Vital Traditions: Assessing the Status of Skilled Trades Work in Toronto’s Heritage Policy

New priorities in the heritage conservation field that argue for widespread rehabilitation and maintenance of existing buildings are hampered in Canadian jurisdictions by difficulties contracting appropriately skilled workers to carry out that maintenance. This phenomenon is general, but it is produced by local market conditions and demands locally directed study. In Toronto, the regulatory organization of the heritage sector creates an environment where heritage professionals can flourish while trades skills associated with maintenance decline. This study considers this policy framework in terms of its capacity to support viable careers for heritage tradespeople. Looking at new theories in heritage conservation, emerging concerns in the Canadian heritage conservation sector, and Toronto's culture industries outside of architecture conservation, it argues for a re-evaluation of Toronto's heritage policy to support a robust skilled workforce and ensure that the city can continue to sustainably rehabilitate and maintain its existing building stock.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Architecture

Grantor dc:publisher

Carleton University

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Author dc:creator

• McElcheran, Luke Ciaran

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 2021 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.

Language dc:language.iso

en

DOI

10.22215/etd/2021-14598

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/42401