Conservation Programs - Canada

British Columbia
College of New Caledonia – Heritage Building Conservation Program Quesnel, British Columbia Established: 2009 Degree Granted: Certificate in Heritage Building Conservation Areas of Emphasis: Heritage building conservation focused on wood structures; transferring knowledge & skills to the building trades and continuing education. Current Activity Areas: Theory & hands-on; establishing the fundamental knowledge, skills & attitudes to perform interventions & maintenance; recording and condition surveys; implementing capital and maintenance plans.
University of Victoria – Cultural Resource Management Program Victoria, British Columbia Established: 1983 Degree(s) Granted: Diploma in Cultural Resource Management Areas of Emphasis: heritage conservation, museums studies and cultural management knowledge and skills to emerging and mid-career professionals across Canada Current Activity Areas: heritage conservation planning; heritage area conservation and revitalization; cultural landscapes
Alberta
Athabasca University – Heritage Resources Management Program Athabasca, Alberta Heritage Resources Management Program Degree(s) Granted: Undergraduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management Established: 2006 Areas of Emphasis: Conservation theory and practice, including; research, documentation, design, project management, interpretation and collections Current Activity Areas: Canadian museum and heritage history, community heritage programming, cultural heritage landscapes, tax incentives for heritage conservation.
Ontario
Algonquin College – Heritage Institute (Perth Campus) Perth, Ontario Degree(s) Granted: Diploma in Heritage Carpentry and Joinery; Diploma in Heritage and Traditional Masonry; Established: Carpentry, 1989; Masonry, 1991 Areas of Emphasis: Focuses on hands-on technical training in construction,, replication and restoration techniques; history of Canadian architecture; principles of conservation; adapting buildings to meet current energy efficiency guidelines. Current Activity Areas: Timber frame construction projects for local municipalities; masonry restoration field work at the Prince of Wales Fort and at heritage buildings in Eastern Ontario.
Carleton University – Heritage Conservation Program, Canadian Studies Ottawa, Ontario Degree(s) Granted: MA, PhD (the latter jointly with Trent University) Established: 1989 Areas of Emphasis: interdisciplinary approaches to conservation theory and practice, policy and legislation, documentation and research, strategies and approaches. Contexts: tangible cultural and natural heritage, buildings, historic cities and towns, archaeological sites, cultural landscapes, objects and collections, and the intangible, national and international arenas. Current Activity Areas: Cultural Heritage Impact Statements, Ontario Municipal Board, Heritage Conservation Districts in Ontario, cultural landscape management, establishing significance. Additional Courses: undergraduate courses in heritage conservation.
Carleton University – Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering Program Joint program with Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism Ottawa, Ontario Established: 2011 Degree(s) Granted: BEng in Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Areas of Emphasis: Two streams offered – Structural Stream and Environmental Stream, both completing a specialized design project in the final year of study. Current Research Areas: conservation and sustainability of new structures, assessment and retrofit of existing structures, sustainable building practices, water quality and conservation, life cycle analysis, disposal of materials and waste streams, green building design and rehabilitation of heritage building. Additional courses: Co-op terms available.
Carleton University – Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism Established: 2011 Degree(s) Granted: Diploma in Architecture Conservation (must be in or graduated from a M Arch program)
Centennial College – Tourism Management (Cultural and Heritage Tourism) Toronto, Ontario Degree(s) Granted: Ontario College Diploma (2 years/4 semesters) Areas of Emphasis: The program provides students with an interdisciplinary learning approach by integrating the challenges facing culture and heritage sector managers with the operative requisites commanded by the tourism industry. This convergent methodology mirrors the convergence of culture, heritage and tourism.
Centennial College – Culture and Heritage Site Management Toronto, Ontario Degree(s) Granted: Ontario College Graduate Certificate (one year post graduate program) Areas of Emphasis: Learners will be engaged in practical management courses as well as industry-based subjects relevant to this largely publicly-run or not-for-profit culture and heritage sector pursuing an in-depth exploration of issues and cases pertinent to current challenges confronting cultural and heritage organizations at home and abroad. Partnerships with local, regional, provincial and national institutions and establishments will facilitate in-session learner field placement during the second semester.
