Heritage Conservation Areas of BC

This dataset contains spatial and attribute data for local government Heritage Conservation Areas (HCAs) established for heritage conservation purposes in British Columbia, as tracked by BC Heritage Branch. Under the Local Government Act, a local government may designate a HCA within its Official Community Plan (OCP). An OCP may include a schedule of properties located within a Heritage Conservation Area that are considered to be protected heritage property. This is a multi-part polygon layer.

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Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:40 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:40 (UTC)
contact_email	Theresa.McFarland@gov.bc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; Heritage Branch", "fr": "Gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique; Gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique; Heritage Branch"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:3005,EPSG,unknown
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2019-05-08 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["BC", "BC Register of Historic Places", "British Columbia", "Cultural Heritage", "Heritage Conservation Area", "environment", "heritage", "historic", "historic place", "historic site", "historical site", "official community plan", "register", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["BC", "Registre des lieux historiques de la Colombie-Britannique", "Colombie-Britannique", "Patrimoine culturel", "Zone de conservation du patrimoine", "environnement", "patrimoine", "historique", "lieu historique", "site historique", "site historique", "plan communautaire officiel", "s'inscrire", "Information gouvernementale"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency	as_needed