Canada
Canada has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1976. With 22 inscribed properties, the country is one of the more prominent contributors to the World Heritage List. Its inscriptions include cultural and natural properties, representing a diverse heritage portfolio. Some of these properties are shared with neighboring countries, demonstrating cooperation across borders in heritage conservation.
Canada as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: July 23, 1976
Status: Acceptance
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1976-1978, 1985-1991, 1995-2001, 2005-2009
Total of Mandate Years: 18
Total of Mandates: 4
WHC Electoral Group: I (Western Europe/North America)
World Heritage Sites in Canada (22)
Cultural: 10 | Natural: 11 | Mixed: 1
- Anticosti · Natural
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks · Natural
- Dinosaur Provincial Park · Natural
- Gros Morne National Park · Natural
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump · Cultural
- Historic District of Old Québec · Cultural
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs · Natural
- Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek · Natural (Transboundary)
- Landscape of Grand Pré · Cultural
- L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site · Cultural
- Miguasha National Park · Natural
- Mistaken Point · Natural
- Nahanni National Park · Natural
- Old Town Lunenburg · Cultural
- Pimachiowin Aki · Mixed
- Red Bay Basque Whaling Station · Cultural
- Rideau Canal · Cultural
- SGang Gwaay · Cultural
- Tr’ondëk-Klondike · Cultural
- Waterton Glacier International Peace Park · Natural (Transboundary)
- Wood Buffalo National Park · Natural
- Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi · Cultural
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (10)
- Transatlantic Cable Ensemble · submitted: December 20, 2022
- Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Area · submitted: April 13, 2018
- Qajartalik · submitted: April 13, 2018
- Sirmilik National Park and Tallurutiup Imanga (proposed) National Marine Conservation Area · submitted: April 13, 2018
- Stein Valley · submitted: April 13, 2018
- Wanuskewin · submitted: April 13, 2018
- Yukon Ice Patches · submitted: April 13, 2018
- Gwaii Haanas · submitted: October 1, 2004
- Ivvavik / Vuntut / Herschel Island (Qikiqtaruk) · submitted: October 1, 2004
- Quttinirpaaq · submitted: October 1, 2004
Country Profile Canada
Official Name: Canada
Continent: Americas
Subregion: North America
UNESCO Region: Europe and North America
Capital: Ottawa
Population (2024): 41,288,599
Land Area: 8,788,700 km²
Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD)