Each year, dozens of endangered or threatened heritage properties, including individual buildings and entire districts, are brought to our attention. Most of these cases fall under municipal jurisdiction. Ultimately, municipalities work within the authority of provincial or territorial heritage legislation.
Alberta
British Columbia
Heritage Conservation Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 187
Local Government Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 323
Land Title Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 250
Community Charter [SBC 2003] Chapter 26
Manitoba
The Heritage Resources Act [C.C.S.M.c. H39.1]
The Heritage Manitoba Act [C.C.S.M.c. H39]
New Brunswick
Historic Places Protection Act [Chapter H-6]
Municipal Heritage Preservation Act [Chapter M-21.1]
Newfoundlandand Labrador
Historic Resources Act [R.S.N.L. 1990, c. H-4]
Municipalities Act [1999, S.N.L. 1999, c. M-24]
Northwest Territories
Historical Resources Act [R.S.N.W.T 1988, c. H-3]
Nova Scotia
Heritage Property Act [R.S., c. 199, s. 1.]
Special Places Protection Act [R.S., c. 438, s. 1.]
Sherbrooke Restoration Commission Act
Nunavut
Nunavut Archaeological and Paleontological Sites Regulations
Ontario
Ontario Heritage Act [R.S. O. 1990, Chapter O.18]
Planning Act [R.S. O. 1990, Chapter O.18]
Prince Edward Island
Heritage Places Protection Act [Chapter H-3.1]
Archaeological Sites Protection Act [Chapter A-17]
Museum Act [Chapter M-14]
Archives and Records Act [Chapter A-19.1]
Québec
Loi sur les biens culturels [L.R.Q., chapitre B-4](en français seulement).
Loi sur les archives [L.R.Q., chapitre A-21.1](en français seulement).
Saskatchewan
The Heritage Property Act [Chapter H-2.2]
Parks Act [S.S. 1986, c. P-1.1]
The Historic Sites Regulations [Chapter P-1.1]
Yukon
Loi sur le patrimoine historique (en français).