Civil engineering heritage: country profile – Canada

Abstract

This paper is a review of the civil engineering heritage of Canada, one of the series of national profiles being published by Engineering History and Heritage. It is presented under four headings: ‘Canada’s major civil engineering achievements’, ‘National and regional recognition of engineering heritage’, ‘Exemplar conservation of engineering structures’ and ‘Information sources for engineering heritage’. The profile discusses engineering structures of heritage importance, including the Victoria Bridge in Montreal; the Quebec Bridge in Ste-Foy, Quebec; the Canadian Pacific Transcontinental Railway; the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage sites in the Historic District of Quebec City; and the Rideau canal in Ottawa. The profile lists organisations in Canada that are active in helping conserve its engineering heritage, including the Ministry of Canadian Heritage, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and many provincial heritage organisations, and concludes with a short list of websites and books giving further information about Canadian civil engineering heritage.