Download the Report: Human Resource Issues in the Preservation of Heritage Buildings

This report addresses a number of issues pertaining to human resources (HR) in preservation, specifically the restoration1 rehabilitation, maintenance and repair of our built heritage and conservation of historic sites. During the last three decades, a workforce of built heritage preservation professionals and trades people has emerged in Canada. Even after thirty or more years of accomplishments, however, the cohort of trades and professional heritage conservation workers is not adequately recognized or understood.