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Conserve Heritage Resources

Other Heritage Programs

Parks Canada participates with a variety of partners and stakeholders in several other heritage programs for listing and designation of heritage resources including programs for commemorating and protecting the grave sites of former Prime Ministers, Heritage Railway Stations, Canadian Heritage Rivers, the World Heritage Conservation Convention, and the Biosphere Reserve Program. Designation targets for most of these heritage programs will not be established, since much of the process of formal recognition, or designation, is beyond Parks Canada’s control.

Historic Places Initiative (HPI)

The Canadian Register Of Historic Places is one component of the Historic Places Initiative (HPI). Developed by the federal government, in collaboration with the provinces and territories, the register is a listing of historic places formally recognized by all levels of government. It provides information on the location of the historic place, the jurisdiction, recognition authority, recognition statute, and recognition type. A statement of significance of the place and its heritage value and the character defining elements that contribute to its heritage value (www.historicplaces.ca) is also included. The number of places listed in the register since 2003-2004 is shown in Table 19.

A formative evaluation of the Historic Places Initiative was conducted in 2004-2005 (see www.pc.gc.ca library).

Table 19: Number of Listed Places on Canadian Register of Historic Places

Jurisdiction	# Of Sites to List (as of January 2004)	# Listed				% Complete as of March 2007
		2006-2007	2005-2006	2004-2005	2003-2004
Provincial/ Territorial	15,379	1,788	1,523	1,224	15	29.5%
Federal	2,372*	153	449	77	15	29.2%
Total	17,751	1941	1,972	1,301	30	29.5%
Source: Canadian Register of Historic Places *897 national historic sites, 1,309 designated federal heritage buildings and 166 heritage railway stations

Certification of Interventions to Commercial Heritage Properties: The Commercial Heritage Properties Investment Fund (CHPIF) was established in 2003 as a pilot program to encourage and support taxable Canadian corporations in the preservation and rehabilitation of commercially viable heritage properties in Canada. Projects receiving funding from the CHPIF require independent certification that the work to support the preservation and rehabilitation of commercial heritage properties has met the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada. The Standards and Guidelines provide a common set of criteria for determining that an intervention to an historic place respects its heritage values. As of March 2006, Parks Canada, the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office and a number of provinces, municipalities, and organizations had endorsed and were using the Standards and Guidelines.

A CHPIF project must be certified in principle before the CEO of Parks Canada can give approval to enter into a Contribution Agreement. In 2006-2007, 18 projects were certified in principle. In that year, 15 projects, totalling $6.3M, received the approval of the CEO to enter into a Contribution Agreement. Seven projects were announced for a total of $3.4M in potential funding.

Actual disbursements are subject to the certification of completed projects by a certification service provider. As of March 31, 2007, 6 projects were completed and certified. The admissibility period for the pilot program officially ended on September 25, 2006 with the program having received a total of 89 applications for funding since its inception.

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