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• This template provides an external link to a listing on the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations (Canada), for use in references.
• The template only functions for federal heritage buildings, as indicated by "fhbro" in the url (e.g. http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_fhbro_eng.aspx?id=11247). It fails for national heritage sites (e.g. http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=844)

{{DFHD|id1|id2|id3}}

Both of the following parametres are required:

id1=The DFHD ID number for the site, found in the url (e.g. http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_fhbro_eng.aspx?id=11247)

id2=The full designation name of the site.

The following parametre is optional:

id3=The retrieval date.

<ref>{{DFHD|11247|Light Tower, Recognized Federal Heritage Building, Sydney, Nova Scotia|13 April 2020}}</ref> results in → Light Tower, Recognized Federal Heritage Building, Sydney, Nova Scotia. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

• {{ CRHP}} for the Canadian Register of Historic Places