The annual Heritage BC Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in heritage conservation across British Columbia.
From conservation projects and education initiatives to the dedicated individuals who sustain our heritage community, the Awards recognize work that demonstrates genuine heritage significance, thoughtful approaches, meaningful community engagement, and lasting impact.
Nominations are open to the Heritage BC members and submitted for consideration, then reviewed by an independent jury using published criteria.Awards are based on merit, which means some categories may not be awarded every year.
Please note: The 2027 Nomination Guidelines are currently being updated and reviewed. The 2026 Guidelines are available for reference and offer a good sense of the program. New guidelines will be posted here once finalized.
Conservation: Recognizing best practices in the preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration of historic places.
Small but Mighty Conservation Award: Recognizing heritage conservation in communities and organizations whose perseverance and dedication more than compensate for small budgets and few staff.
Recognizing excellence in programming that advances the appreciation, understanding, and practice of tangible and intangible cultural heritage as it relates to places in BC.
Recognizing best practices for the planning and management of heritage places through reports, studies, and plans, as well as ongoing maintenance, operations, and reprogramming.
Recognizing initiatives and programs that contribute to the ongoing commitment in an organization to inclusivity, including reconciliation and/or redress, and expanded recognition, and have taken tangible steps that have made differences in how they operate, develop and deliver programs, and inspire their communities.
Lifetime Achievement: Recognizing heritage professionals who have made a career-long, cumulative impact and contribution to the practice and understanding of heritage in BC.
Emerging Heritage Professional: Recognizing heritage professionals who have worked the sector for under 10 years, and nonetheless made an impact on the advancement and understanding of heritage in BC.
Ruby Nobbs Distinguished Service: Recognizing volunteers who have made a life-long commitment, and who have shaped heritage in their communities through significant contributions and leadership. Learn more about Ruby Nobbs, and her impact on heritage in BC here.
Outstanding Impact Volunteer: Recognizing volunteers who have demonstrated dedication above and beyond to make a specific program, project or initiative a reality.