SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay (Nan Sdins)
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada Indigenous spirituality
UNESCO-listed Haida ancestral village landscape celebrated for its memorial and mortuary poles.
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Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
Milk River valley, Alberta, Canada Indigenous spirituality
UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape of Blackfoot spiritual significance with extensive historic rock art.
Bahá’í Shrine in Montréal (Maxwell House)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada Bahá’í Faith
Canada’s designated Bahá’í shrine, preserved in the former home of May and William Sutherland Maxwell.
Ten Thousand Buddhas Sarira Stupa
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Buddhism
Major Buddhist monument and visitor destination near Niagara Falls, associated with Cham Shan Temple.
Gampo Abbey
Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Buddhism
Internationally known Tibetan Buddhist monastic community on Cape Breton’s remote Atlantic coast.
Fo Guang Shan Temple of Toronto
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Buddhism
Important Canadian centre of the international Fo Guang Shan Humanistic Buddhism movement.
International Buddhist Temple (Guan Yin Temple)
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Buddhism
Major Chinese-style Buddhist temple and cultural destination in Richmond, recognized for its richly ornamented complex.
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
Westmount, Quebec, Canada Judaism
Historic and influential Montréal-area Ashkenazi synagogue and congregation.
Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue (Shearith Israel)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada Judaism
Canada’s oldest Jewish congregation, with an enduring Spanish and Portuguese liturgical heritage.
Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Judaism
Canada’s oldest surviving synagogue building, continuously serving a congregation since 1863.
Ismaili Centre, Vancouver
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Islam
Landmark Ismaili prayer and community centre in Burnaby, one of the earliest international Ismaili Centres.
Ismaili Centre, Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Islam
Internationally significant Shia Ismaili community and prayer centre next to the Aga Khan Museum.