A Tool to Assist in Heritage Conservation

The Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada is the first-ever pan-Canadian benchmark for heritage conservation practice in this country. It offers results-oriented guidance for sound decision making when planning for, intervening in and using historic places.

How do the Standards and Guidelines work?

• 1. Principles
• 2. The Process
• 3. The Types of Treatment
• 4. The Standards
• 5. The Guidelines

The Standards and Guidelines are not intended to replace the role of conservation specialists or to provide detailed technical instructions.

A pan-Canadian effort

The Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada result from a major collaborative effort among federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments, heritage conservation professionals, heritage developers and many individual Canadians.