Doors Open Canada is a national program by Heritage Canada

Heritage Canada

The Heritage Canada Foundation , also known as Heritage Canada , is a registered charity with the mandate to encourage the protection and promotion of the built, natural, historic, and scenic heritage of Canada...

, based on the Doors Open Days concept. It aims to expose architecture

Architecture

Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...

 and heritage

Cultural heritage

Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations...

 through the exploration of hidden historical, architectural and cultural gems. Buildings that are normally closed to the public, or which charge an entrance fee, welcome visitors to look around for free.

The premiere Doors Open event in Canada, in age and repetition, is Doors Open Ontario, which has run continuously since 2000. Since 2003, Doors Open Newfoundland and Labrador

Doors Open Newfoundland and Labrador

Doors Open Newfoundland and Labrador is a program organized by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Newfoundland Historic Trust, based on the Doors Open Days concept....

 has been constantly growing, with new communities added each year.

Doors Open events have been held in the following cities (first year indicated):

• Doors Open Brampton, Ontario 2007
• Doors Open Brandon, Manitoba 2004
• Doors Open Brigus and Cupids, Newfoundland and Labrador 2005
• Doors Open Calgary, Alberta 2003
• Doors Open Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador 2006
• Doors Open Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador 2006
• Doors Open Cornwall and Seaway Valley, Ontario 2003
• Doors Open Grimsby, Ontario 2011
• Doors Open Haldimand,(Ontario) 2011 - September 17th)
• Doors Open London, Ontario 2002
• Doors Open Ottawa
  Doors Open Ottawa
  Doors Open Ottawa is an annual event held in the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that gives the public access to many of the city's unique and historically significant buildings. Among the buildings included are government offices, museums, radio stations, places of worship, embassies, and...
  
  , Ontario 2002
• Doors Open Newtown, Newfoundland and Labrador 2004
• Doors Open Paris, Ontario 2005
• Doors Open Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador 2005
• Doors Open Placentia 2004
• Doors Open Richmond, British Columbia 2004
• Doors Open Saskatoon
  Doors Open Saskatoon
  Doors Open Saskatoon is a biannual event held in the City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, that gives the public access to many of the city's unique or historically significant buildings. Admission is free of charge. The one day even occurs every two years. The fifth doors open even occurred...
  
  , Saskatchewan 2005
• Doors Open St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 2003
• Doors Open Toronto
  Doors Open Toronto
  Doors Open Toronto, now in its 12th year, has evolved into a weekend festival that is recognized as one of Toronto's greatest cultural events....
  
  , Ontario, 2000
• Doors Open Trinity Bight, Newfoundland and Labrador 2006
• Doors Open Victoria, British Columbia, 2008
• Doors Open Waterloo Region, Ontario 2003
• Doors Open Whitehorse, Yukon 2005
• Doors Open Winnipeg, Manitoba 2006

External links

• Doors Open Newfoundland and Labrador
• Doors Open Cornwall and Seaway Valley
• Doors Open Waterloo Region
• Doors Open London
• Doors Open Grimsby