Once a federal building is transferred to a Crown corporation the building loses all heritage designation and protection. The Mulroney government privatized thousands of Dominion Buildings that housed Canada Post, Manpower and Immigration, Canada Customs and the RCMP. The new owners had carte blanche, free reign to demolish the properties, or to convert them into high end condos.The Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office has absolutely no power to save historic buildings. I know, because years ago I contacted FHBRO to try to prevent the destruction of CFB Downsview aircraft hangars and the de Havilland factory. The factory was re purposed and Centennial College established a new campus there. To see an Earth Cam live video of the construction Google: "Campus development|Downsview campus".
FHBRO was unable to preserve:
1.) The Veteran's Affairs Senneville Quebec property.
2.) The Spadina Roundhouse--- demolished to pave the way for the Skydome/Rogers Centre, Toronto.
3.) An Art Deco mail processing plant in Toronto, now the Air Canada Centre.
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