A Field Guide to Tactical Heritage Urbanism Volume 1: October 2016 | Page 27

Canada has been at the forefront in the creation of policies
that support the preservation and promotion of cultural
heritage including tangible and intangible resources. This is
exemplified in policies promoting multiculturalism and the
idea of Canadian society being a Cultural Mosaic. The Faro
Convention identifies many concepts, including sustainability
and knowledge transference, that could inform how Canada
moves forward in the field.
While inextricably linked, the policy areas of heritage and sustainability are separate in Canada. Sustainability is focused
on the environmental lens rather than cultural. Canada,
especially at the municipal level, requires policies that recognize and support cultural knowledge and its transference
from generation to generation. With a greater emphasis on
intangible heritage there is more value placed on vernacular
knowledge. In developing future policies there is a need to
incorporate professionals and non-professionals from a wide
range of backgrounds in the discussions. The Faro Convention
provides Canadians with a foundation to craft our own, more
multidisciplinary approach to cultural heritage.

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