2026 Toronto Heritage Grant Awards

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2026-03-25 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on March 25 and 26, 2026, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve the grant awards for the 2026 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the following seven heritage properties to assist grant recipients in funding the scope of conservation works generally described in Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 55 Castle Frank Road 9 Laurier Avenue 505 Ontario Street 58 Rose Avenue 138 Spruce Street 8 Whitney Avenue 2154 Dundas Street West 2.

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City Council direct that the use of the grant awards outlined in Part 1 above be limited to only the conservation work approved by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that the issuing of the grant awards be subject to the grant recipient satisfying all conditions as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient.

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This report recommends the approval of seven grants totaling $110,000.00 under the Toronto Heritage Grant Program. The recommended recipients will generate approximately $668,696.28 in private investment for work to conserve irreplaceable cultural heritage resources that contribute to the City's social and economic prosperity by maintaining Toronto's unique sense of place. The Toronto Heritage Grant Program provides matching grant funds for eligible restoration-based conservation work for heritage properties within the City of Toronto that are designated under Part IV or V of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA).

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Applicants may receive a grant once every five years for up to 50% of the cost of eligible conservation work. Owners of house form buildings may receive up to $10,000.00 or, if replacing an entire cedar or slate roof assembly, up to $20,000.00 every ten years. Owners of non-house form buildings and any tax-exempt or not-for-profit properties (including house form buildings) may be eligible for a grant equivalent to 50% of the cost of eligible work, with no maximum limit. The Toronto Heritage Grant Program has a budget of $317,000.00 in the City Planning 2026 Operating Budget and is administered by Heritage Planning, City Planning. The properties that have been recommended for a grant award vary in size and location across Toronto. Several grant projects are at residential properties located in Heritage Conservation Districts (HCDs), including properties located within the South Rosedale, Cabbagetown North, Cabbagetown Northwest, Cabbagetown South, and North Rosedale HCDs. In addition, there is one notable Part IV-designated property benefitting from a heritage grant this year, including 2154 Dundas St W.

Staff recommended

The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the grant awards for the 2026 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the following seven heritage properties to assist grant recipients in funding the scope of conservation works generally described in Attachment 1 of this report. 55 Castle Frank Road 9 Laurier Avenue 505 Ontario Street 58 Rose Avenue 138 Spruce Street 8 Whitney Avenue 2154 Dundas Street West 2.

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City Council direct that the use of the grant awards outlined in Recommendation 1 of this report be limited to only the conservation work approved by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that the issuing of the grant awards be subject to the grant recipient satisfying all conditions as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient.

Considered

2026-02-26 · Planning and Housing Committee · adopted
Decision as filed
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council approve the grant awards for the 2026 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the following seven heritage properties to assist grant recipients in funding the scope of conservation works generally described in Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 55 Castle Frank Road 9 Laurier Avenue 505 Ontario Street 58 Rose Avenue 138 Spruce Street 8 Whitney Avenue 2154 Dundas Street West 2.
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City Council direct that the use of the grant awards outlined in Recommendation 1, above be limited to only the conservation work approved by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that the issuing of the grant awards be subject to the grant recipient satisfying all conditions as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient.
2026-03-25 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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