrow Walsh National Historic Person | National historic person | Saskatchewan | 1967 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
In progress |
Holy Trinity Church National Historic Site | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 1970 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Creation of the Northwest Mounted Police National Historic Event | National historic event | Saskatchewan | 1972 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Edgar Dewdney National Historic Person | National historic person | Saskatchewan | 1975 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Complete |
Carlton House National Historic Site | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 1976 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Piapot National Historic Person | National historic person | Saskatchewan | 1981 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Archibald (Grey Owl) Belaney National Historic Person | National historic person | Saskatchewan | 1993 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Thomas Clement “Tommy” Douglas National Historic Person | National historic person | Saskatchewan | 2016 | Controversial beliefs and behaviours | In progress |
Yukon Gold Discovery National Historic Event | National historic event | Yukon Territory | 1926 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology; Absence |
Pending |
Herschel Island National Historic Event | National historic event | Yukon Territory | 1972 | Colonial assumptions; Terminology |
Pending |
Whaling Industry in Western Arctic National Historic Event | National historic event | Yukon Territory | 1972 | Colonial assumptions | In progress |
St. Paul's Anglican Church National Historic Site | National historic site | Yukon Territory | 1989 | Colonial assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Fort Erie National Historic Site of Canada | National Historic Site | Ontario | 1931 | New research; Colonial assumptions |
In progress |
Thayendanega (Joseph Brant) National Historic Person | National historic person | Ontario | 1972 | New research | Pending |
Capture of Tigress and Scorpion National Historic Event | National historic event | Ontario | 1927 | New research; Colonial assumptions |
In progress |
Salem Chapel, British Methodist Episcopal Church National Historic Site of Canada | National historic site | Ontario | 2000 | New research | In progress |
Fort Mississauga National Historic Site of Canada | National historic site | Ontario | 1960 | New research | Pending |
Wallace Rupert Turnbull National Historic Person | National historic person | New Brunswick | 1960 | New research | Pending |
Hartland Covered Bridge National Historic Site of Canada | National historic site | New Brunswick | 1977 | n/a | In progress |
Thomas Simpson National Historic Person | National historic person | Manitoba | 1937 | New research | Pending |
Loyalists at Shelburn National Histoirc Event | National historic event | Nova Scotia | 1923 | Absence | Pending |
Melanson Settlement National Historic Site of Canada | National historic site | Nova Scotia | 1987 | Terminology | In progress |
St. Laurent Class of Canadian Warship National Historic Event | National historic event | Nova Scotia | 1998 | New research | in progress |
Sir Adams Archibald National Historic Person | National historic person | Nova Scotia | 1938 | Colonial Assumptions; Absence |
in progress |
Begbie Hall National Historic Site of Canada | National historic site | British Columbia | 1998 | Colonial Assumptions | Pending |
Gastown National Historic Site of Canada | National historic site | British Columbia | 2009 | Colonial Assumptions; Absence |
Pending |
Vancouver's Chinatown National Historic Site of Canada | National historic site | British Columbia | 2011 | New research | Pending |
Medicine Hat Clay Industries National Historic Site of Canada | National historic site | Saskatchewan | 2000 | n/a | Pending |
Yellowhead Pass National Historic Site of Canada | National historic site | Alberta | 1971 | Colonial Assumptions; Absence |
In progress |
Fort Chipewyan National Historic Site of Canada | National historic site | Alberta | 1930 | n/a | Pending |
Ipirvik and Taqulittuq (Ebierbing et Tookoolito) National Historic Persons | National historic person | Nunavut | 1981 | Absence; New research |
Pending |
Review of designations related to residential schools
Designated persons, events, and sites are being reviewed for their connection to the history and legacy of the residential school system. This review examines why these topics were initially designated and expands Canadians’ knowledge of Indigenous histories as directed in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 79.
The following designations have been reviewed by the Board for their connection to the history and legacy of Indian Residential Schools:
Review of events related to residential schools
National historic events reviewed in relation to the legacy of the residential school system.
Review of persons related to residential schools
National historic persons reviewed relating to residential schools and Indigenous policy.
As more reviews are completed, these pages will be updated to include the results.
Request a review
To request a review of a designation, members of the public can contact Parks Canada's Secretariat for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board at clmhc-hsmbc@pc.gc.ca. Please identify which designation or plaque is of interest to you and provide a brief description of your concerns. While Parks Canada's goal is to complete this work as quickly as possible, these reviews are undertaken as time and resources permit.
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