Over eighty additional museums offering free or discounted access to youth

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Janice Rodrigues
Published: July 18, 2025

Many provincial and territorial museums and galleries have joined the list of attractions that can be enjoyed at discounted rates this summer thanks to the new Canada Strong Pass.

Children aged 17 and under enjoy free admission, and youth aged 18—24 get a 50% discount.

Join the Angus Reid Forum and get $5 in points!

The additional 86 participating provincial and territorial institutions were announced on July 17.

The Canada Strong Pass is available to all guests, regardless of immigration status, including international travellers.

It will be available to those visiting the attractions until September 2, 2025.

There is no registration or physical pass required. Visitors can simply show up at the attraction and enjoy the benefits offered at participating establishments.

The Pass first came into effect on June 20, and applies to all federal museums and galleries.

Participation of provincial and territorial attractions is voluntary.

Which provincial and territorial museums and galleries have been added to the Canada Strong Pass?

Province or TerritoryMuseum
AlbertaRoyal Alberta Museum (Edmonton)
Royal Tyrrell Museum (Drumheller)
Reynolds Museum (Wetaskiwin)
Remington Carriage Museum (Cardston)
Oil Sands Discovery Centre (Fort McMurray)
Rutherford House (Edmonton)
Stephansson House (Red Deer County)
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre (Crowsnest Pass)
Fort George and Buckingham House (County of St. Paul)
Historic Dunvegan (near Fairview)
Head-Smashed-in Buffalo Jump (Fort MacLeod)
Lougheed House (Calgary)
Victoria Settlement (County of Smoky Lake)
Turner Valley Gas Plant (Diamond Valley)
British ColumbiaRoyal BC Museum (Victoria)
ManitobaThe Manitoba Museum (Winnipeg)
Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq (Winnipeg)
New BrunswickBeaverbrook Art Gallery (Fredericton)
Cape Enrage (Waterside)
New Brunswick Botanical Garden (Edmundston)
Kings Landing Historical Settlement (Prince William)
Ministers Island (Saint Andrews)
Miscou Lighthouse and Former Vibert Memorial School Site (Île Miscou)
Place Fort La Tour (Saint John)
Village Historique Acadien (Bertrand)
Newfoundland and LabradorThe Rooms (St. John's)
Provincial Seamen's Museum (Grand Bank)
Demasduit Regional Museum (Grand Falls-Windsor)
Labrador Interpretation Centre (North West River)
Colonial Building (St. John’s)
The Commissariat (St. John’s)
Newman Wine Vaults (St. John’s)
Cupids Cove Plantation (Cupids)
Heart's Content Cable Station (Heart’s Content)
Trinity Sites (Trinity Interpretation Centre, Hiscock House, Mercantile Premises) (Trinity)
Beothuk Interpretation Centre (Boyd's Cove)
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse (Bonavista)
Mockbeggar Plantation (Bonavista)
Nova ScotiaArt Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax)
Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village (Iona)
Balmoral Grist Mill (Balmoral Mills)
Barrington Woolen Mill (Barrington Passage)
Black Loyalist Heritage Centre (Birchtown)
Clifton Museum Park (Windsor)
Cossit House Museum (Sydney)
Firefighters Museum of Nova Scotia (Yarmouth)
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic (Lunenburg)
Fisherman's Life Museum (Jeddore Oyster Pond)
Fundy Geological Museum (Parrsboro)
Historic Acadian Village of Nova Scotia (Lower West Pubnico)
Lawrence House Museum (Maitland)
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (Halifax)
McCulloch House Museum (Pictou)
Museum of Industry (Stellarton)
Museum of Natural History (Halifax)
North Hills Museum (Granville Ferry)
Old Meeting House (Barrington Passage)
Perkins House Museum (Liverpool)
Prescott House Museum (Starrs Point)
Ross Farm Museum (New Ross)
Ross Thomson House (Shelburne)
Shand House Museum (Windsor)
Sherbrooke Village (Sherbrooke)
Sutherland Steam Mill (Denmark)
The Dory Shop (Shelburne)
Uniacke Museum Estate Park (Mount Uniacke)
Wile Carding Mill (Bridgewater)
OntarioFulford Place (Ontario Heritage Trust) (Brockville)
Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History (Ontario Heritage Trust) (Dresden)
Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto)
McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleinburg)
St Lawrence Parks Commission (various locations)
Royal Botanical Gardens (Burlington and Hamilton)
Old Fort Erie (Fort Erie)
Laura Secord Homestead (Niagara on the Lake)
Mackenzie Printery (Niagara on the Lake)
McFarland House (Niagara on the Lake)
Sainte-Marie among the Huron (Midland)
Discovery Harbour (Penetanguishene)
Fort William Historical Park (Thunder Bay)
Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto)
SaskatchewanWestern Development Museum Moose Jaw (Moose Jaw)
Western Development Museum North Battleford (North Battleford)
Western Development Museum Saskatoon (Saskatoon)
Western Development Museum Yorkton (Yorkton)
YukonYukon Beringia Interpretive Centre (YBIC) (Whitehorse)

Additional benefits

In addition to the free or discounted entry, the pass provides additional benefits:

Eligible personsBenefits
Age 17 and under - Free VIA rail tickets, with accompanying ticket-holding adult.
Ages 18-24- 25% off VIA Rail tickets.
Everyone- Free entry to Parks Canda sites.

- 3-month annual single-location (Parks Canada) pass extension.

- 25% discount on camp sites and lodging.

- Waived backcountry day-use fees in Northern Canada.

- 25% discount on overnight backcountry fees in northern Canada.

- Potential guided tour discounts or special offer rates at participating sites.

- Free lockage at canals on historic waterways (Parks Canada).

- Partial refunds for select pre-purchased/reserved attractions and services.

Join the Angus Reid Forum and get $5 in points!

 

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