Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1963–1966Kwisitis Visitor Centre485 Wick Road
Photo: Sarena D · CC BY-SA 4.01historic place on the registers
History of Ucluelet · Canada’s heritage registers
Canada’s registers list 1 historic place in Ucluelet
In Ucluelet that place is Kwisitis Visitor Centre, a recognized federal heritage building, from 1963. As a municipality it dates, by Wikidata, from 1952, a date that can mark incorporation or a merger as well as a founding.
Historic places
1
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Other federal designations
1
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Oldest building
1963
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
10%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Ucluelet’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
The 1, by tier
1 Other federal designations
What the map shows is the open record: the federal directory in full, and from provincial or municipal lists only the places Wikidata ties to an encyclopedia article.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there. One place, placed by its register’s municipality, has no point and isn’t on the map.
Other federal designations
Federal heritage in Ucluelet: one more place
Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
Ucluelet’s area holds 2 top-tier places within 100 km
By designation: 2 heritage railway stations, a National Historic Site and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. Within 100 km there are 6 in all. The first one out is McLean Mill, 67 km away in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot.
The 6 nearest, within 100 km
| McLean MillNational Historic Site · 1925–1966 · 67 km away, in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot |
| Light TowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1921–1923 · 69 km away, in Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley |
| LighttowerClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1909–1910 · 88 km away, in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot |
| Former Canadian Pacific Railway Station (VIA Rail), Courtenay, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1914–1915 · 92 km away, in Courtenay |
| Former Canadian Pacific Railway (VIA Rail) Station, Qualicum Beach, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1914–1915 · 92 km away, in Qualicum Beach |
| Courtenay RiverListed in a community heritage register · 92 km away, in Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley |
Homes by age
New homes stand out in Ucluelet: 10% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 35% of Ucluelet’s homes. Before 1961: just 10% of Ucluelet’s homes, where most towns have 18%. 21% of Ucluelet’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%.
10%
Before 1961
35%
1961–80
22%
1981–2000
21%
2001–15
10%
2016–21
UclueletTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Ucluelet and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucluelet | 2,452 | 1 | 0 | 1963 |
| Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot | 1,009 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Ucluelet in brief
All told, Ucluelet has 1 historic place. Its homes are mostly newer: 10% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: its one place was designated in 2019.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
Questions about Ucluelet’s history
How many historic places does Ucluelet have on the registers?
Inside Ucluelet: 1 historic place.
What is the oldest building in Ucluelet?
Kwisitis Visitor Centre, a Recognized Federal Heritage Building, begun in 1963.
How old are the homes in Ucluelet?
10% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).