Ryerson University – Architectural Preservation and Conservation, Chang School of Continuing Education Toronto, Ontario Degree(s) Granted: Undergraduate Certificate in Architecture Preservation and Conservation Areas of Emphasis: heritage policies, preservation technologies and documentation for emerging and mid-career professionals Current Activity Areas: urban interventions in historical cities; assessment of heritage buildings.
Willowbank School for Restoration Arts Queenston, Ontario Established: 2005 Degree(s) Granted: Diploma in Heritage Conservation; Certificate in Documentation of Historic Places; Certificate, Field School Canova Italy Areas of Emphasis: Conservation theory and practice, including; research and documentation, design and project management and craft skills; Current Research Areas: contemporary application to restoration arts, regional, national and international approaches to conservation, cultural landscape theory, aboriginal approaches to archaeology.
Quebec
Université de Montréal – School of Architecture, Conservation of the Built Environment Montréal, Québec Degree(s) Granted: MA in Applied Science, Planning (Environmental design), Conservation of the Built Environment ; PhD Planning Areas of Emphasis: Conservation theory; management and policy; research and documentation; Current Activity Areas: heritage evaluation, world heritage issues; history of conservation in Canada
Université Laval – School of Architecture Québec City, Québec Established: 1960 (School of Architecture) Degree(s) Granted: M. Arch, specialization in Built Heritage and Historic Preservation Areas of Emphasis: documentation and research; interpretation of built heritage and cultural landscapes, both ordinary and extraordinary; conservation history, theory and practice; design intervention strategies on existing buildings; policy and legislation; restoration methods. Current Research Areas: built heritage and cultural landscapes in Canada; community participation in historic preservation, interpretation and design intervention; urban, rural, religious, and First Nation’s built environments. Additional Courses: Summer Field School in Built Heritage and Cultural Landscapes; undergraduate design studio in adaptive reuse and interpretation of built heritage; courses in Restoration Technology, Architecture, and Heritage.
Université du Québec à Montréal – Department of Urban Studies and Tourism, School of Management Montréal, Québec Degree(s) granted: MA Urban Studies, PhD Urban Studies Areas of emphasis: building analysis, urban heritage, heritage narratives, heritage conservation theory. Current research areas: religious built heritage; world heritage; history and theory of conservation; Québécois heritage narratives; heritage evaluation; heritage and citizenship.
Université du Québec à Montréal – School of Design Montréal, Québec Degree(s) granted: Diploma in Modern Architecture and Heritage Areas of emphasis: modern building and construction history; theories on modern building conservation; methodology in heritage studies; conservation techniques. Current research areas: Inventory of modern heritage buildings and sites in Québec (with DOCOMOMO), heritage planning with modern heritage buildings and sites. Additional courses: Summer Field School School on modern Heritage Sites: France (summer 2009) and Mexico (summer 2010)
Prince Edward Island
Holland College – Heritage Retrofit Carpentry Program Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Degree(s) Granted: Certificate, Heritage Retrofit Carpentry Areas of Emphasis: Historically significant structures and methods of building preservation, renovation and restoration. Construction techniques used during the last 200 years, advances in building science. Students get hands-on skill development in a purpose-built and acquire skills using the best traditional woodworking techniques and modern equipment. Current Activity Areas: Program deals with Standards and Guidelines as it pertains to a carpenter, trim production, reproduction and installation, stair production, and energy efficient building and retrofitting.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Community College – Heritage Carpentry Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Degree(s) Granted: Diploma in Heritage Carpentry – Two-year program Areas of Emphasis: Carpentry craftsmanship in the areas of rehabilitation, restoration and preservation of historic buildings. Current Activity Areas: heritage conservation theory, practice and applied research; hands on heritage carpentry craftsmanship; project documentation.