Canadian Legislative Buildings

1883 – Legislature, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Manitoba’s first Legislature building was built facing Kennedy Street, slightly to the east of the current building.

1886 – Hôtel du Parlement, Quebec City, Quebec

The Parliament Building (Hôtel du Parlement) is home to the Parliament of Quebec composed of the Lieutenant-Governor and the National Assembly.

1892 – Ontario Legislature, Toronto, Ontario

Architect: Richard A. Waite

In the mid-1880s a fashion for American architecture brought the style of Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson north.

1897 – Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Victoria

Architect: Francis M. Rattenbury

An architectural competition was held to design a new assembly building for the province. Francis Rattenbury,

1898 – Ontario Legislative Buildings Proposal

Architect: Darling & Curry

Unbuilt proposal for Provincial Legislature and associated government offices.

1912 – Legislative Buildings, Regina, Saskatchewan

Architect: E. & W.S. Maxwell

The Saskatchewan Legislative Building was built between 1908 and 1912 in the Beaux Arts style to a design by Edward and William Sutherland Maxwell of Montreal.

1913 – Alberta Legislature Building, Edmonton, Alberta

Architect: Jeffers & Blakey

The Alberta Legislature Building was built between 1907 and 1913 in the Beaux Arts style popular in Canada at this time for legislature buildings.

1920 – Manitoba Legislature, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Francis Worthington Simon

This was the last of the major provincial legislatures to be constructed and reminiscent of the large 19th century City Halls of the UK.