Quebec National Heritage Sites Including Parliament Building and Five Others

Six national heritage sites in Quebec, including the Parliament Building and five other government buildings, are listed in this dataset. The Ministry of Culture and Communications provides this data under the Cultural Heritage Act, last updated on April 22, 2026. Geographic coordinates are included for indicative location, but legal information is maintained in the official Quebec Cultural Heritage Register.

Use Cases

• Map the locations of declared heritage buildings based on the provided geographic coordinates.
• Analyze the distribution of government buildings designated as national heritage sites.
• Cross-reference official heritage registries using the data from the Quebec Cultural Heritage Register mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative Ministry of Culture and Communications under the Cultural Heritage Act.
• Includes six specifically named heritage buildings, such as the Parliament Building.
• Available in multiple formats including KML, CSV, and WMS for different analytical needs.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Geographic coordinates are described as indicative and have no legal significance.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Registered in the Quebec Cultural Heritage Register under the Cultural Heritage Act.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 17:34:15.198389; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Quebec, Canada