Parks Canada · Contribution program
National Cost-Sharing Program for Heritage Places
To assist recipients in conducting activities aimed at ensuring the heritage value of non-federally owned or administered heritage places that have been formally recognized by the Government of Canada.
- Total value
- $12.8M
- Agreements
- 154
- Jul 2018 to Jun 2026
- Median agreement
- $64K
- Typical range
- $20K–$100K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Parks Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 2 agreements ($200K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24 | $1.5M |
| 2019 | 18 | $945K |
| 2020 | 35 | $2.1M |
| 2021 | 2 | $165K |
| 2022 | 20 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | 13 | $2M |
| 2024 | 15 | $1.7M |
| 2025 | 18 | $2.2M |
| 2026 | 9 | $605K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 44 | $3.7M |
| Ontario | 24 | $2.6M |
| Alberta | 14 | $1.7M |
| Nova Scotia | 23 | $1.4M |
| New Brunswick | 7 | $873K |
| Manitoba | 11 | $864K |
| British Columbia | 13 | $507K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 6 | $425K |
| Saskatchewan | 7 | $283K |
| Prince Edward Island | 3 | $266K |
| Yukon | 2 | $200K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 102 | $8.8M |
| Government | 19 | $2M |
| Not stated by the department | 27 | $1.7M |
| Academia | 2 | $205K |
| Indigenous recipients | 3 | $94K |
| International (non-government) | 1 | $13K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | The School of Restoration Arts at Willowbank | Contribution Agreement - Willowbank National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $193,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Paroisse Notre Dame De L'Assomption | Contribution Agreement - Gravelbourg Ecclesiastical Buildings National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $25,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Lunenburg Heritage Society | Contribution Agreement - Knaut-Rhuland House National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $123,605 |
| Jun 2026 | City of Hamilton | Contribution Agreement - Dundurn Castle National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $100,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Tiverton and Central Grove Heritage Association | Contribution Agreement - Boars Head LighthouseContribution | $17,752 |
| Jun 2026 | St. Lawrence Parks Commission | Contribution Agreement - Battle of Crysler's Farm National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $13,094 |
| Jun 2026 | Inglis Area Heritage Committee Inc. | Contribution Agreement - Inglis Grain Elevators National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $43,031 |
| Jun 2026 | Parish of St. John's Church Lunenburg | Contribution Agreement -St. John's Anglican Church National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $64,134 |
| Mar 2026 | Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke | Contribution Agreement - Fort St-Louis National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $25,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Abegweit First Nation | Contribution Agreement - Blockhouse Point LighthouseContribution | $250,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Ville de Saguenay | Contribution Agreement - Arvida National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $21,664 |
| Aug 2025 | St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church | Contribution Agreement -St. John's Ecclesiastical District National Historic Site of Canada (St. Andrew's Presbyterian)Contribution | $15,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Association des résidents de la Pointe du Phare de Métis-sur-Mer | Contribution Agreement - Pointe Mitis LighthouseContribution | $29,920 |
| Jul 2025 | Government of Alberta Arts, Culture and Status of Women | Contribution | $172,970 |
| Jul 2025 | Saint Francis Xavier Mission - Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine | Contribution Agreement - Caughnawaga Mission / Mission of St. Francis Xavier National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $250,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Clearwater County | Contribution Agreement - Nordegg National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $250,000 |
| Jul 2025 | St. George’s Anglican Church | Contribution Agreement - St. George's Anglican Church National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $250,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Ontario Heritage Trust | Contribution Agreement - Macdonell-Williamson House National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $250,000 |
| Jun 2025 | St. Dunstan’s Basilica Roman Catholic Parish Inc. | St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $10,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Friends of the Ralph Connor House Inc. | Contribution | $13,550 |
| Jun 2025 | Town of Lunenburg | Contribution Agreement - Lunenburg Academy National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $300,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Inglis Area Heritage Committee Inc. | Inglis Grain Elevators National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $35,810 |
| Jun 2025 | The Corporation of the Anglican Parish of St. Mark, Saint John | St. John's Anglican Church / Stone Church National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $200,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Cape Bear Lighthouse and Marconi Station Inc. | Cape Bear LighthouseContribution | $5,787 |
| Jun 2025 | Lucy Maud Montgomery Society of Ontario | Leaskdale Manse National Historic Site of CanadaContribution | $25,000 |