Heritage, Culture & Arts
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Federal
- Bank of Canada — Exchange RatesDaily exchange rates, historical data, and currency converter
- Bank of Canada — Interest RatesCurrent and historical interest rates, monetary policy summaries, and research
- Canadian Conservation Institute — CCI Notes100+ free illustrated guides on care, handling and storage of cultural objects — metals, paintings, paper, textiles, photographs, emergency planning. HTML/PDF.
- Canadian Heritage — Virtual ExhibitsDigital heritage exhibits and museum resources
- Canadian Museum for Human RightsNational museum in Winnipeg dedicated to the evolution, celebration, and future of human rights in Canada
- Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21National museum in Halifax exploring the immigrant experience and contributions to Canada's cultural mosaic
- Canadian Museum of Nature — Online CollectionDigital access to the museum's natural history specimens and research
- Canadian War MuseumCanada's national museum of military history, covering conflicts from earliest times to the present
- Celebrate Being CanadianResources and events to celebrate Canadian citizenship, culture, and national identity
- Historic Sites and Monuments Board of CanadaRegister of historic sites, searchable by province, theme, and date
- Historica Canada — Heritage MinutesEducational video shorts on Canadian history moments and figures
- National Film Board — Online Screening RoomFree streaming of Canadian documentaries, animations, and interactive works
- National Gallery of Canada — Collection SearchExplore the national art collection online with high-resolution images
- TERMIUM PlusThe Government of Canada's terminology bank — millions of terms in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese from the Translation Bureau, one of the largest in the world.
- Forillon National ParkGaspé Peninsula tip, marine life, historic buildings, hiking
- Fundy National ParkWorld's highest tides, bay of Fundy coastline, historic covered bridges
- Gros Morne National ParkUNESCO World Heritage Site, dramatic fjords and tablelands, Newfoundland geology
- Kluane National ParkUNESCO World Heritage Site, Canada's highest peaks, glaciers, home of the Kluane National Park Reserve
- Lachine Canal National Historic SiteMontreal's historic canal, cycling path, urban heritage
- Nahanni National Park ReserveSpectacular river canyons, waterfalls, UNESCO World Heritage Site, remote wilderness
- Old Port of MontrealMontreal's waterfront heritage zone with science centre and events
- Rideau Canal National Historic SiteUNESCO World Heritage Site, Ottawa's Rideau Canal — winter skating, summer boating
- Writing-on-Stone National Historic SiteSacred Blackfoot landscape, Alberta, petroglyphs and pictographs
Provincial
- BAnQ — Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du QuébecQuebec's national library and archives with digitized newspapers, records, and genealogy
- BAnQ numériqueBrowse and download Quebec's digitized heritage — newspapers, maps, photos, civil registers and notarial archives — including 100,000+ freely reusable public-domain documents.
Municipal
- Mississauga Heritage — Heritage RegisterMississauga's heritage register of designated built heritage properties and cultural heritage landscapes
- Montreal Open Data showcaseGallery of applications built from Montreal open data
- Toronto Heritage Register — Built HeritageSearchable list of Toronto's designated and listed heritage properties — built heritage, cultural landscapes, and archaeological sites
- Toronto Open Data landing pagePortal page with datasets, gallery, and city data access
- Toronto Public Library — Digital ArchiveToronto's digital heritage archive with photos, maps, and historical records
- Vancouver Heritage Register — Vancouver Heritage DatabaseSearch Vancouver's heritage database — designated A, B, C heritage resources and potential heritage sites
Agency
- Glenbow Museum — Collections OnlineWestern Canadian art, Indigenous collections, and historical photos from Glenbow
- Royal BC Museum — CollectionsNatural and human history collections and learning portal for BC
- Canada's Sports Hall of FameCanadian athlete biographies, sport history, and educational content
- Canadiana.ca — Heritage Digital CollectionDigitized historical Canadian publications, directories, and government documents
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography9,000+ expert-written, fact-checked biographies spanning the years 1000 to 2000, free and bilingual, from the University of Toronto and Université Laval with federal support.
- Hockey Hall of FameInductee biographies, hockey history, and digital exhibits from the Hockey Hall of Fame
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation — ArchivesResidential school records, survivor statements, and research for reconciliation
- The Canadian Encyclopedia26,000+ authored and fact-checked articles on Canada — the country's national encyclopedia, free and bilingual from Historica Canada.
- Royal Ontario Museum — CollectionsSearch the ROM's online collections of natural history, art, and world cultures
- Teranet — Ontario Land RegistryProperty search and historical title data for Ontario
Crown Corp
- CBC Radio-Canada — ArchivesDigitized Canadian news, radio, and TV archives from CBC/Radio-Canada
- Ingenium — Collection OnlineSearch digital records and images from Canada's national science and technology collection — 150,000+ artifacts across the science, aviation and agriculture museums.
- Royal Canadian Mint — Coin Shop and HistoryExplore Canadian coinage, commemorative releases, and numismatic history